Tag Archives: Alastair Cook

Couch Talk 135 with Simon Wilde: “On Pietersen”

Sunday Time Cricket Correspondent Simon Wilde talks about his book “On Pietersen“, Kevin Pietersen’s troubled England career, KP’s influences and personality and the dramatic end to his international career. You can read a review of the book on Cricinfo, here. Simon … Continue reading

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On Kevin Pietersen, Conformity and Team Success

Let’s take the ECB statement at face value. It reads like an amicable parting of ways between the employer and the employee. Kevin Pietersen will be 34 years old in June, and is in his 10th year of international cricket. … Continue reading

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Couch Talk 112 with Mike Atherton

In this episode, former England captain and currently SKY commentator Michael Atherton talks about cricket captaincy and leadership, his transformation from a professional cricketer to journalist/commentator, and give his thoughts on the leaked draft of the position paper. Mike is … Continue reading

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Couch Talk 110 with Mike Selvey, The Guardian

In this episode, former England cricketer and The Guardian newspaper’s cricket correspondent Mike Selvey talks about the pseudo-posturing and aggression that was on display during the recent Ashes down under, England’s dismal performance, the Andy Flower-Kevin Pietersen saga, and also … Continue reading

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Ashes Black Swan Event?

Gideon Haigh said during a recent interview that despite the overwhelming dominance of England over Australia in the Ashes so far, the 10-0 predictions may not actually come true. He thinks that “there is a potential for Black Swan kind of … Continue reading

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Ruthlessness and England Batting On

There was plenty of talk on air and on Twitter about the declaration that never came. England were light years ahead of Australia towards the end of third day’s play at Lord’s and the talk was about England declaring and … Continue reading

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Couch Talk 68 with Mike Brearley

In this episode, former England captain, Mike Brearley talks about captaincy in modern day cricket, role of coaches, captaincy methods, the Kevin Pietersen situation, handling of talented but sometimes disruptive players, and the impact of social media. You can download … Continue reading

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