Tag Archives: Brad Haddin

State of Unstable Equilibrium and the Ashes Scoreline

Posted on December 30, 2013 by thecricketcouch

In Dead Poet’s Society, the Robin Williams’ character (John Keating) tells his students to seize the day (“Carpe diem, seize the day boys, make your lives extraordinary”). I wrote a guest post for ESPNcricinfo’s Cordon on the ability to seize … Continue reading →

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Couch Talk 78 with Peter Lalor

Posted on April 30, 2013 by thecricketcouch

In this episode, Australian cricket journalist Peter Lalor talks about the reasons for decline in the standards of Australia’s shield cricket including Aussie Rules Football attraction for the young Aussie athletes as the preferred sport, the impact of Big Bash … Continue reading →

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The case of a swinging elbow

Posted on July 17, 2010 by thecricketcouch

Just for a moment, if I were to ask you to play a game of guess who, will ya? Pretty please, with sugar on top? Excellent. A particular cricket team from the sub-continent is playing a certain team from the … Continue reading →

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