Tag Archives: ECB

Couch Talk 169 with Sam Collins and Jarrod Kimber. “Death of a Gentleman”

Posted on August 10, 2015 by thecricketcouch

Cricket journalists Sam Collins and Jarrod Kimber embarked on a journey in 2011 to make a cricket film about Test cricket. It ended up being a documentary about cricket governance, misadministration, shady deals and the takeover of the game by … Continue reading →

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Couch Talk 135 with Simon Wilde: “On Pietersen”

Posted on October 2, 2014 by thecricketcouch

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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ICC Revamp and Greed

Posted on March 13, 2014 by thecricketcouch

I was honored to be given the space in the March 2014 issue of Sports Illustrated India to provide a review of the changes in the ICC governance structure based on the position paper that was leaked, and the ramifications … Continue reading →

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On Kevin Pietersen, Conformity and Team Success

Posted on February 6, 2014 by thecricketcouch

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 113 with Trent Johnston, Former Ireland Captain

Posted on February 3, 2014 by thecricketcouch

In this episode, former Ireland captain Trent Johnston talks about the drain of Ireland players to the England set up, the shabby treatment meted out by the ICC to the Affiliate and Associate nations, his best on-field memories of beating … Continue reading →

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Couch Talk 106 with Mike Jakeman

Posted on November 30, 2013 by thecricketcouch

In this episode, Author Mike Jakeman talks about his new book “Saving the Test”, the various challenges to the continued survival of Test cricket, the new avenue of cricket digital rights, the way forward, the need for increased cooperation between … Continue reading →

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Couch Talk 100 with Jarrod Kimber and Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

Posted on October 1, 2013 by thecricketcouch

In this episode, Jarrod and SidVee talk about the current sorry state of cricket governance, the imbalance in power within the ICC, the cabal of BCCI, ECB and CA dominating and cannibalizing the sport, the ongoing tussle between CSA and … Continue reading →

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Couch Talk 97 with Angus Porter, Chief Executive, PCA

Posted on September 16, 2013 by thecricketcouch

In this episode, the chief executive of England’s Professional Cricketers’ Association (PCA) Angus Porter talks about his organizations goals, the various support systems in place to help the players with a variety of issues such as drug and alcohol abuse, … Continue reading →

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Couch Talk 93 with Lawrence Booth, Editor of Wisden

Posted on August 18, 2013 by thecricketcouch

In this episode, Editor of Wisden and The Daily Mail’s cricket correspondent Lawrence Booth talks about the Kevin Pietersen test message scandal story that he broke last summer, the responsibilities of cricket reporters, the ever changing cricket media environment, the … Continue reading →

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The ECB Situation

Posted on September 1, 2010 by thecricketcouch

When it comes to administrative ineptitude, Cricket boards across the world will give the George W. Bush administration a run for their money. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) absolutely takes the cake with their inefficiency, lack of backbone to follow … Continue reading →

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