Tag Archives: Shane Warne

Couch Talk 164 with John Buchanan, Former Australia Head Coach

The Former head coach of Australia and Kolkata Knight Riders talks about his coaching philosophies, dealing with detractors that questioned his lack of playing experience, his ideas on leadership culture, his logic behind multiple captains while at KKR and also … Continue reading

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Couch Talk 148 with Ashwell Prince

Former South Africa batsman Ashwell Prince talks about choosing to play cricket while growing up in the Apartheid era, the quota system, his debut, the controversial circumstances under which he was made to open the innings on his comeback amongst … 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 76 with Stuart MacGill

In this episode, former Aussie legspinner Stuart MacGill talks about bowling with Shane Warne, compares his style of legspin with Warne’s, reasons for Australia’s problems with finding Test quality spinners and the influence of coaching methods, and his recent endeavor … Continue reading

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Couch Talk 70 with Ed Cowan

In this episode, Australian Test opener Ed Cowan talks about his international career so far, the recent Test series vs South Africa and Sri Lanka, the upcoming Test series against India, the Shane Watson situation and the “Warniefesto”. Follow Eddie … Continue reading

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Couch Talk 60 with Gideon Haigh

In this episode, author and cricket historian Gideon Haigh talks about his new book, “On Warne” which was published on October 24, 2012. He also discusses the motivation behind the book, club cricket culture, cricket journalism, his favorite sports books … Continue reading

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Couch Talk: Episode 7, Pt 2 with Jarrod Kimber, Cricket with Balls

In the second part of this episode, Jarrod Kimber of Cricket With Balls talks about India-England, Shane Warne ruining the lives of all leg spinners in Australia, Keyboard warriors, and answers some listener questions. You can also listen to the episode by … Continue reading

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Chasing the Ball

A couple of weeks ago, I played in a 40-overs-a-side league match in the Washington D.C. area and took a wicket in the first over I bowled (2nd over of the innings). Here is what my team mate wrote in … Continue reading

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The Aussiefication

If you were a fan of a cricket team other than the Aussie teams of the nineties and the early oughts, you know the feeling — Your team makes early inroads in to the strong Aussie batting lineup including greats … Continue reading

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Ten Things about Group Captain Sachin Tendulkar

On September 3, 2010, Indian batting ace, Sachin Tendulkar was awarded the honorary rank of group captain by the chief of the Indian Air Force (IAF) for his contribution to cricket. Instead of an honorary award, what if he really was … Continue reading

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