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Couch Talk 177 with Chris Adams

Former England batsman and Sussex captain Chris Adams talks about his short England career, his move from Derbyshire to Sussex, his captaincy philosophies, his successful years at Sussex, the life of a county professional, and the best English and non-English … Continue reading

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Couch Talk 171 with Barry Richards

Former South Africa and Hampshire great Barry Richards talks about his recently released biography “Sundial in the shade”, his curtailed international career, facing some of the finest fast and spin bowlers, the tragedy of losing his son, batting alongside Viv … Continue reading

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Couch Talk 161 with Pravin Amre

Former India batsman Pravin Amre talks about his short-lived India career, scoring a hundred on debut at Durban facing hostile South African bowling, his coaching philosophies with Mumbai Ranji team and Delhi Daredevils of IPL, and also his learnings from … Continue reading

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Couch Talk 156 with Nathan Bracken

Former Australian bowler Nathan Bracken talks about his career cut short by injury, 2007 World Cup, the epic 438 game vs South Africa, the lawsuit he has ongoing against Cricket Australia, and Australia’s chances in the 2015 World Cup. Follow … Continue reading

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MID DAY: From India v South Africa

Melbourne: The waves of sound just kept coming. One after another. One bigger than the one before. It was a wall of sound. That was just when India batted. India’s players celebrate victory over South Africa in the Pool B 2015 … Continue reading

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Couch Talk 151 with Kepler Wessels

Former South Africa captain Kepler Wessels talks about returning to SA from Australia, the prevailing socio-political conditions, the 1992 World cup, leading a SA team that had no international experience, SA’s first Test after readmission against West Indies, his style … Continue reading

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The Geology of Test Cricket

The movie “Shawshank Redemption” is a treasure trove of quotable quotes. It is one of my favorites and I have seen it several hundred times. There are a couple of quotes that I love from it because they appeal to … Continue reading

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The Most Perfect Man in the Cricketing World

I’m sure all of you have seen the “Most interesting man in the world” shtick from Dos Equis beer commercials. Take the most outrageous thing one can do, and attribute it to the suave looking middle-aged man. We all know … Continue reading

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Life in the Flat Lane

Four years ago, in this very Newlands cricket ground, an epic battle within the battle of a Test match unfolded when two supremely skilled practitioners went against each other. On the third morning of the New Year’s Test, with the … Continue reading

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Windies begin well again but are un-done

As the saying goes, well begun is half done. Unfortunately for the West Indies, this Test series against the top ranked South Africa would represent a case of job only half done. West Indian batsmen on a relatively benign pitch … Continue reading

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