Tag Archives: Test Cricket

Couch Talk 47 with Ed Cowan, Australian Test Cricketer

Posted on June 13, 2012 by thecricketcouch

In this episode, Ed Cowan, the Australian test opener, talks about his test debut on Boxing day 2011 at the MCG, the step up from domestic cricket to international arena, the media scrutiny, Australian first class cricket system, getting to … Continue reading →

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Couch Talk Episode 34 with Gideon Haigh

Posted on February 28, 2012 by thecricketcouch

In this episode, Gideon Haigh, writer and Cricket historian, talks about the ICC, Woolf review, DRS, BCCI and other national cricket boards, influence of T20 cricket, the various franchise-based T20 leagues, the future of test cricket,  John Howard’s (unsuccessful) nomination … Continue reading →

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15-hour bender of Test Cricket

Posted on January 29, 2012 by thecricketcouch

It was set up perfectly. Plan was to be done with work at 4 PM Friday EST and welcome the weekend by immersing myself for the next 15 hours in uninterrupted test cricket with three matches happening in New Zealand, … Continue reading →

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Cricket is doing just fine

Posted on July 28, 2011 by thecricketcouch

During my tube ride back from London, I picked up the Evening Standard and came across a column by Tom Collomosse pondering about the future of test cricket (online edition of the article). The crux of the article was that … Continue reading →

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Father and Son

Posted on July 26, 2011 by thecricketcouch

I frequently go to a local minor league baseball park in the town I live in, and watch games. One of the interesting aspects I have noticed is that fans – adults and kids alike – keep track of the … Continue reading →

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Tale of the Three Debutants

Posted on June 21, 2011 by thecricketcouch

In the ongoing first test of the India-West Indies test series, 3 Indians made their test debuts: Abhinav Mukund, Virat Kohli and Praveen Kumar. At the end of Day 2, two of them have had a chance to bat twice … Continue reading →

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The Aussiefication

Posted on June 20, 2011 by thecricketcouch

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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The Great Cricket Debate: India’s #1 Status and The BCCI

Posted on September 22, 2010 by thecricketcouch

There is a lot of rankling outside of the sphere of India and her fans that, India have basically lucked in to the #1 Test Side status, since they have not beaten neither Australia nor South Africa in a test … Continue reading →

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