Posted by Hamish McBrearty on 31st January 2008
The Wellington leg of the IRB Sevens World Series gets under way on Friday with the home side looking to continue their perfect record after claiming the Dubai and George legs of the tournament. Fans always create a party atmosphere at the ground with costumes, drinking dancing and maybe watching a little rugby.
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Posted by Hamish McBrearty on 28th January 2008
New Zealand Cricket announced today that they are terminating the contract of fast bowler Shane Bond who has signed to play for the rebel Indian Cricket League. The loss of their top fast bowler will hurt the Black Caps in their upcoming series with England, but the bigger picture of what to do about the rebel competition remains unanswered.
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Posted by Hamish McBrearty on 10th January 2008
India flexing their muscles with the game’s governing board, secret trials, poor umpires and Ricky Ponting just wants his team to be loved. The fall out from the SCG test just keeps on coming, and it isn’t getting any prettier.
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Posted by Hamish McBrearty on 8th January 2008
Claim, counter-claim, accusation, counter-accusation, arrogance and threatening to take your ball home. Sounds like a school-yard squabble, but this is two of the biggest nations in world cricket.
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Posted by Hamish McBrearty on 7th January 2008
The Sydney test match between Australia and India is easily the most talked about sporting event of the year so far with allegations of racism, poor sportsmanship, underhanded tactics all served with a side of incompetent umpiring. But the amount of spin that surround the game would make Shane Warne proud, and as a neutral observer, perhaps I can cut through it.
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Posted by Hamish McBrearty on 5th January 2008
Staring down the barrel of a massive first innings deficit, Bangladesh fought back, first through their bowlers, then their batsmen to leave the first test finely balanced at the end of the second day. For New Zealand, Matthew Bell and Jacob Oram both made centuries but the Black Caps were unable to capitalise on the pressure they built up on the first day.
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Posted by Hamish McBrearty on 3rd January 2008
The first test of 2008 is just two days old but has already produced some controversial umpiring decisions. Is it time for cricket to move into the 21st century and allow technology a greater role, or does the human element still provide some charm?
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Posted by Hamish McBrearty on 2nd January 2008
Cricket was originally a game played by English gentlemen, and one of the virtues those gentlemen held in high regard was honesty. However today’s modern cricketers do not seem to have the same level of honesty as those who played the game once had, chosing to stay at the crease rather than walk when they mistakenly given not out.
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