Recent content by Caesar

I'm not a particularly big fan of Henriques actually. I don't really see him in our best XI on a regular basis, at least not yet. But it's hard to take your comments about NSW players seriously when they're so riddled with errors. You say Henriques should be in the ODI team because it 'suits...

If the innings came as a surprise then sure, but it's exactly what he's been doing for the Blues the last two years. Complaining that he didn't make a century is peevish. Watson has shown that even a chronic inability to convert 50s to 100s is no obstacle to being one of the better batsmen in...

Pitch, stumps on day 3: This is what I love about cricket. Aside from tennis there aren't many other sports where the range of possible playing environments are so varied, and have such an impact on the way the game is played.

Who's your tip for the final pace spot? Gillespie? I'm kind of keen to see what Wagner is like these days. I have a Kiwi mate who swears blind that Wagner is a way more complete bowler these days than he showed in the West Indies, and a juicy Dunedin track would suit his medium pacers to a tee.

India 3/182 at stumps, Kohli (50*) and Tendulkar (71*) at the crease. Australians didn't exactly bowl terribly, but not particularly well either. Pattinson took all the wickets and looked very sharp, consistently delivering at 145kph+ but only bowled two spells of three overs each. A bit...

He wasn't particularly renowned for the silky classical play of someone like Worrell but he had some of the fastest footwork going around, and perhaps the most exquisite sense of timing of any batsman to play the game. He used to stand well out of the crease and rely on his lightning reflexes...

Growing up I was always a fan of Mark Waugh. He just played the most beautiful cricket going around and, as a result of emulating his elegant play off his pads in particular, I am much stronger playing through leg side than off. Other favourites over the years have included VVS Laxman and...

I am pretty impressed with all their younger bowlers. Most are far from completed products but I really get a good feeling from how they go about their work, and they seem to have a surfeit of them. If they can be moulded into a disciplined unit then Pakistan will be a very dangerous team.

Who are we likely to see? Any new faces? Have been really impressed by the way England has been playing recently, despite their inconsistency on occasion. Looks to be a tall order for Australia.

Henriques was picked for the squad on the basis of his first class form over the last 2 years, which has been well-deserving of it. The current Australian team needs someone who can bat in the top 6/7 and also send down a lot of overs. With Watson's bowling under a cloud and McDonald nowhere in...

Quite a competitive ODI series happening down in New Zealand at the moment. The teams split the first two matches, although as I type the New Zealanders are up against it batting first in the decider. I am looking forward to the Test series and seeing how a few of the youngsters play. Always...

Warner was very scratchy for his half century, but for someone who hates spin bowling it was a creditable innings. Cowan as usual threw his wicket away when looking extremely comfortable, which is something that Australia can ill afford on Indian pitches. Few of their bats play spin as well as...

I have to say, I have been quite heartened by this series. Pakistan have been their usual frustrating selves, but they have played on some very tough pitches against a very good side and shown some real brilliance at times. The third Test got underway yesterday and although the Proteas have...

I don't think ODI cricket is doomed as long as it keeps pulling the kinds of attendances that the recent Australian summer matches did. I think you also have to remember that a lot of the development cricket around the world is 50 overs (e.g. u19 World Cup). You make those tournaments 20 overs...

Dead ball, I think. I mean, there are a bunch of pretty minor disadvantages that come from a bowler brushing the stumps and they're not all to the batsman, e.g. the bowler is distracted by his hand brushing the stumps or the bails are dislodged, making runouts harder. Bottom line is I don't...