Peter English's Blog

Warnie, your team needs you

Not for your legspinning or Poms-aggravating skills but for your headline-grabbing ones. Take the heat off your mates, will ya

A swinger for all seasons

No one-trick pony, Ben Hilfenhaus has developed into an all-conditions performer of substance

Which Mitch?

Australia will desperately hope it's the one who terrorised the South Africans two years ago. But while local conditions will help, Johnson needs to know he has the team's and the captain's support

Thumbs up, reluctantly

The most Australian players seem to be able to offer in support of the split-innings format trial seems to be "interesting"

Clarke's next move the most important

By making it to New Zealand in time for the opening Test, Michael Clarke will re-affirm his credentials to be Ricky Ponting's eventual replacement

The ultimate cricket tragic

John Howard was Australia's prime minister for 11 years. In June he will become the ICC's deputy president before assuming the top job in 2012

Speed kills the fast bowler

Brett Lee's retirement marks another stage in the passing of a cricket species

Online and length

By day Brett Geeves is a Tasmania fast bowler. By night he's Australian cricket's top blogger

Australia must face harsh reality

Ricky Ponting regularly says Australia play at their best when their backs are to the wall. It's not true with this side

Oops, he's done it again

Despite grace from some of the most powerful people in Australian cricket, the Australian allrounder has failed them. Everybody involved was disappointed, but nobody was shocked that he did it again