Gideon Haigh's Blog, page 5
September 28, 2010
The age of conspiracy
The tendency to blame external elements for every problem - as seen in Ijaz Butt's recent utterances - can only be countered by making governance more transparent and being serious about conflicts of interest
August 30, 2010
Corruption? It's everywhere
It's no wonder there's match-fixing in the modern game, with its environment of easy money and pervasive maladministration
August 20, 2010
Packer's circus
The circumstances were already in place. The Australian media magnate simply triggered the explosion
July 3, 2010
Cricket's fig leaf of democracy
To be legit, democracy needs to meet certain preconditions. In cricket, legitimacy is something the boards have been happy to overlook, as shown by the Howard affair
June 30, 2010
A grave new low for lowly ICC
John Howard has been knocked back - and knocked back without even an opportunity to address the rejectionists
June 23, 2010
The case for Howard
Those railing against the former Australian PM are not shining examples of rectitude themselves
The case for Howard
Those screaming themselves hoarse against the former Australian PM are not shining examples of rectitude themselves
June 11, 2010
The county pro
A hinge moment in cricket history when Test stars realised first-class contracts could be more profitable than playing for their countries
May 30, 2010
Whatever happened to governance?
Why isn't it a scandal that the BCCI spends just 8% of its revenue on actual cricket promotion? And are the other boards any better?
May 10, 2010
Cricketainment, eh?
The Stewart Regan email shows that cricket suffers from administrators frustrated with and contemptuous of the game they have been entrusted with
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