Category Archives: waugh

Battles of the Mind …OR … Postcard from the Sledge.

Posted on October 12, 2007 by

When in 1991 Vishy Anand played his first Linares event he met a Spanish couple Maurice and Nieves. They were the reason Anand moved to Collado Mediano. They travelled with Vishy to many events over the years. Still when Vishy … Continue reading →

Posted in Australia, Captain, Cricket, Debate, Dhoni, India, Rohit Brijnath, Vishy Anand, waugh | 12 Comments

Managing a Clean Slate ..

Posted on July 17, 2007 by

Everyone knows what this photograph is about. Whats less commonly known, perhaps, is that coming into the “final frontier” series, Michael Slater was grappling with a bipolar disorder. That bit is true. Its also true that he was also going … Continue reading →

Posted in Australia, Books, Captain, controversy, Cricket, Debate, heroes, stories, waugh | 18 Comments

Don’t cuss me, man.

Posted on July 15, 2007 by

“To me, Curtly Ambrose was the supreme fast-bowling machine. He moved, with the ease and grace of a champion athlete across the ground, was beautifully balanced and coordinated, and could blast you out with pace if needed or revert to … Continue reading →

Posted in Australia, controversy, Cricket, Debate, photographs, stories, waugh | 6 Comments

G’day mate …

Posted on July 13, 2007 by
Posted in Australia, Captain, controversy, Cricket, Debate, heroes, Not Cricket, waugh | 6 Comments

Could you teach us how to win ? …

Posted on July 3, 2007 by

Graham Arnold is coach to the Australian Socceroos. Apart from having played in 4 World Cup campaigns, he’s been assistant coach to the Aussie team when they were being coached by Guus Hiddink. Oh, and he’s also played a bit … Continue reading →

Posted in Australia, Coaches, Cricket, heroes, Not Cricket, stories, waugh | 3 Comments

Rock – Captain – Hard Place

Posted on June 17, 2007 by

This is another episode in the Steve Waugh series of this blog. Its also about captaincy and its associated calculated gambles. “When you’ve got to drop a player as a captain you become emotional. You don’t cry, but you feel … Continue reading →

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Steve Waugh – And judging captains ..

Posted on May 28, 2007 by

In the big picture, history will judge every captain by what his team achieved. Thats all it comes down to. Results . Wins. Losses. Stats. And how the players under him progressed. In terms of pure results, Steve Waugh’s numbers … Continue reading →

Posted in Australia, Captain, Cricket, Debate, heroes, stories, waugh | 9 Comments

Steve Waugh … (episode 1)

Posted on May 17, 2007 by

This may surprise a few of my friends. (Its possible to have opinions and friends).But Steve Waugh is amongst my favourite cricketers. To the point of being amongst my favourite men. It doesn’t matter that his brother was by far … Continue reading →

Posted in Australia, Captain, Celebration, Cricket, heroes, photographs, stories, waugh | 10 Comments