6 March 1956 – 12 November 2011 RIP
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Peter Roebuck
Oz selectors must keep their nerve
No dumpings for the sake of it – selectors, coaches and captain must keep their nerve – Peter Roebuck (his last column ever)
Australian cricket is lucky that it has a few days of respite between the dumbfounding events at Newlands and its next engagement. The break gives coaches, selectors and captain the breathing space needed to collect their thoughts.
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Time for change in Aus
If South Africa deserve praise, then Australia cannot escape censure, writes Peter Roebuck. MADNESS, chaos, calamity and bizarre were the sorts of words thrown about Newlands as the Australians collapsed to 9/21. A few others might be added, including inept, irresolute, reckless, feckless and foolish. It’s all very well to talk about the glorious uncertainties [...]
It’s in black and white: Proteas must work to advance cricket
Everything and nothing has changed in South African cricket in the few years since these teams last played a Test at Cape Town in March 2009. Most of the changes are matters of personnel, coach, president, one-day captain, and most are improvements.
Butt damned by his greed and the numbing scale of his betrayal
Never forget that at the time of his criminal activities Salman Butt was captaining his country. Never forget that he was at the pinnacle of his career and at the top of a huge cricket community in a nation of 180 million people. Never forget that cricket is one
Can South Africa keep it going?
By Peter Roebuck Their second generation of players is setting about the task of building a side strong enough to challenge the world, but it’s not just about notching up the results Over the last 20 years South Africa and Australia have fought fiercely for supremacy in Test cricket. Repeatedly the Proteas challenged strongly, only [...]
The Wright choice
By Peter Roebuck John Wright is the coach best placed to lift the Australian team. Although other worthy candidates have put their hats in the ring, the Kiwi is the right man for the job. He has an impressive track record, an affable manner that conceals toughness and a fund of cricketing sense. In many [...]
SA must seize their chance to shine
By Peter Roebuck South Africa have not played a match since that fateful evening on March 25th when a canny Kiwi outfit scored enough runs and played enough astute cricket to awaken the ghosts that haunt their quarterfinal opponents. It was a painful day that began well and deteriorated inexorably. Defeat was inevitable long before [...]
Australia have turned the corner
By Peter Roebuck Australia are on track to regain a high place in the cricketing rankings. Within three years they will be challenging England for the top spot. And the reason is simple. Australian cricket has taken a hard look at itself and realised it had become complacent. It takes guts to admit mistakes and [...]
Sri Lanka on the brink
They’ll lose more of their top players soon, and political interference in the game is rife. What does the future hold? Geoff Marsh has taken on a tough assignment, one likely to test his skills to the utmost. If he emerges from his stint as Sri Lankan coach with his