Peter Roebuck
This website is dedicated to the memory of Peter Roebuck – “the finest cricket writer and commentator of his generation”
And so it ended much as it began, with one [...]
Squibs do not come any damper than this desultory affair [...]

India’s accomplished batsmen continued their destruction of Australian bowling on [...]

When the mighty fall they land with a thud. What [...]

Ricky Ponting and Sourav Ganguly have been the captains of [...]

Putting cricket back in the middle of the map. A [...]

Everyone has been batting the wrong way around. Right-handers ought [...]

Enough is enough. Shoaib Akhtar does not belong on a [...]

Roebuck Articles
Peter Roebuck wrote for several newspapers and cricketing publications, including ESPN cricinfo, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, The Hindu, The Cricketer and Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack. You can read many of his articles on this website.
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Australia’s chances of retaining the World Cup have shrunk. Their [...]

Unless cricket prospers in Africa it will soon resemble an [...]

Every team is entitled to an off-day. Really the surprise [...]
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 [...]
They have the players and the leadership, but the board needs to get its house in order. South Africa have not played a match since that fateful evening on March [...]
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 [...]
While players have become professional on and off the field, those who govern them have largely remained amateur in their attitudes. That needs to change drastically. Sooner or later every [...]
On their way to No. 1 they revived swing bowling, didn't let Twenty20 affect their batting, and showed that execution matters more than content. England have risen to the top [...]
Cheteshwar Pujara's partnerships with Murali [...]
Indian cricket had had a [...]
Although the early rounds were [...]
Cricket is in danger of [...]
If India has any interest [...]
Victory will go to the [...]
You can also read all the Cricinfo articles written by Peter Roebuck on the Cricinfo website.














