Ashley Mallett

After his playing days, which brought 132 Test wickets, Mallett became a prolific writer

A player tells of how he came to fall into the line of work followed by Cardus, Arlott and others of that ilk

Ian Chappell talks about making the transition from the field to the commentary box, where he teamed up with Benaud, Lawry and Greig

Ashley Mallett looks back at his three Tests at the final venue for this year's Ashes

Team-mate, rival and friend, Mike Denness was a gentleman cricketer, a man with a happy disposition and a caring soul

Roy Fredericks' manic innings in Perth 40-odd years ago left you seeing stars in the daytime

Consciously or not, Nathan Lyon's bowling is being remodelled in precisely the way Australia's most successful offspinner, Ashley Mallett, had most ardently suggested

Kerry Packer died on the first day of the Boxing Day Test in 2005. A look back at the man who changed the fortunes of the world's best cricketers forever

The man who took Mendis straight from the army into Sri Lanka's spin-bowling academy says he could be the difference in the Tests against Australia

A day on from his funeral, Jenner is remembered by one of his long-time bowling partners as a man with great powers of persuasion and a passion for spin bowling

Terry Jenner's former team-mates have remembered him as "a lovable rogue" who transformed from a good spin bowler into an outstanding coach

Poor weather, the threat of another draw and the fear of financial losses conspired to bring the limited-overs game to the international arena in 1971

In praise of a cricketer who made the transition from player to first-rate cricket writer with ease

Ashley Mallett, the former Test offspinner, has warned Australia against relying too heavily on their fast bowlers in the Test series in India

The frequent visits of former Australian offspinner Ashley Mallett has sent out a clear message that Sri Lanka are on the hunt for a successor to Muttiah Muralitharan

Australia's first official touring squad to England, the 1868 Aboriginal team, will be recognised when Aboriginal flags are flown at cricket grounds and offices

Ashley Mallett, the former Australia offspinner, has been hired as a consultant spin coach for Sri Lanka

2002 Nineteen years on from their greatest triumph - the humbling of West Indies in the 1983 World Cup final - India returned to Lord's for another, no less astonishing, victory

In some polite circles he is known as ""Rowdy" but now Ashley Mallett has drawn an angry broadside of criticism from Alan Jordaan, manager of the South African 1997/98 side Down Under for comments which he says questions the team's tactics during the