Archive - Good Areas

Temba Bavuma walks, so others can follow

Wrong colour, wrong build, bullied, mocked. He went viral for memes about his height. And emerged as a leader of the highest stature.

18 hrs ago • C. S Chiwanza and Jarrod Kimber

September 2026

The Test and T20 Freaky Friday swap

Test cricket used to have diversity in bowling attacks, while variety was not T20’s spice. When did it all make a 180-degree change?

Sep 25 • Jarrod Kimber

It’s the Gentleman’s game - but it shouldn’t be

Cricket had to be pulled, kicking and screaming, into the professional era. And it’s still not fully there yet.

Sep 18 • Jarrod Kimber

The Brevis Revolution

Dewald Brevis is making an incredible impact on South Africa’s game

Sep 15 • C. S Chiwanza

Talent is not the issue

Pakistan lost this series because they are on the wrong side of professionalism

Sep 12 • Jarrod Kimber and Rob Barron

Pakistan unpredictability and Razaullah’s blitz

Pakistan showed grit with the bat and Razaullah put on a show

Sep 11 • Behram Qazi and Rob Barron

Busted fingers and Pakistan’s DMX album cover tour

Behram and Rob’s thoughts on the England-Pakistan Test series

Sep 10 • Behram Qazi and Rob Barron

100/7 at lunch: A modern horror story

Behram talks about no quick fixes and Rob tells a hilarious tale that mirrors Pakistan’s batting on Day 1 at Edgbaston.

Sep 9 • Jarrod Kimber, Behram Qazi, and Rob Barron

Staggeringly stupid, even by Pakistan's standards

PCB’s decision to move 16 professionals around mid-series shows starkly that they have no idea how to run modern sports teams.

Sep 4 • Jarrod Kimber

August 2026

Pakistan’s cage of orthodoxy

They are strait-jacketed because there seems to be no one from their team who can disrupt plans for the opposition.

Aug 30 • Jarrod Kimber

The Red Woman, but Lord's has no light for Pakistan

Dan Lawrence may not be the most watchable player in world cricket, but on Day 3, he was

Aug 29 • Behram Qazi and Rob Barron

Pakistan’s bottle-job at Lord’s

They used to have magic, charisma, character. They now have none of these.

Aug 28 • Rob Barron and Behram Qazi

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