OpinionDylan CleaverDylan Cleaver: Exit brutal punchline to joke of a campaignEoin Morgan yesterday made a five-hour dash by plane to join his former teammates and compatriots Ireland for their World Cup match against India at Hamilton - he wasn't selected.10 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionDylan CleaverDylan Cleaver: Intoxicating Cricket World Cup brew has nothing to do with booze19 Feb 04:00 PM
OpinionDylan CleaverDylan Cleaver: I feel sorry for Halberg judgesI once wrote a really angry column when a football team that didn't win a game won the Halberg supreme award.11 Feb 04:00 PM
OpinionDylan CleaverDylan Cleaver: Nelson may see final sinking of West IndiesWhen talk turns to salivating opening-round match-ups, it usually centres on Melbourne, where Australia meets England, or Adelaide, where those great foes India and Pakistan will meet.09 Feb 04:00 PM
OpinionDylan CleaverDylan Cleaver: Forgetting about another comeback could be the best advice for RyderJesse Ryder is being counselled by some of those close to him against trying to make a return to international cricket.22 Nov 06:29 PM
OpinionDylan CleaverDylan Cleaver: Sports fans found in all corners on both sides of divideThe All Blacks took their travelling show to Toyota Stadium yesterday, home of football team the Chicago Fire.29 Oct 04:00 PM
OpinionDylan CleaverDylan Cleaver: Faster-paced game clearly new to SBWIt seems likely Sonny Bill Williams will get his first start for the All Blacks since 2012 on Sunday at Soldier Field.29 Oct 04:00 PM
OpinionDylan CleaverDylan Cleaver: ABs take onesie big step in US"Chicago welcomes the New Zealand All Blacks," was writ large in LED lighting above the freeway as the bus rolled out of O'Hare Airport towards downtown.27 Oct 04:00 PM
OpinionDylan CleaverDylan Cleaver: ICC bosses must face the truthLou Vincent's life ban is, for him, the culmination of a series of dreadful personal decisions, writes the Herald's Dylan Cleaver.01 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionDylan CleaverDylan Cleaver: This is what the filthy few have done...The trust is gone, perhaps for a generation. Forget for a minute the allegations against Chris Cairns, writes Dylan Cleaver.20 May 05:30 PM
OpinionDylan Cleaver: Should Elliott be the only one to go?The 37-6 loss was appalling. It was incompetent, writes Dylan Cleaver. It spoke of a team that was either not getting the message from their coach or had stopped listening.06 Apr 11:26 PM
OpinionDylan Cleaver: Too easy to cheat in cricketNot for the first time in my life I wondered: "How could you cheat this magnificent sport?" writes Dylan Cleaver.04 Dec 07:35 PM
OpinionDylan CleaverDylan Cleaver: Cricket just the starting point"Twenty professional cricketers have used mental health support programmes recently, and a clinical psychologist says more are waiting to be seen."29 Oct 04:30 PM
OpinionDylan CleaverDylan Cleaver: SBW could learn from SachinAs a Hindu, Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar knows the universe is a complex place, that actions taken in this world have consequences in the next.12 Oct 04:30 PM
OpinionDylan CleaverDylan Cleaver: Vital Nonu a law unto himselfIf it was a tacking duel for the sporting public's affections, Dean Barker has, until the past two days, picked all the right shifts while Ma'a Nonu is still adrift on a sea of indifference.22 Sep 02:58 AM
OpinionDylan CleaverDylan Cleaver: Consequences dwarf mad riteIt's Mad Monday season and, right on cue, the insanity starts.07 Sep 05:30 PM
SportDylan Cleaver: Aussies made a first class errorThe problem with cricket these days is (insert your own clause here) the proliferation of T20 leagues/ player power/ DRS/ visible tattoos and ... no, please stop me before I take a bath with a live toaster.31 Aug 05:30 PM
OpinionDylan CleaverDylan Cleaver: Izzy joking or in the know?He's a real card, that Israel Dagg. The type of guy that can keep you entertained for hours armed only with a sock puppet and a whoopee cushion.03 Aug 05:30 PM
OpinionDylan CleaverDylan Cleaver: Parker apology should extend to NZ fansThe sideshow to the main event has ended, leaving omelette-faced ex-international John Parker in retreat mode, writes Dylan Cleaver.23 Apr 02:12 AM
OpinionDylan CleaverDylan Cleaver: Culcha club needs new tuneIt might have escaped your notice, but New Zealand had been doing rather well in Dunedin, aided and abetted by an England team that played the first half of the test like a side that had spent the previous week in Queenstown.09 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionDylan CleaverDylan Cleaver: Speedway shouldn't have to sacrifice Springs for cricketAs a lifelong cricket fan trapped in a city without a suitable test venue it is not easy to admit this - but Western Springs should stay exactly as it is.02 Jan 04:30 PM
OpinionDylan CleaverSouthee as vice-captain not a good lookBrendon McCullum wants Tim Southee to be his vice-captain, he's said as much, writes Dylan Cleaver. "He wants him to be his v-c for all the right reasons."19 Dec 04:11 AM
OpinionDylan CleaverDylan Cleaver: NZC bowled by more controversyTaylor is a good man and a very good player. He doesn't deserve this humiliation, writes Dylan Cleaver. "Wrong-headed decisions have become as much a part of everyday life at NZC as cups of tea and spreadsheets."05 Dec 04:30 PM
OpinionDylan CleaverDylan Cleaver: Sporting venue lunacyLeague to Eden Park, rugby to Waitakere Trusts, cricket to Western Springs, speedway to Mt Smart? What is going on? Dylan Cleaver investigates.27 Sep 05:30 PM
OpinionDylan CleaverDylan Cleaver: Presenter slapped punishment of footy riot proportions20 Sep 05:30 PM