Anyone who thought that this series would be a walk in the park for England will have quickly reassessed their beliefs after such a comprehensive mauling by the men from the Caribbean in Barbados this week. The manner of the defeat is surprising however, England’s seventh heaviest defeat of all time in terms of runs. […]
Read more "REVIEW : WINDIES v ENGLAND, 1st TEST"The Vitality T20 Blast over for another season and congratulations to Worcestershire who took the title following a tense win against Sussex in the final at Edgbaston. The 2018 campaign will be long remembered at New Road. Not just for the fantastic team performances that saw the county win the domestic T20 competition for the […]
Read more "WATCH OUT FOR : Pat Brown"It’s not often that a player is able to choose when his Test career is over. For the last twelve years, Alastair Nathan Cook has been a virtual ever-present at the top of the order for England. In his 160 Test appearances, he has racked up more Test runs than any other Englishman and more […]
Read more "#ThankYouChef"It is fair to say that after two tests of the highly-anticipated series between England and India this summer, things are looking far rosier for the home team than the visitors. Two wins, one snatched from the jaws of defeat, one incredibly one sided, have left England 2-0 up with three tests remaining. The Indian […]
Read more "Hardik Pandya : 9 Tests In"We are almost there. The 2017/18 Ashes series begins in Brisbane on Thursday and I for one cannot wait. Much has been discussed in the lead up to this series from Ben Stokes’ nightclub controversy to the recently released Australian squad for the first test. Finally though, it is almost time for the cricket to […]
Read more "ASHES 2017/18"Absolutely outstanding. For me, one of the greatest test match victories of all time. If not the best. It was that good. Heading into the Headingley test, the Windies were subjected to some fearful criticism for their display in the first test in Birmingham. Rightly so. The way that they subsided on what turned out […]
Read more "REVIEW : HEROIC HOPE WINS IT FOR WINDIES"Long gone of the days of solidity at the top of the England batting order. Browsing through the internet last night, I stumbled across a BBC Sport article entitled “Why can’t England find an opening batsman?”. The date of that particular article? December 2015. The 20 months that have passed since that article was written […]
Read more "ENGLAND’S BATTING DILEMMA"With South Africa having now left British shores, cricketing attention now turns to the forthcoming test series against the West Indies. The first test starts on Thursday and is to be a landmark test as Edgbaston will host the first day/night test match in England. Hopefully the summer weather will significantly improve in the coming […]
Read more "PREVIEW : ENGLAND v WEST INDIES, TEST SERIES"With the England v South Africa Test series now over, here I look back on the standout performers from the four match series. England Moeen Ali (8.5) Player of the Series Moeen Ali had a series to remember, especially with the ball. Twenty five wickets (including a match winning hat-trick) at an average of just […]
Read more "REVIEW : ENG v SA TEST SERIES (BASIL D’OLIVEIRA TROPHY) 2017"Remember the name – Jofra Archer. This 22 year old from Barbados is really starting to make a name for himself in county cricket. In December 2016, Archer signed a two year contract extension with his current county, Sussex, which has tied him down to the club until the end of 2019 after a number […]
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