Why I'm taking time out from cricket
Hands shaken and our first division county status safe for another year, it's time to wash the whites for the last time and consign the kit bag to my spider infested garage for a few months. Another...
View ArticleTwenty20 World Cup: How do England rank as potential champions?
Can England win the World Twenty20? I was asked yesterday to gauge their potential on a scale of one to ten. It was almost impossible to answer. Saying five was a good kop out. The reason is that...
View ArticleSuper Over defeat is hard to take
It was a quiet team that took the bus back to the hotel last night following our Super Over defeat against Australia. Read the ICC match report here… To have let ourselves down so poorly with the bat...
View ArticleEngland Women leave the World Twenty20 frustrated by missed chances
Our tour is over and we’re heading home. In comparison with the England Men’s side, who have played some good, hard, strong cricket, we’ve been underwhelming and will not be taking any further part in...
View ArticleTwenty20 isn't a batter's game anymore
Watching from afar, which was not easy, I was intrigued by the climax of the ICC World Twenty20 finals. England men’s team were brilliant throughout the tournament. The bowling and fielding effort to...
View ArticleFire in Babylon: Michael Holding on West Indies' brilliance in the 1980s
At last something to cheer for us fans of the West Indies cricket team, with victory over Pakistan in Guyana. England are my No1, of course, but then it’s the Windies – aren’t they at least everyone's...
View ArticleTesting Times: The campaign to save Test cricket
Australia captain Michael Clarke's lonely display of defiance against South Africa at Cape Town made for gripping viewing on Wednesday, giving the Test game a shot in the arm. West Indies' battling...
View Article219 (well, not really) things you never knew about Virender Sehwag
* He gets very specific, detailed cricket advice direct from God (the actual one, not Sachin): “When Sammy dropped the catch [Sehwag was on 170 at the time], I thought God was with me and was telling...
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