A Wisden Eleven
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The arrival of Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack as the English spring moves into summer is always a significant delight for the…
Jasprit Bumrah: One of a Kind
Some CricketersBack in March 2022, after the shocking news of the death of Shane Warne, I posted a blog about the…
Ashes 2025-26 Inquest
The AshesWell, I didn’t get it all wrong. In my Ashes preview, I made it clear that what was needed to…
The Judge: an Appreciation of Robin Smith, 1963-2025
Hail and FarewellOther England batsmen have been more prolific, more stylish, more reliable, or more dependable in all conditions. But few, in…
Ashes 2025-26 Preview: Who Dares Wins
The AshesThe strangely shaped and incomprehensible patterned English cricket season has come to an end and all thoughts in relation to…
Nine Days in June
EnglandFans of Test cricket – by most accounts a dying or at least ageing breed – had a wonderful couple…
Dilip Doshi
Some CricketersDilip Doshi passed away on 23 June 2025. This is a chapter from my book, The Indian Masters. Dilip Doshi…
Looking Forward – and Back -to World Test Championship Final
Cricket World CupThe World Test Championship is a deeply flawed competition. The discrepancies between the lengths of series, and hence the number…
England and Men’s One-Day Internationals: From the Ridiculous to the Sublime and Back Again
EnglandThis article first appeared in Scoreline magazine. It has now been confirmed that Harry Brook will be England’s new ODI…
Ricky Ponting and The Meaning Of Life
Some CricketersThis article was edited on 29 Mar 25: Don Bradman and Ian Chappell each won one Ashes series as captain…
A Brief Review of Men’s Test Cricket In 2024: A Year to Remember
About the GameThere has been some exceptional Test cricket in the three years since the pandemic, in no small measure thanks to…
The Border-Gavaskar Trophy: The Real World Test Championship
About the GameWhoever qualifies for the World Test Championship final to face South Africa at Lord’s in June – mathematically, it could…
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