October saw two truly remarkable Test series. England “toured” [can we still use that word? I think not, but never mind] Pakistan for the second … Read More
Joe Root: England’s Greatest Batter?
2024 has turned out to be yet another year of high achievement for England’s favourite batter, Joe Root. He is entering that phase of his … Read More
Root Scales New Heights In Regulation England Victory
[External link] England’s victory over a gallant but fundamentally inferior Sri Lanka – their fifth victory of the summer – contained a number of memorable … Read More
James Anderson: Simply One of the Best
This article was originally published in Scoreline magazine. A truly remarkable Test career ended on 12 July, the third and final day of the first … Read More
All About Gus
In the Hollywood classic, All About Eve, a mature Broadway star, played by Bette Davis, finds her career and life under threat from a talented … Read More
Raman Subba Row and Derek Underwood – Two Great Servants of English Cricket
This article was originally published in Scoreline magazine. English cricket lost two great servants in April with the passing of Raman Subba Row and Derek … Read More
The End of an Era
English cricket recently lost one of its great performers in the left-arm spinner Derek Underwood. No England spinner took more than his 297 Test wickets. … Read More
Bazball Hits the Buffers
India’s four-One victory over England can hardly be described as a shock, still less a surprise. Before going any further, a few simple facts. First, … Read More
Joy Unconfined: Test Cricket at its Best
At close of play on an action-packed first day of the first Test at Hyderabad, India were 119 for one off 23 overs in response … Read More
A Review of Men’s International Cricket in 2023
This article was originally published in Scoreline magazine. You can download a PDF version here. Men’s international cricket had plenty to celebrate in 2023 but … Read More
Tales of the Unexpected
Is COVID the explanation for everything that has happened since? Time is a curious and mysterious concept and the pandemic definitely made it seem more … Read More