Author: Bill Ricquier

  • Two careers stalled, and a warning sign

    27 March 2018
    In the space of a few days in February two players on the fringes of the England Test squad, Yorkshire's…
  • New Zealand await after an Ashes to forget

    21 March 2018
    England's mildly catastrophic Ashes series is to be followed by a two-match Test series in New Zealand. On the face…
  • Herath's rare feat, from both sides of the wicket

    13 February 2018
    Rangana Herath did something remarkable in Sri Lanka's comfortable win over Bangladesh in the second Test at Mirpur. In taking…
  • Yet another lopsided series down under

    25 January 2018
    It was yet another deeply disappointing Ashes series. It wasn't just Australia's crushing margin of victory. The fact is that…
  • Sri Lanka's troubles deepen against India

    25 December 2017
    The troubles that have afflicted Sri Lankan cricket ever since their home triumph against Australia in 2016 continued in the…
  • One delivery, and the myth-making it invites

    19 December 2017
    On BBC's Test Match Special Michael Vaughan and Graeme Swann separately described the delivery from Mitchell Starc that dismissed James…
  • Nathan Lyon, the finger-spinner Australia rarely produce

    14 December 2017
    Australia don’t normally “do” finger spin. For them it has traditionally been the wrist spinner who has held sway among…
  • The Gabba, and England's familiar Brisbane dread

    30 November 2017
    The Brisbane Cricket Ground (the GABBA) All England supporters fear the worst before a Test match in Brisbane. There is…
  • A tour unravelling before it truly begins

    12 November 2017
    England have had a challenging - yes, we all know what that means - start to their tour of Australia…
  • Is cricket the most literary of all games?

    15 October 2017
    Is cricket the most literary of games? There is obviously no real answer to this question. For all I know…