Author: Bill Ricquier

  • The stark divide between home and away

    17 April 2017
    No country exemplifies the current tendency towards very different outcomes in home and away Test matches in a more extreme…
  • What it takes to reach the very summit

    4 April 2017
    Image: India vs Australia by Vijay Chennupati [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons What does it take to make a really…
  • A shorter format offers a chance to atone

    25 February 2017
    " Look for the positives" : you know something has gone really badly when a commentator , or someone in…
  • India await Australia, and old memories stir

    18 February 2017
    Australia' s tour of India, commencing this month, promises to be a very intriguing one. India have rediscovered their love…
  • An election result, refracted through cricket

    2 February 2017
    The election of Donald Trump as the forty - fifth President of the United States has caused, if not global…
  • An aggressive opener enters rare company

    8 January 2017
    David Warner did something genuinely remarkable when he made a hundred before lunch on the first day of the Sydney…
  • The loneliest, hardest job in the order

    1 January 2017
    Batting first wicket down is the most demanding job for batsmen in Test cricket. Opening batsmen know what to expect.…
  • How often does 400 still lose by an innings?

    30 December 2016
    How common is it for a Test side to lose by an innings after making 400 or more first time…
  • Sri Lanka's poor travelling record examined

    17 December 2016
    Sri Lanka tend not to travel well. That is a generalisation of course, and like most generalisations, is a little…
  • The subcontinent tests every touring side

    14 December 2016
    "Cook Batting,2013" CC BY-SA 2.0, Image credit to Nic Redhead from Birmingham, UK The subcontinent is always a challenge for touring…