Catch Me if You Can
About the Game
Records are made to be broken. That is certainly true of sport. In some ways it is almost the point…
It’s That Mankad Again
About the Game“So disappointed in him (sic) as a person...”. “Why do such a disgraceful and low act?” “This (sic) embarrassing and…
Be Careful What You Wish For
About the GameThere is almost universal regret that the West Indies captain, Jason Holder, will not be playing in the third Test…
2018 – A Year to Savour and to Regret
About the GameIt was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Well, let's not exaggerate. But there was some…
Cricket in the Eighties
About the GameRemember the 1980s? Reagan, Thatcher and Gorbachev, the Berlin Wall, the Falklands, the Pope and his Popemobile, the assassinations of…
The Rain it Raineth Every Day
About the GameThe weather is peculiarly important in cricket. Of course, it can be critical to any sort of activity that is…
Just the Man for a Crisis
About the GameIf, nine months ago, a random group of informed Cricket followers had been asked to state who would be keeping…
Dirty Work
About the GameBall-tampering is one of cricket's great taboos, up there with throwing and match-fixing. Any doubt one might have had about…
The Beginning of the End?
About the GameIn the space of a few days in February two players on the fringes of the England Test squad, Yorkshire's…
Why We Watch Cricket
About the GameWhen play started on the fourth day of the second Test between England and Australia at Edgbaston in 2005, the…
Spin, Bounce and the Old Swingometer
About the GameTheresa May has called a general election which is going to be held on 8 June. It is relatively unusual…
Cricket at the Crossroads
About the GameThe recently concluded World T20 was a fantastic celebration of cricket. It displayed the shortest form of the game at…