Ashes 2023 Autopsy
The Ashes
The 2023 Ashes was an outstanding series, providing the sort of ever-changing narrative that limited-overs cricket simply cannot deliver. Four…
Captains Fantastic – Part Two
The AshesThe second Ashes Test, at Lord’s, was in many ways as remarkable as the first. England made the running for…
Captains Fantastic
The AshesThe 2023 Ashes got off to a terrific start at Edgbaston. It grabbed attention from the first ball, sent flashing…
A Tale of Three Tests
Some Cricket Matches, The AshesThree Tests were played in the opening week of 2022, in Mount Maunganui, Sydney and Johannesburg. Each of them was…
Drama at the ‘G: Boland’s Triumph Transcends England’s Pitiful Defeat
The AshesThe Boxing Day Test saw Test cricket at its best. No, really. And I am not echoing Chris Silverwood’s inevitable…
Same Old Story
The Ashes“…Anderson and Broad declined to pitch the ball up.” This is from Lawrence Booth’s match report of the second Test…
The Fight for The Ashes 2021-22
The AshesHad this preview been written earlier, it would have been very different. The sudden and unexpected announcement that the England…
Take Your Pick
England, The Ashes“It is not the strongest squad England have taken to Australia – nor is it the weakest.” This was Mike…
All Square: The Ashes Classics of 1972 and 2019
The AshesEngland and Australia achieved something very rare at The Kia Oval on Sunday. An Ashes series was drawn two-all for…
Joy for Paine as Root Licks His Wounds
The AshesThis has been the best Ashes series for some time, probably since 2009. In 2015 England won 3-2, which makes…
The Legend of Headingley – 2019
The AshesIt’s not supposed to happen. You don’t win Test matches after being bowled out for 67, at least not in…
Another Ashes Mismatch
The AshesIt was yet another deeply disappointing Ashes series. It wasn't just Australia's crushing margin of victory. The fact is that…
