Opening batsmen are different; there are no two ways about it. It is obvious why they are different. Opening the batting presents very particular challenges. … Read More
My Country Right or Left
Rangana Herath did something remarkable in Sri Lanka’s comfortable win over Bangladesh in the second Test at Mirpur. In taking his 415th Test wicket, in … Read More
Warner Joins the Immortals
Image: David Warner celebrating while playing for Australia. By Zaczac157 [GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons David Warner did something genuinely remarkable when … Read More
The Not So Nervous Nineties
When play ended on the first day of the first Test between India and England at Rajkot, the England left hander Moeen Ali was on … Read More
Double Trouble
When Ben Stokes made 258 against South Africa at Cape Town in January 2016 he became the second Englishman in three months to have made … Read More
Carry On Batting
The Boxing Day Test between South Africa and England at Durban saw the fiftieth instance in Test cricket of a batsman carrying his bat through … Read More
Crikey O’Reilly!!
Crikey O’Reilly !! Crikey O’Reilly ? Is Crikey O’Reilly the latest Irish cricketer to make his debut for England in an otherwise forgettable one – … Read More
Be Prepared
Batting is a very technical thing, far more technically demanding than most sporting endeavors. It is physically demanding and the mental element is also very … Read More
The Style is the Man
Fawad Alam batting for Pakistan during a 50-over warm-up match against Somerset at the County Ground, Taunton. Image by Harrias – Own work licensed under … Read More
Sixes and Sevens
There were all sorts of good things about the drawn second Test between New Zealand and India at Wellington’s Basin Reserve. Many cricket lovers around … Read More