Tales of the Unexpected
Cricket World Cup
Is COVID the explanation for everything that has happened since? Time is a curious and mysterious concept and the pandemic…
Crisis? What crisis?
Cricket World Cup“ Litotes?”, a friend said in response to my WhatsApp message that my prediction regarding the Men’s Cricket World Cup…
Someone Had To Lose
Cricket World CupThat’s the rule. Even England, the side all neutrals wanted to lose (after the elimination of India) can’t be blamed…
Roundheads and Cavaliers
Cricket World CupThe two semi-finals of the 2019 men’s Cricket World Cup could hardly have been more different from one another. Yet…
Six Down, Three to Go
Cricket World CupThe so-called group stage of the 2019 men’s Cricket World Cup has been an unqualified success. Group stage seems odd…
Malinga Rolls Back the Years as Sri Lanka Inflict Shock Win on England at Headingley
Cricket World CupMany spectators in a capacity crowd at Headingley must have been disappointed by the result of the toss; Sri Lanka…
Williamson Seals Proteas’ Fate in Thriller at Edgbaston
Cricket World CupThe 2019 Men’s Cricket World Cup finally got what it needed, a genuinely exciting match which went down to the…
Aussie Muscle Too Much for Flimsy Sri Lanka
Cricket World CupFor a while, on a cool, overcast but, mercifully, largely dry day, before a near capacity crowd at the Kia…
Jockeying for Position
Cricket World CupTwelve days, and fifteen matches, including the washout at the Ageas Bowl today (Monday 10 June) seems a good time…
Men’s World Cup 2015
Cricket World CupAlthough T20 franchise cricket, and in particular the IPL, was well under way at the time of the previous World…
Men’s World Cup 1979
Cricket World Cup1979 is the forgotten World Cup. It’s a bit harsh but that’s just the way it is. There were some…
Men’s World Cup 1987
Cricket World CupThe fourth men’s World Cup, the Reliance Cup, the first to be held outside England, was a great success in…