Is COVID the explanation for everything that has happened since? Time is a curious and mysterious concept and the pandemic definitely made it seem more … Read More

“ Litotes?”, a friend said in response to my WhatsApp message that my prediction regarding the Men’s Cricket World Cup – that England were a … Read More

That’s the rule. Even England, the side all neutrals wanted to lose (after the elimination of India) can’t be blamed for that. Not so long … Read More

The two semi-finals of the 2019 men’s Cricket World Cup could hardly have been more different from one another. Yet both games contained elements that … Read More

The so-called group stage of the 2019 men’s Cricket World Cup has been an unqualified success. Group stage seems odd nomenclature because of course there … Read More

Many spectators in a capacity crowd at Headingley must have been disappointed by the result of the toss; Sri Lanka won the toss and will … Read More

The 2019 Men’s Cricket World Cup finally got what it needed, a genuinely exciting match which went down to the wire. In hitting the third … Read More

For a while, on a cool, overcast but, mercifully, largely dry day, before a near capacity crowd at the Kia Oval, it seemed that Sri … Read More

Twelve days, and fifteen matches, including the washout at the Ageas Bowl today (Monday 10 June) seems a good time to see where we are … Read More

Although T20 franchise cricket, and in particular the IPL, was well under way at the time of the previous World Cup, in 2011, it was … Read More

1979 is the forgotten World Cup. It’s a bit harsh but that’s just the way it is. There were some very good games, in fact … Read More

The fourth men’s World Cup, the Reliance Cup, the first to be held outside England, was a great success in every way. Staged in India … Read More