Nine Days in June
England
Fans of Test cricket – by most accounts a dying or at least ageing breed – had a wonderful couple…
England and Men’s One-Day Internationals: From the Ridiculous to the Sublime and Back Again
EnglandThis article first appeared in Scoreline magazine. It has now been confirmed that Harry Brook will be England’s new ODI…
Respect
EnglandAn autumnal Oval saw an unexpected conclusion to England’s summer of Test cricket, with Sri Lanka handing out a thrashing…
Root Scales New Heights In Regulation England Victory
England[External link] England’s victory over a gallant but fundamentally inferior Sri Lanka – their fifth victory of the summer –…
All About Gus
EnglandIn the Hollywood classic, All About Eve, a mature Broadway star, played by Bette Davis, finds her career and life…
Bazball Hits the Buffers
EnglandIndia’s four-One victory over England can hardly be described as a shock, still less a surprise. Before going any further,…
Test Cricket the Winner at the Basin Reserve
EnglandI was in London while the extraordinary second Test between New Zealand and England was being played at Wellington’s Basin…
And Now for Something Completely Different
EnglandHaving seen almost none of the extraordinary first Test between Pakistan and England at Rawalpindi, I don’t really feel qualified…
Men’s T20 World Cup 2022
EnglandWell, that was fun, wasn’t it? I’m not saying this just because England won. England won in the Caribbean in…
Bazball Bonanza
England“ Well, it was pretty fun doing it”. This was Joe Root’s on-the-spot description of England’s remarkable pursuit of a…
Red Ball Re-Set
EnglandWe knew things couldn’t get any worse. And most people thought it would take a while before they got better.…
Brave New World
EnglandEngland cricket supporters are well used to looking forward to the dawn of a new era. The last seismic change…
