India’s four-One victory over England can hardly be described as a shock, still less a surprise. Before going any further, a few simple facts. First, … Read More
Test Cricket the Winner at the Basin Reserve
I was in London while the extraordinary second Test between New Zealand and England was being played at Wellington’s Basin Reserve. London is an even … Read More
And Now for Something Completely Different
Having seen almost none of the extraordinary first Test between Pakistan and England at Rawalpindi, I don’t really feel qualified to say anything about it. … Read More
Men’s T20 World Cup 2022
Well, that was fun, wasn’t it? I’m not saying this just because England won. England won in the Caribbean in 2010 and I barely noticed, … Read More
Bazball Bonanza
“ Well, it was pretty fun doing it”. This was Joe Root’s on-the-spot description of England’s remarkable pursuit of a target of 378 in the … Read More
Red Ball Re-Set
We knew things couldn’t get any worse. And most people thought it would take a while before they got better. In almost every respect England’s … Read More
Brave New World
England cricket supporters are well used to looking forward to the dawn of a new era. The last seismic change came at the end of … Read More
Take Your Pick
“It is not the strongest squad England have taken to Australia – nor is it the weakest.” This was Mike Atherton’s decidedly non-committal verdict, published … Read More
England: The New Pakistan
In the bad old days overseas teams especially from the so-called new Commonwealth – not Australia, South Africa and New Zealand – could be summarised … Read More
Why Manchester Mattered
What should we make of the first (unsponsored) Test between England and Pakistan at Old Trafford? Of course the first thing to note is that, … Read More
England v Pakistan – a Magical Mystery Tour
The relationship between England and Pakistan as cricketing nations has always been “interesting”. Things started to go wrong almost as soon as Pakistan achieved Test … Read More
Going Viral
On Friday 14 March 2020 COVID-19 made its first impact on international cricket, and we had our first, decidedly untantalising taste of the immediate and … Read More
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