The first Test between Sri Lanka and South Africa at the Galle International Stadium was an interesting but ultimately disappointing affair. All over by tea … Read More
Oops, Sorry
England managed to redeem themselves and draw the (absurdly short) Test series against Pakistan with an emphatic innings victory in the second Test at Headingley. … Read More
An Unexpected Triumph for Pakistan
Have England produced, in living memory, a worse performance than that served up to three successive full houses at Lord’s in the first Test against … Read More
In the Beginning
Ireland’s men made a remarkably promising start to their Test careers (the women are ahead of them) despite losing to Pakistan by five wickets at … Read More
Country Cousins
England’s mildly catastrophic Ashes series is to be followed by a two-match Test series in New Zealand. On the face of it there is something … Read More
How to Win in the UAE
The simple answer is one that was only ever available to one team and is no longer available to them: appoint Misbah-ul-haq as captain. In … Read More
How to Win in Australia
It’s not easy. Fred Trueman, Brian Statham, Frank Tyson, Jim Laker and Tony Lock. Not a bad attack, most people would agree. How did they … Read More
A Tale of Two Tests
This is the title of the first cricket book I ever read. It is an account by Richie Benaud of two extraordinary Test matches in … Read More
A Century at the Oval
The third Test between England and South Africa is the hundredth Test to be played at The Oval. The old ground – Surrey first played … Read More
Tested and Found Wanting
Do modern-day batsmen deserve Test cricket? The question is worth asking after recent events. Test Cricket is the most demanding form of the game. A … Read More
The Watershed
I was watching the Delhi Daredevils play the Kolkata Knight Riders on television the other day. It turned out to be an exciting game . … Read More
On Top of the World
Image: India vs Australia by Vijay Chennupati [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons What does it take to make a really great Test series? The question … Read More