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Some Cricket Matches
England managed to redeem themselves and draw the (absurdly short) Test series against Pakistan with an emphatic innings victory in…
An Unexpected Triumph for Pakistan
Some Cricket MatchesHave England produced, in living memory, a worse performance than that served up to three successive full houses at Lord’s…
In the Beginning
Some Cricket MatchesIreland's men made a remarkably promising start to their Test careers (the women are ahead of them) despite losing to…
Country Cousins
Some Cricket MatchesEngland's mildly catastrophic Ashes series is to be followed by a two-match Test series in New Zealand. On the face…
How to Win in the UAE
Some Cricket MatchesThe simple answer is one that was only ever available to one team and is no longer available to them:…
How to Win in Australia
Some Cricket MatchesIt’s not easy. Fred Trueman, Brian Statham, Frank Tyson, Jim Laker and Tony Lock. Not a bad attack, most people…
A Tale of Two Tests
Some Cricket MatchesThis is the title of the first cricket book I ever read. It is an account by Richie Benaud of…
A Century at the Oval
Some Cricket MatchesThe third Test between England and South Africa is the hundredth Test to be played at The Oval. The old…
Tested and Found Wanting
Some Cricket MatchesDo modern-day batsmen deserve Test cricket? The question is worth asking after recent events. Test Cricket is the most demanding…
The Watershed
Some Cricket MatchesI was watching the Delhi Daredevils play the Kolkata Knight Riders on television the other day. It turned out to…
On Top of the World
Some Cricket MatchesImage: India vs Australia by Vijay Chennupati [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons What does it take to make a really…
Up and Down
Some Cricket MatchesHow common is it for a Test side to lose by an innings after making 400 or more first time…
