Nine Days in June
England
Fans of Test cricket – by most accounts a dying or at least ageing breed – had a wonderful couple…
Dilip Doshi
Some CricketersDilip Doshi passed away on 23 June 2025. This is a chapter from my book, The Indian Masters. Dilip Doshi…
Looking Forward – and Back -to World Test Championship Final
Cricket World CupThe World Test Championship is a deeply flawed competition. The discrepancies between the lengths of series, and hence the number…
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…
Ricky Ponting and The Meaning Of Life
Some CricketersThis article was edited on 29 Mar 25: Don Bradman and Ian Chappell each won one Ashes series as captain…
A Brief Review of Men’s Test Cricket In 2024: A Year to Remember
About the GameThere has been some exceptional Test cricket in the three years since the pandemic, in no small measure thanks to…
The Border-Gavaskar Trophy: The Real World Test Championship
About the GameWhoever qualifies for the World Test Championship final to face South Africa at Lord’s in June – mathematically, it could…
(Sub) Continental Shift
About the GameOctober saw two truly remarkable Test series. England "toured" [can we still use that word? I think not, but never…
Joe Root: England’s Greatest Batter?
Some Cricketers2024 has turned out to be yet another year of high achievement for England’s favourite batter, Joe Root. He is…
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 –…
James Anderson: Simply One of the Best
Some CricketersThis article was originally published in Scoreline magazine. A truly remarkable Test career ended on 12 July, the third and…
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