Ashes 2023 Autopsy
The Ashes
The 2023 Ashes was an outstanding series, providing the sort of ever-changing narrative that limited-overs cricket simply cannot deliver. Four…
Spirit of the Age
About the GameJonny Bairstow faced up to the final ball of Cameron Green’s eighth over. It was predictably short and Bairstow ducked…
Captains Fantastic – Part Two
The AshesThe second Ashes Test, at Lord’s, was in many ways as remarkable as the first. England made the running for…
Captains Fantastic
The AshesThe 2023 Ashes got off to a terrific start at Edgbaston. It grabbed attention from the first ball, sent flashing…
Ranjan Madugalle – a True Cricket Person
Some CricketersRanjan Madugalle has been actively involved in international cricket for over forty years. That is a remarkable achievement. And there…
Champions for all Time
About the GameIt is fifty years since Hampshire last won the County Championship. In the period between then and now some of…
Sanath Jayasuriya – a Man Ahead of his Time
Some CricketersSri Lanka has produced many great cricketers since its emergence as a leading cricketing nation in the mid-1990s. Sanath Jayasuriya…
See How They Run
About the Game“The more you do something the better you get at it”. There is little point in arguing against this. It…
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…
A Review of Men’s International Cricket In 2022
About the GameThere could be no doubt as to which was the outstanding men’s international cricket team in the calendar year 2022.…
Grounds for Reflection
Cricket GroundsAn empty cricket ground can be an interesting place. This is obviously the case with somewhere like Lord’s, where the…
Aravinda De Silva: The Pocket Maestro
Some CricketersIndia’s Sachin Tendulkar was always known as The Little Master. At 5’5½” he was certainly shorter than average. His youth…
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