The Brisbane Cricket Ground (the GABBA) All England supporters fear the worst before a Test match in Brisbane. There is the hype about the “Gabbatoir” … Read More
Everything is Broken
England have had a challenging – yes, we all know what that means – start to their tour of Australia and New Zealand. Even before … Read More
Building a Cricket Library
Is cricket the most literary of games? There is obviously no real answer to this question. For all I know there is a wealth of … 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
Why We Watch Cricket
When play started on the fourth day of the second Test between England and Australia at Edgbaston in 2005, the match situation was not what … Read More
Special Delivery
Moeen Ali sealed England’s emphatic victory over South Africa in the third Test with Test cricket ‘s forty-third hat trick. It was the first hat … 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
Ford Departs as Sri Lanka Show Mixed Form in Champions’ Trophy
The 2017 ICC Champions Trophy was a very enjoyable tournament. It was very compact – the whole thing was done and dusted between 1 and … 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
Spin, Bounce and the Old Swingometer
Theresa May has called a general election which is going to be held on 8 June. It is relatively unusual for a Prime Minister to … Read More