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
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
Honours even in Sri Lanka
No country exemplifies the current tendency towards very different outcomes in home and away Test matches in a more extreme manner than Sri Lanka. This … 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
T20 Redemption for Sri Lanka
” Look for the positives” : you know something has gone really badly when a commentator , or someone in authority says that you must … Read More
You Must Remember This
Australia’ s tour of India, commencing this month, promises to be a very intriguing one. India have rediscovered their love of Test cricket, and with … Read More
Hail to the Chief
The election of Donald Trump as the forty – fifth President of the United States has caused, if not global alarm and despondency then at … Read More
Warner Joins the Immortals
Image: David Warner celebrating while playing for Australia. By Zaczac157 [GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons David Warner did something genuinely remarkable when … Read More
Come in number three, your time is up
Batting first wicket down is the most demanding job for batsmen in Test cricket. Opening batsmen know what to expect. Often when an innings is … Read More
Up and Down
How common is it for a Test side to lose by an innings after making 400 or more first time around? Well, if you had … Read More
Time to stand up and be counted
Sri Lanka tend not to travel well. That is a generalisation of course, and like most generalisations, is a little harsh, but , on the … Read More
It Could Have Been Worse
“Cook Batting,2013” CC BY-SA 2.0, Image credit to Nic Redhead from Birmingham, UK The subcontinent is always a challenge for touring cricketers. In recent years India … Read More