• T20 Redemption for Sri Lanka

    Sri Lanka

    " Look for the positives" : you know something has gone really badly when a commentator , or someone in…

  • You Must Remember This

    Some Cricketers

    Australia' s tour of India, commencing this month, promises to be a very intriguing one. India have rediscovered their love…

    Bill Pavilion End, Bill Ricquier's Cricket Views
  • Hail to the Chief

    Some Cricketers

    The election of Donald Trump as the forty - fifth President of the United States has caused, if not global…

  • Warner Joins the Immortals

    Batting

    Image: David Warner celebrating while playing for Australia. By Zaczac157 [GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons David Warner…

    Close up of David Warner celebrating
  • Come in number three, your time is up

    Sri Lanka

    Batting first wicket down is the most demanding job for batsmen in Test cricket. Opening batsmen know what to expect.…

    Bill Pavilion End, Bill Ricquier's Cricket Views
  • Up and Down

    Some Cricket Matches

    How common is it for a Test side to lose by an innings after making 400 or more first time…

  • Time to stand up and be counted

    Sri Lanka

    Sri Lanka tend not to travel well. That is a generalisation of course, and like most generalisations, is a little…

  • It Could Have Been Worse

    Some Cricket Matches

    "Cook Batting,2013" CC BY-SA 2.0, Image credit to Nic Redhead from Birmingham, UK The subcontinent is always a challenge for touring…

    Cook batting during the third Test during the 2013 Ashes in England. England won the series 3–0; it was Cook's first Ashes series as captain.
  • The Not So Nervous Nineties

    Batting

    When play ended on the first day of the first Test between India and England at Rajkot, the England left…

  • Age shall not wither

    Some Cricketers

    In the week that Theresa May became the oldest person to enter 10 Downing Street as Prime Minister since James…

    Bill Pavilion End, Bill Ricquier's Cricket Views
  • In the Genes

    Some Cricketers

    Flying from Singapore to London to watch England's third Test against Sri Lanka at Lord's, I found myself watching an…

  • Left Arm Over and Out

    Bowling

    Where have all the slow left armers gone? It is a question especially pertinent to English cricket. England almost always…

    Bill Pavilion End, Bill Ricquier's Cricket Views