Joe Root Reaches for the Stars
Some Cricketers
They were the Fab Four – Steve Smith, Joe Root, Virat Kohli and Kane Williamson. Incontrovertibly the outstanding batters of…
Between Overs: How Life Gets In The Way Of Cricket by Michéle Savidge. Review
Books and MoviesBetween Overs: How Life Gets In The Way Of CricketBy Michéle SavidgePitch Publishing, 351pp “Are you part of the catering…
Bazball Bonanza
England“ Well, it was pretty fun doing it”. This was Joe Root’s on-the-spot description of England’s remarkable pursuit of a…
Red Ball Re-Set
EnglandWe knew things couldn’t get any worse. And most people thought it would take a while before they got better.…
Men’s International Cricket in the 1990s: A Golden Age?
About the GameLike everything else, cricket has changed immeasurably in the last forty years. The international game has probably changed more than…
Brave New World
EnglandEngland cricket supporters are well used to looking forward to the dawn of a new era. The last seismic change…
The Greatest of Our Time
Some CricketersIn a world where all news is bad it still came as a terrible almost bruising shock. For cricket, it…
The Year of Living Dangerously: International Cricket in 2021
About the GameFor a second year in succession, international cricket had a challenging time. It didn’t win any matches or series. It…
A Tale of Three Tests
Some Cricket Matches, The AshesThree Tests were played in the opening week of 2022, in Mount Maunganui, Sydney and Johannesburg. Each of them was…
Drama at the ‘G: Boland’s Triumph Transcends England’s Pitiful Defeat
The AshesThe Boxing Day Test saw Test cricket at its best. No, really. And I am not echoing Chris Silverwood’s inevitable…
Same Old Story
The Ashes“…Anderson and Broad declined to pitch the ball up.” This is from Lawrence Booth’s match report of the second Test…
The Honourable Member: Tim Paine, and a Story for Our Times
About the GameWith English cricket still reeling from the shame and embarrassment of the Azeem Rafiq saga, and with actual cricket not…
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