The Fight for The Ashes 2021-22
The Ashes
Had this preview been written earlier, it would have been very different. The sudden and unexpected announcement that the England…
Take Your Pick
The Ashes“It is not the strongest squad England have taken to Australia – nor is it the weakest.” This was Mike…
Pragmatism or Betrayal? The West and Pakistan
About the GameIt is impossible for a genuine cricket follower to feel anything other than sadness and dismay at the sudden cancellation…
England: The New Pakistan
EnglandIn the bad old days overseas teams especially from the so-called new Commonwealth – not Australia, South Africa and New…
A Turning Point
About the GameIt looks as though The Hundred might actually work. I haven’t actually watched any of it myself, for the various…
Watching Paint Dry
About the GameIs cricket too boring? It may seem a strange question to ask but it isn’t really. Writing this on the…
On Top of the World
Some Cricket MatchesThere cannot be many genuine cricket followers, even in the subcontinent, who weren’t, if only subconsciously , happy at the…
Education, Education, Education
About the GameIt’s not difficult to see why New Zealand are in the World Test Championship (WTC) final and England aren’t, on…
Out of Africa
Some CricketersA couple of weeks ago I wrote that being a cricket person in Singapore is fine because these days so…
Keep On Keeping On
Some CricketersI wrote about Darren Stevens a few years ago (The Old Fox, July 2018: I think it still holds up).…
One Size Fits – Almost – All
Some CricketersWhen did (male) professional cricketers start to look the same? Of course I don’t mean that literally. Notwithstanding the panoply…
On the Road
Some Cricket MatchesI had an email from an old friend this week, asking if we would be able to catch up in…
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