• The Watershed

    Some Cricket Matches

    I was watching the Delhi Daredevils play the Kolkata Knight Riders on television the other day. It turned out to…

  • Honours even in Sri Lanka

    Sri Lanka

    No country exemplifies the current tendency towards very different outcomes in home and away Test matches in a more extreme…

  • On Top of the World

    Some Cricket Matches

    Image: India vs Australia by Vijay Chennupati [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons What does it take to make a really…

  • 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…