The mollycoddling of Kevin Pietersen…
...is slightly over the top. Would it really have mattered a bit what he scored if England's bowlers couldn't take 20 wickets? ...read this Blog post →
Andrew Strauss’ reign as England captain ended…
...as it started. With a Kevin Pietersen orchestrated mess. Though in classic Andrew Strauss style as he quit cricket completely he played down the chance to stick the knife in. ...read this Blog post →
That number one millstone has…
...gone in tests. England go into today's one day international against South Africa trying to hang onto their top place in the rankings for the 50 over game but the one that really matters is gone. ...read this Blog post →
It’s a good job South Africa were…
...undercooked. Just imagine what an embarrassment for the number one ranked team in the world it could have been if the visiting South Africans were on top form. ...read this Blog post →
Allez Tommy…
...part deux. A classic case of deja-vu on stage 16 of the 2012 Tour de France, as Thomas Voeckler storms the second last day in the Pyrenees. ...read this Blog post →
Is Tim Bresnan the Rodney Dangerfield of cricket…
...he don't get no respect! Thirteen games, thirteen England victories, most wickets in both innings and the match, third top scorer what more does Tim Bresnan have to do? ...read this Blog post →
England tried their very best…
...to blow it. But they couldn't just manage it because as with 11 previous Test matches when they have Tim Bresnan in the side they just win even if he doesn't do that much. ...read this Blog post →
Being number one, how’s that working…
...for ya. What's that now four straight Test Match defeats after gaining the number one ranking in the world. Only England. ...read this Blog post →
One day whitewash what were the odds…
...on that? England in subcontinent conditions against a side that had lost one of their previous 15 one day internationals and had just stuffed them three zip in the test series. ...read this Blog post →
England win…in the subcontinent…
...a one day game at that? England beat Pakistan for the first time on this tour. What's going off out there? ...read this Blog post →
Whitewash…
...with style. England really put on the style to be whitewashed by Pakistan in the recent three match test series in the UAE. ...read this Blog post →
England take grabbing defeat from the jaws of victory…
...to a new level. Just when they were thinking the last test match was just a blip they go and surpass it. I wonder if they'll learn from this or just take the positives. ...read this Blog post →
They’ll learn from this…
...yeah I know...they'll probably take the positives from it as well. Is there anyone out there think the England cricket team will learn anything from this humiliating capitulation to Pakistan in Dubai? ...read this Blog post →
The quiet man who…
...changed a country. In his own quiet way Basil D'Oliveira probably changed South Africa and the fortunes of it's people more than anyone else. ...read this Blog post →
Does whitewash even cover…
...this series thumping. Has there ever been a team to come to these shores and be on the end of such a shellacking in a test match series? ...read this Blog post →