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 →
Thank you Sri Lanka, just piss all over…
...my chips why don't you. Thought England would struggle to manage anything but a thrashing at the hands of one day specialist Sri Lanka. Not so. ...read this Blog post →
Tags → Alastair Cook, Craig Kieswetter, Cricket, England, Jimmy Anderson, ODI, Oval, Sri Lanka
That World Cup win looks…
...a bit of a fluke now. It's only a little over a year ago that England were crowned World Twenty20 Champions and it really looks like a one off after yet another inept limited overs display. ...read this Blog post →
So it ends how it started…
...with a damp meh. Three damp squid test series against Sri Lanka finished appropriately with rain stopping play as England yet again struggled to bowl the visitors out to win the final test. ...read this Blog post →
Tags → Chris Tremlett, Cricket, England, Ian Bell, Kevin Pietersen, media, Sport, Sri Lanka, Stuart Broad, Test Match
Didn't Strauss trust his bowlers…
...not to lose. Andrew Strauss needed a carrot to dangle in front of the Sri Lankan batsmen to get a result at Lords' but chose to bat on and on and on, seemingly scared his bowlers would give it up in extras. ...read this Blog post →
The returning heroes were greeted with a…
...meh. A drab, rain affected, test match in Wales was no way to hail the returning Ashes heroes and it looked to be ending in a damp squib until Sri Lanka pulled something out of the bag. ...read this Blog post →
Tags → Alastair Cook, Ashes, Australia, Cardiff, Cricket, England, Ian Bell, Jonathan Trott, Kevin Pietersen, Sri Lanka, Wales
World champions…England…surely some…
...mistake. They don't win World Cup finals at cricket, they got there years back and then were just pipped at the post but recently they've been embarrassed early on but not now. And the Aussies look less and less invincible. ...read this Blog post →
Tags → Andy Flower, Ashes, Australia, Cricket, England, Ian Chappell, Ireland, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Test Match, Twenty20, West Indies, World Cup
"Cricketers would never be under any threat…
...from terrorists. Imran Khan was so sure of it, I think he was the only one but I doubt he thinks that way now after the Sri Lankan tourists were attacked in Lahore. ...read this Blog post →
Tags → Bombay, Cricket, England, Imran Khan, India, Pakistan, Security, Sport, Sri Lanka, Terrorists, Test Match, tour
Murali…
England lose the last test match against Sri Lanka due to their inability to get out the lower order and Murali Chuckalot chucking them to defeat. ...read this Blog post →