A bit of criticism and a dead rubber helped England
to victory. England squared it two all for the first drawn Ashes series in forty odd years, as Australia head home with the urn. read the rest of this rubbish
Category: Cricket
Toxic ramblings about cricket, especially England and Yorkshire CCC.
England need criticism and Gillespie
to win. After the heroics of Headingley you just knew what would follow, the England cricket don't perform when praised, they need the kick up the backside of criticism to fight. read the rest of this rubbish
The good,the bad and the ugly of England in Test Match cricket
in one amazing game. The third Ashes Test at Headingley saw the worst of England for two days and then the best of England for two days as they somehow managed to top the World Cup final for excitement. read the rest of this rubbish
Jofra Archer has done enough to get
an MBE. After his World Cup exploits much was expected from Jofra Archer on his Test debut, he didn't disappoint but can he last? read the rest of this rubbish
Who didn’t see this happening in the first Ashes test
of the summer? Fortress Edgbaston, kicked down by the England selectors and then the England team those selectors selected to start the Ashes summer in such a great way, with a thumping loss. read the rest of this rubbish
Last ball… two to win…both England and New Zealand had their chance
but both times it ended even. Both teams in the Cricket World Cup Final, England and New Zealand, could have won it, neither really deserved to lose it as England got lucky with the laws of the game to clinch their first title. read the rest of this rubbish
If England can’t find one opener, how can they find
two? The not unexpected news that England opener and ex-captain, Alastair Cook, has announced his retirement from international duty at the end of the current summer, gives the selectors a headache. read the rest of this rubbish
Jimmy Anderson only has himself to blame
for dropped slip catches. England dropped a couple of what looked like at the time very costly slip catches in the first test match against India, luckily they didn't cost England the win they might actually have helped in the long run. read the rest of this rubbish
Alpe d’Huez, man
speechless. Geraint Thomas did at the top of Alpe d’Huez what no other Brit had done before, indeed no rider of any nationality had done while wearing the yellow jersey. read the rest of this rubbish
You can’t put the blame on Root
for that. The curse of the second test hit England again, as they somehow lost another one after a convincing victory the game before, but you can't blame Joe Root's declaration. read the rest of this rubbish