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
Tag: Jimmy Anderson
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
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
So criticising the England cricketers does work
then. Amazingly a bit of talk about dropping some of the England players and all of a sudden they put in a performance in beating Pakistan at Headingley. read the rest of this rubbish
England, still rubbish at test cricket
I see. England lost for the first time at Lord's in a May test match, carrying on their inept displays from the winter tour to Australia and New Zealand. 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
Sri Lanka finally show some
fight. But again they don't look to be in the best shape when they let the Burnley Bumpkin get a third five for in the series. read the rest of this rubbish
Everything was in his favour and he
actually managed to do it. The Burnley Bumpkin actually managed to rock up to a cricket ground where everything was in his favour and not blow it. A somewhat green and undercooked Sri Lanka side helped. read the rest of this rubbish
Can England buck the trend of recent
series? England have convincingly won the first test match of their last two series only to roll over and capitulate, after their 169 run victory in the Ashes opener can they stop the Aussies at Lord's? read the rest of this rubbish
Glenn McGrath knows
bowling. Ex-Aussie paceman Glenn McGrath knows a bit or too about cricket, about bowling, about being damn good at it and about having a little dig at England before an Ashes, sledging for want of a better word. read the rest of this rubbish