Posts from ‘March, 2009’

Andrew Strauss has answered those critical of his place in the short-format team in the best way possible. First a century, and now an innings of 79 in just 61 balls.

An interesting article by Mike Selvey on the Guardian website discusses how much of the recent test run/borefest is due to the Kookaburra ball used by all except England and India

Three months ago, all talk was of winning the Ashes this summer. The ECB have managed to make that an impossibility through their continual ineptness.

Despite being shown the way by every other international team around the world for well over a decade, England still have no comprehension of how to approach one-day international cricket

Hopefully the women can use the World Cup win as a springboard to continued success, which will be the real way to build a bigger profile. Rather that than a flash in the pan.

I may not be a Cricket Coaching Genius™ like Mr. Buchanan, but I know the sound of a bet being hedged when I hear it

We all have different things we love about cricket. Whatever they may be, they shape our love of the game.

Steve Bucknor, having just stood in his final test match, has stated his preference that umpires, and not players, should decide whether to call for a review by the 3rd umpire

English cricket seems to be rapidly returning to the 90s, those heady days that we all remember so fondly. So what can be done about it?

Congratulations to England’s women, who beat New Zealand to take the Women’s World Cup in Sydney yesterday.  Player of the Match was Nicki Shaw, who had been uncertain of her place in the team before injury granted her the chance to shine in the final.
Aside from individual performances, the team had shown throughout the tournament [...]