England win The Ashes!!
The month long carnival of test cricket finally draws to an end and we have a victor. England have won the Ashes 2-1 and the joy and emotion of British sports fans have probably reached a crescendo. It remains to be seen whether there is an open bus parade in Trafalgar Square in a reenactment [...]
The Ashes So Far…
It’s been a quiet month on our blog as the oldest sporting rivalry has been unfolding in England. Three test matches into the series is probably the right time to take stock of things and evaluate some of our predictions from the previous post. England has expectedly taken the lead but it could so easily [...]
The Ashes are here!!
Yes..it’s finally here! This is one preview I have always dreaded writing because of the overkill that has been observed in the cricketing blogosphere for the past year or so. There has not been a single aspect of the upcoming clash of the oldest rivalry in the sporting world, that has not been ruminated on [...]
Spinners save Pakistan
Contributed by Philip Oliver
Faced with the prospect of an ignominious first round exit, Pakistan, like England did against them, raised their game against Netherlands to secure a place in the Super Eight stage. They produced a performance that had the characteristics which made them pre-tournament dark horses, of flamboyant batting and excellent spin bowling.
The convincing [...]
