End Of Season Reports 10: Australia

2 comments | Matt Larnach | 40/50-over, Opinion, Tests | May 3, 2012

In Australian cricket an annus horribilis has been replaced by annus rebuildus. So we failed Latin. On reflection, that’s probably one reason why we ended up writing for a cricket website.

Tags: Australia, Clarke, Smith

End Of Season Reports 9: South Africa

0 comments | James Knight | 40/50-over, Opinion, Tests | April 30, 2012

The latest in our long line of winter report cards turns puts South Africa in the firing line, ahead of their trip to England this summer. A series we’re so excited about we agreed to stay off the gin for its entirety because we don’t want to miss any.

Tags: Philander, South Africa, Tahir

End Of Season Reports 8: West Indies

1 comment | James Knight | 40/50-over, Opinion, Tests | April 29, 2012

The West Indies had a fairly quiet winter, with only a series against Australia to show for their efforts since our last report.

Tags: Chanderpaul, Gayle, West Indies

End Of Season Reports 7: England

2 comments | Nichael Bluth | 40/50-over, Opinion, Tests | April 27, 2012

You have to be pretty good to be that rubbish over the winter and still be the best team in the world.

Tags: Cook, England, Pietersen, Strauss

End of Season Report 6: Zimbabwe

3 comments | Matt H | 40/50-over, Opinion, Tests | April 25, 2012

They may be rubbish, but at least Zimbabwe are playing.

Tags: Taylor, Zimbabwe

End of Season Report 5: Bangladesh

2 comments | Matt H | 40/50-over, Opinion, Tests | April 24, 2012

In which we write about the best all-rounder in the world, and ten others.

Tags: Rahim, Shakib al Hasan

End Of Season Reports 4: India

0 comments | Nichael Bluth | 40/50-over, Opinion, Tests | April 22, 2012

Number four in our series of end of season reports sees guest correspondent Arjun Miglani talk about a Test whitewash, last place in the CB series and finishing behind Bangladesh in the Asia Cup. Happy times indeed.

Tags: India, Kohli, Tendulkar

End Of Season Reports 3: New Zealand

8 comments | Nichael Bluth | 40/50-over, Opinion, Tests | April 19, 2012

The third in our series of end of season review looks at New Zealand. Was it truly a winter of discontent? Or was that just because it wouldn’t stop raining?

Tags: New Zealand, Vettori, Williamson

End Of Season Reports 2: Pakistan

3 comments | Matt H | 40/50-over, Opinion, Tests | April 18, 2012

It was a rather splendid winter for Pakistan; for all their troubles and controversies on and off the pitch for several years now, it is a good feeling to be able to focus on the cricket.

Tags: Afridi, Ajmal, Pakistan

End Of Season Reports 1: Sri Lanka

0 comments | Matt H | 40/50-over, Opinion, Tests | April 16, 2012

Way back in the fairly bleak midwinter, we offered each of the Test nations a mid-season report. Now that the clock is ticking over from the winter of 2011/12 to to the summer season of 2012 (with only the West Indies vs. Australia series outstanding), we thought it would be appropriate to give our verdict on how each side fared as they collected their air miles over the past six months or so.

For no particular reason apart from they are relatively fresh in our minds, we’ll start with Sri Lanka.

Tags: Sangakkara, Sri Lanka