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England vs. South Africa, Second Test: Day Four Review

Not even Matt Prior can keep the rain away.

No Comments | August 5, 2012 | | Tests | Tags: , ,

A tale of two Wicket-keepers

The respective performances of Matt Prior and MS Dhoni so far in the series have mirrored those of their teams. Prior has exuded confidence and produced some swashbuckling displays, whereas his Indian counterpart has been error-ridden with the gloves and has looked all at sea out in the middle. Prior’s career has taken a remarkable […]

2 Comments | August 5, 2011 | | Opinion, Tests | Tags: , ,

England vs. India, First Test: Day Four Review

After Sharma gave England a scare, a superb century from Matt Prior moved the hosts into a dominant position.

No Comments | July 24, 2011 | | Tests | Tags: ,

The England Form Guide or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Numbers

A short while back we looked at the idea of using a ten-innings rolling average to look at a player’s ‘form’, as opposed to their career average, which is more a measure of overall ‘quality’. Here we’ll use this idea to have a look at England’s current top-order batsmen.

No Comments | July 12, 2011 | | Scorer's Notes, Tests | Tags: , , , , , , , ,

England v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Day 5 Review

Close of play: Match Drawn England 486ao & 355/7d (Cook 106, Pietersen 72, Trott 58, Bell 57*, Herath 3-87) Sri Lanka 479ao & 127/3 (Paranavitana 44, Trott 1-5) In a sentence A strangely lethargic final day from England allowed Sri Lanka to seal a comfortable draw in the end. Player of the day While Alastair […]

No Comments | June 7, 2011 | | Tests | Tags: , , , , , , , , ,

All Hail The Beard

On Friday, we named Matt Prior as our Player of the Day for a typically punchy half-century that helped England to wrestle back some control following their poor start. Despite a slight stumble in the nervous nineties, his fifth Test Match century, from just 107 balls, was rightly celebrated on Saturday morning. In the post-Gilchrist […]

No Comments | June 5, 2011 | | Opinion | Tags: ,

England v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Day 1 Review

Close of play England 342/6 (Cook 96, Morgan 79, Prior 73*) In a sentence After being put in to bat, England recovered from an early wobble to put themselves in a solid position Player of the day Matt Prior. Honourable mentions to Alastair Cook and Eoin Morgan, but Prior stole the show in the final […]

No Comments | June 3, 2011 | | Tests | Tags: , , , , ,