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England vs. West Indies, Second Test: Day Four Review

Marlon Samuels again hung around long enough to be a nuisance, but did it prevent England from completing their expected victory?

2 Comments | May 28, 2012 | | Tests | Tags: , ,

England vs. West Indies, Second Test: Day Three Review

Another day of two halves as West Indies perform admirably with the ball and abysmally with the bat.

No Comments | May 27, 2012 | | Tests | Tags: , ,

England vs. West Indies, Second Test: Day One Review

After an awful start, West Indies took the fight to England and finished the day on top.

No Comments | May 25, 2012 | | Tests | Tags: , ,

England vs. West Indies, First Test: Day Four Review

On a cold and long day, Shivnarine Chanderpaul and his cronies keep England at bay in a manner that tested the spectators’ faith.

No Comments | May 20, 2012 | | Tests | Tags: ,

England vs. West Indies, First Test: Day Two Review

Yeeeeeeesssss! Not our words, the words of Andrew Strauss.

1 Comment | May 18, 2012 | | Tests | Tags: , , , ,

The Alphabet XIs: Y

Two fantastic Pakistanis stand metaphorically head, shoulders and torso above the rest of the team, the penultimate Alphabet XI.

No Comments | May 14, 2012 | | Opinion | Tags: , ,

County Championship 2012: The Week That Just About Was

Despite, or due to, the rain there were tight finishes, dramatic collapses and some deal-making that would have made Noel Edmonds proud. Here’s our round-up of the latest week in the County Championship.

2 Comments | May 13, 2012 | | First Class | Tags: , ,

England Ladder: Test Matches

This is our fourth England Ladder. Who’s up, whose down and who’s boringly unchanged?

No Comments | May 12, 2012 | | Opinion, Tests | Tags: , ,

The Alphabet XIs: X

At least selecting a Chinese woman and a Greek means we don’t have to rely on Xavier Doherty.

3 Comments | May 10, 2012 | | Opinion | Tags: , ,

County Championship 2012: The Week That Was Wet

If last week’s round of the County Championship was “disappointing”, this week’s can best be described as “very disappointing” as Mother Nature didn’t so much mock the ECB’s fixture compiler as bully, torment and flush its head down the toilet.

1 Comment | May 1, 2012 | | First Class | Tags: , ,