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Tests Archive

South Africa vs. Australia, First Test, Cape Town: Review

There are some things that you can never get tired of: boobs, repeats of ‘Allo ‘Allo! and laughing at the Australian cricket team probably being the three most significant.

No Comments | November 11, 2011 | | Tests | Tags: , ,

Four Series In One Review

We thought it was time for another look at what has been happening around the world, with the other eight Test sides all still involved in ongoing series.

Four Series In One Review (or, SA v Aus, Zim v NZ, Ban v WI and Pak v SL)

If you’re anything like us, you will captivated by the thrilling, intensively competitive one-day series currently going on in India. However we also keep one eye on the other series underway, involving all the Test nations.

England Ladder: Test Matches

After a fantabulous summer for England, they now face a long gap until their next Test in Dubai in January, interspersed with the forthcoming five ODIs in India. With nine of the first XI essentially penned in already, it will be interesting to see any of the youngsters perform on the India tour, or if any of the Lions and performance squad players can manoeuvre their way into the squad. Anyway, with no further ado, these are the 30 players ranked in order of what we vaguely call importance to the selectors.

No Comments | October 6, 2011 | | Opinion, Tests | Tags: , , ,

Milestones

Back in July we set out some milestones that English players had either reached or had in their sights. Well we are pleased to report a few more… Starting with the batting, Kevin Pietersen has now overtaken his captain in terms of Test match runs, having scored 6,361 compared with Andrew Strauss’s tally of 6.340. […]

No Comments | August 23, 2011 | | Scorer's Notes, Tests | Tags: , ,

England vs. India, Fourth Test: Day Five Review

India collapse like a house of cards in an earthquake as England complete a series whitewash.

1 Comment | August 22, 2011 | | Tests | Tags: ,

England vs. India, Fourth Test: Day Four Review

India are made to follow-on, and face the final day still 162 runs behind with seven wickets in hand.

No Comments | August 21, 2011 | | Tests | Tags: , , , ,

England vs. India, Fourth Test: Day Three Review

England’s serene progress towards another enormous score was halted only by the weather, and when the sun returned their bowlers left India’s first innings in tatters once again.

England vs. India, Fourth Test: Day Two Review

Your complaints about late delay are not only completely unjustified, but also ungrammatical. The fault lies in your inability to fill in an order form correctly. You are, in effect, a pompous, illiterate baboon.

England vs. India, Fourth Test: Day One Review

Like Luke Wright’s ODI career, it was fun for a short while. And then we started to get really frustrated and had to go outside and find something else to do. Oh, and other brands of gin are available.

No Comments | August 19, 2011 | | Tests | Tags: , , , , ,