Ignoring the excitement surrounding the build-up to the Paralympics, or even the epic Test series between England and South Africa, we instead decide to pull on our anoraks for a closer look at the recently completed series between the England Lions and Australia A.
Can you be considered a worthy candidate as an Unlikely Lad at the grand old age of 29? If your name is Jason Krejza, then yes. Definitely.
Turns out this English Test team might not be quite as good as everyone thought. Some charitable Aussies have stuck around to get hammered one more time to cheer up the locals.
The international retirement of Brett Lee has brought plaudits from across the globe, although very few of them are to do with his musical escapades. Our resident Aussie isn’t quite as positive.
Archetypal English seamers don’t get many people excited, except for George Dobell, who bloody loves them. But one summer’s day back in 2005 archetypal English seamer Jon Lewis shook the cricket world to its very core.
Since we haven’t the budget for a BBC style montage, we instead get an opinion from either side on what to make of the recently completed ODI series. For those who couldn’t be bothered reading till the end; Australia are rubbish.
England again put Australia to the sword in the second ODI. We assess the game from both sides of the fence (i.e. the good one and the one that couldn’t stop bowling no-balls and lost heavily).
How to stop Pat Cummins from falling apart might seem to be the biggest problem facing Australian cricket at the moment, but in truth it has far bigger issues to confront. 51allout tackles the elephant in the room and wonders just what the future holds for cricket Down Under.
England took the first step towards becoming the first side to top all three world rankings simultaneously by swatting Australia aside at Lord’s.
It’s the biggest and most important five-match ODI series shoehorned into an English summer since, like, ever! And it starts on Friday. Here’s our preview.