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A Fair And Even-Handed Critique Of Brendon McCullum’s Captaincy

No seriously, it is. We think.

No Comments | November 12, 2015 | | Opinion, Tests | Tags: , , ,

New England: The End of Summer Report Card

Whilst we’re all still together, there’s time to assess New England’s progress.

No Comments | September 17, 2014 | | Opinion | Tags: , , , , ,

The Bold And The Beautiful: These Are The Lives Of Test Captains

Like sands through the hourglass, so are the Days of Our Lives.

2 Comments | August 28, 2014 | | Opinion, Tests | Tags: , , , ,

Australia vs. England: First Test Review (Just The End Of Love)

An aging group trying in vain to recapture past glories. But do we mean England’s batsmen or the Manics?

No Comments | November 25, 2013 | | Opinion, Tests | Tags: , , , , ,

Classic Series Review: 2009 Ashes

Remember the 2009 Ashes? We remembered some bits of it, but then luckily we were allowed to look at the scorecards before writing 2,000 words about it.

Ashes Tour Diary #1: How Is Everything Going Wrong Already?

The Australian tour of England is off to a predictable start. If it keeps going in this direction this could be a very short lived series to be honest.

No Comments | June 7, 2013 | | Opinion | Tags: , , ,

How Good Was Michael Clarke’s Annus?

Cheap bum jokes! Business concepts! Charts! References to Cameroon gaining independence! Our latest Scorer’s Notes piece has all this and more.

2 Comments | January 29, 2013 | | Scorer's Notes | Tags: , , , , , , ,

Australia In 2012: The Year Of The Pup

I wanna fly and run till it hurts, sleep for a while and speak no words, in Australia. The Manic Street Preachers have their view on Australian cricket, but what’s ours?

No Comments | December 30, 2012 | | 40/50-over, Opinion, T20, Tests | Tags: , , , ,

Australia vs. South Africa, First Test: Review

It might not exactly have been a classic, but the first Test provided more talking points than an episode of your typical American primetime soap.

No Comments | November 13, 2012 | | Tests | Tags: , , , , ,