A gradual but inevitable descent into cricket-based loathing and bile.
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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.
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.
England vs. Sri Lanka: 4th ODI Review
England destroyed Sri Lanka as the series took another weird turn.
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 […]
England v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Day 4 Review
Close of play England 486ao (Prior 126, Cook 96, Morgan 79, Welegedara 4-122) Sri Lanka 479ao (Dilshan 193, Paranavitana 65, M Jayawardene 49, Finn 4-108) England 149-2 (Cook 61*, Trott 58, Pietersen 15*, Herath 1-17) In a sentence The hosts reduced Sri Lanka’s promising overnight position to a first innings deficit, and began to build […]
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 […]
England v Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Day 3 Review
Close of play England 287-2 (Cook 129*, Trott 125*) Sri Lanka 400 (P Jayawardene 112, Anderson 3-66) In a sentence Trott and Cook cruised along at a gentle pace in 240 run partnership where neither player ever looked seriously troubled by a popgun attack. Player of the day The two headed monster that is Johnister […]
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