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England vs. West Indies, First Test: Preview

Test cricket’s back in England! The West Indies are here to whet our appetites for later in the summer. We’re going to make them grovel. Or something.

9 Comments | May 15, 2012 | | Tests | Tags: , , ,

County Championship 2012: England Watch

With over a quarter of the County Championship over already, it’s time to take a glance at the performances of some players who might be harbouring England ambitions.

2 Comments | May 9, 2012 | | First Class, Tests | Tags: ,

Whatever Happened To The Unlikely Lads? #8: Ajmal Shahzad

Yorkshire aren’t exactly setting the second division on fire this season, so what they obviously need is a very public falling out with one of their supposed best players. What exactly is going on with Ajmal Shahzad?

5 Comments | May 5, 2012 | | Opinion | Tags: , , ,

Memories Of Colombo

Not content with watching the IPL so our beloved readers don’t have to, we also sent someone else to Colombo last month so they didn’t have to get their passports all dirty and used. Upon his return he scribbled down some notes about his trip and gave them to us, in exchange for a shot of gin and a life size portrait of Steve Smith that we stole from a KFC Big Bash party thing earlier this year.

1 Comment | May 3, 2012 | | Opinion, Tests | Tags: , , ,

End Of Season Reports 7: England

You have to be pretty good to be that rubbish over the winter and still be the best team in the world.

2 Comments | April 27, 2012 | | 40/50-over, Opinion, Tests | Tags: , , ,

Sri Lanka vs. England, Second Test: Day Five Review

After an entire winter of collapsing in a heap as soon as they saw the finish line, England finally got over it after perhaps their finest team performance since the Ashes.

No Comments | April 8, 2012 | | Tests | Tags: , , ,

Sri Lanka vs. England, Second Test: Day Four Review

A day of genuine old-fashioned attritional Test cricket in which almost nothing happened, gripping us for the full 90 overs. Graeme Swann’s double strike in the penultimate over was just reward for not quite getting around to the washing up for eight hours.

No Comments | April 6, 2012 | | Tests | Tags: , , ,

Sri Lanka vs. England, Second Test: Day Three Review

Kevin Pietersen’s masterclass fires England into a dominant position.

No Comments | April 5, 2012 | | Tests | Tags: , , ,

Sri Lanka vs. England, Second Test: Day Two Review

Whoever kept England’s proper batsmen hidden away for the whole winter is a bastard.

No Comments | April 4, 2012 | | Tests | Tags: , , ,

Sri Lanka vs. England, Second Test: Day One Review

Jimmy Anderson destroyed the Sri Lankan top order before Mahela Jayawardene rescued his side with a beautifully crafted century… Haven’t we seen this somewhere before?

No Comments | April 3, 2012 | | Tests | Tags: , , ,