Ian Salisbury: not very good. Discuss.
It is a mixed blessing to come into a team that has turned into a juggernaut. The environment of calibre, camaraderie and confidence is likely to be a boost to your own game. On the other hand, if you go through the period of adaptation that is common to most players, then the contrast with the efforts of world-class teammates can be vivid, especially if you replace someone that the fans have come to look on as if he were a faithful old family pet.
Ravi Bopara returns to the England fold this week, but will he finally rise to the occasion and establish himself in the side?
We looked at England’s traffic lights the other day, now it’s India’s turn.
With England and India enjoying a brief break between tests, we wanted to have a look at the numbers so far. First up: England.
With the dust barely settled from Lord’s it’s off to Trent Bridge for the second match of the series. Here’s how we see it.
Following England’s comprehensive victory at Lord’s, we think it appropriate to mention some of the milestones reached and to highlight others that may be passed during the course of the series.
Kevin Pietersen’s (relatively) restrained double hundred leads England to a substantial first innings score but India make it through to the close of play unscathed.
With England debating the selection between Stuart Broad and Tim Bresnan for Thursday’s series opener against India, we at 51allout wanted to look purely at the numbers behind the former’s career and form, to see if we could find some justification one way or another.
This week we watched Fire In Babylon, the story of the West Indies cricket team from the mid 70’s onwards. Here’s what we thought of it.