Despite England dominating the first two sessions of the day, Pakistan showed some serious fight to bring themselves back in to the game late on day two. Saeed Ajmal, as predicted, played a huge part for the hosts, who, up … Continue reading
England are probably just slightly ahead of the game having taken seven Pakistan wickets on day one of the second test in Abu Dhabi as the hosts closed on 256. In all honesty it was a great day of hard … Continue reading
As Ricky Ponting made another substantial contribution in test cricket last night, I was quite pleased for him. I’m English. Surely I shouldn’t be pleased. But I was. And I’m sure there are many more that were too. Going back … Continue reading
A day on from England’s capitulation in Dubai, it still seems hard to digest. What went wrong? I guess only the playing and coaching staff know. I still expect England to have a say in this series, but winning it … Continue reading
After yesterday’s catastrophies, today saw a marked improvement in England’s efforts, with the bowlers being rewarded for their sheer persistence on a pitch that offered little help. Having been bowled out for just 192 yesterday, England’s bowlers stuck to their … Continue reading
England’s chance to solidify their spot at the helm of the test rankings suffered a massive blow on day one of the first against Pakistan, as they succumbed to the spin of Saeed Ajmal. The saying; you can’t win a … Continue reading
Predictions for this series are difficult. Dubai is a place unknown to your regular Englishman; I am that – but here goes… Very likely to happen There will be turn from day one. Hearing all that I have heard on SkySportsNews in … Continue reading
It’s one thing reaching the summit of the test cricket rankings; it’s another thing trying to stay there. This year will be a tough year for England with the likes of South Africa on the fixture list for the summer. … Continue reading
Last year was a successful year for English cricket, but cricket’s world-wide reputation was tarnished. When three Pakistan players; Mohammed Amir, Salman Butt and Mohammed Asif, were found guilty of spot-fixing, it shook the cricketing world right to it’s very … Continue reading
As Australia picked up an extraordinary win in Durban, people will see improvements in the side that England played in the Ashes last time around. They fought until the last ball and that is evident of every Australian side that … Continue reading