Despite not blogging over the weekend, there is plenty to talk about; England’s series defeat to Pakistan and Australia’s whitewashing of India. Both England and Australia have suffered quite a change in fortunes since the turn of the year. On … Continue reading
For someone with 13,000 runs in test cricket to their name, what is a double-hundred to write home about? Well (in my best Aussie accent) a bladdy lot mate. As I wrote a couple of days ago, Ponting has been … Continue reading
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 10 wicket haul against the best batting unit in the world. Not bad. Seven wickets for a spinner on the first day of a test match. Simply sensational. It was a performance of real class from Saeed Ajmal. I … Continue reading
Andrew Flintoff – @flintoff11 The Lancashire pace-man is our third Friday Follow and lets face it, in the world of cricket, the bloke is a bit of a hero. After his match-winning performances throughout the entirety of the 2005 Ashes … 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