The number of times England have been subject to a flurry of criticisms—even after winning—extends far beyond mathematics. As a matter of fact, almost all of the victories that the “wanted” Alastair Cook has earned in the past have often been welcomed either with pointless flak, or abhorrent negativity. Saturday, however, was one of the rarest […] READ MORE
Author: Harneet Singh Sethi
HarnersSportsArsenal are fast becoming World-Beaters
There used to be some bizarre old times when Arsène Wenger’s Arsenal had a sehnsucht for direful defending; there were times when Arsene’s Arsenal had a penchant for lacking Footballing discipline; there used to be times when The Emirates Stadium had a deafening silence – a silence that had agony and pain of years behind […] READ MORE
Preview: West Indies Vs England – The 1st Test
It is hard to judge what could possibly be Alastair Cook’s state of mind. At the beginning of what is to be one of the most important years in English cricket history, Captain Cook has it all to mull over. He has his own form to be taking care of; he doesn’t have a definite […] READ MORE
Richie Benaud: Cricket’s Prized Possession
There are very few in the world who – when they look back – can say they made the most of their life. If ever we wanted to make a dossier of such personalities, Richie Benaud will be the first name to be included. Born on the 6th of October 1930 at Penrith in New […] READ MORE
All England need is a Good Coach
“The problems go deeper for English Cricket”; “English Cricket is doomed”; “A change in team won’t work”; “Change the domestic structure”. The only conclusion these examples of erroneous analysis lead me to is that in the space of merely fifteen months the English domestic structure has run out of players, the quality has become poor, […] READ MORE
Bringing back Kevin Pietersen would be Suicidal for England
Andy Flower: “Contagiously sour, infectiously dour”; “Mood Hoover”. Matt Prior: “The Big Cheese.” James Anderson: “A Bully.” Alastair Cook: “A Company Man.” Stuart Broad: “Not the sharpest tool in the box.” To those in katzenjammers, these are some of the comments that Kevin Pietersen made in his autobiography released about six months ago. If […] READ MORE
