Who should be England’s first choice spinner? England are just coming off the back off a 2-0 series win in Sri Lanka. Dom Bess and Jack Leach both picked up a bagful of wickets. So why are there concerns heading into the Indian tour? For a start, many experts still believe that neither has staked […] READ MORE
England complete stunning comeback to beat Australia in the 2nd ODI England pulled off an astonishing 24-run victory as Australia crumbled for the second time in as many weeks in the 2nd ODI international at Emirates Old Trafford. Following their collapse in the first T20 a fortnight ago, Australia couldn’t cope with the pressure of […] READ MORE
England vs Australia 1st ODI – The Story England lost against Australia in the 1st Royal London ODI by 19 runs as the visitors take a 1-0 lead in the series. Australia had the Mitchell Marsh – Glenn Maxwell partnership to thank for keeping them in the game. Their bowlers then took early wickets and […] READ MORE
Mitchell Marsh Keeps His Cool Australia grabbed a consolation win as they beat England in the last over with five wickets to spare. Mitchell Marsh kept his cool in the final match of the three-match Twenty20 series at the Ageas Bowl. Aaron Finch won another toss and this time elected to chase. Perhaps in an […] READ MORE
England Edge Australia In Thriller In 1st T20I England fought back superbly against Australia in the 1st T20I after staring defeat in the face for much of the encounter. Eoin Morgan’s side produced an incredible fightback to beat their Ashes enemies by two runs in an enthralling opening match at the Ageas Bowl, Southampton. Australia […] READ MORE
The Best T20 Spinners Of All-Time It is perhaps fair to say that T20 Cricket has helped spinners of all kinds rekindle their way back into international cricket. It was perhaps getting to a point where spinners were fading away. Recently, in the England v Pakistan T20 series, both Adil Rahid and Shadab Khan have […] READ MORE
The Best Off-Spinners Declining? In the past few years, with the extravagant use of flat pitches in one day cricket, the importance of off-spinners have certainly been brushed aside. Teams off late have resorted to the use of wrist spinners rather than opting for traditional right arm off-spinners. With the likes of Ashwin and Lyon […] READ MORE
With England playing hosts at the 2019 World Cup next month and also welcoming the Australian Test team for the Ashes in July, a bummer summer awaits them. Jofra Archer will be the focus. For Ireland, the times are just as exciting as they host West Indies and Bangladesh for a tri-series with Zimbabwe paying […] READ MORE
It is almost an hour past noon as the Hindu gymkhana overlooks the sensational Marine Drive with the sun beating down at 30°C. It is so windy and breezy that one might quip about the weather orchestrating an eventful day for a bit of cricket; and quite rightly so. Josh Poysden is getting the ball […] READ MORE
Joe Root and his England team have managed to do something really special on this tour to Sri Lanka. They have beaten Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka, something which no team, except India, has managed to do in the last three years (since Kumar Sangakkara’s retirement). South Africa and Australia were whitewashed while the Windies […] READ MORE