Tom Harrison ends his reign as CEO of the England and Wales Cricket Board with the game in disarray. The principal victim of that is cricket in England and Wales, but it is also an unedifying end to the career of a man who brought a great deal to the sport. The TV rights package […] READ MORE
Yesterday’s drama at Lord’s will allow for many narratives to take shape. The unlikely partnership between Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah at the end of India’s innings, the performances of India’s bowling unit as a whole, and the thrilling end to the match all make for entertaining talking points. But there is a less happy […] READ MORE
The Pandemic The coronavirus has affected the world of sport since March. Various sports were stopped between March and June. Football only recently returned in Germany in May and last week in England. Cricket is scheduled to return on the 8th of July. England will be hosting the West Indies. However, some national competitions have […] READ MORE
Like pretty much every other sport in most European countries, cricket has also gone on hiatus as a result of the ongoing pandemic. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) suspended the sport in March and has expanded the suspension several times ever since. With little more to do than waiting for cricket to return, […] READ MORE
England's repeated poor performances in Tests underlines the need to make changes in the coaching department. READ MORE
ECB's appointment of Ed Smith as national selector, as well as launching a new scouting system is a step in the right direction but the bigger problem, coaching, is something that still hasn't been addressed. READ MORE
With Ireland and Afghanistan now being given Test status, the next big step could be for a two-tier Test structure to be introduced. READ MORE
Ask any county cricket fan about the season’s “traditional curtain-raiser”, and they will tell you that since time immemorial, the champion county season has started with a first-class match fixture between the previous season’s County Champions and an MCC XI. However, as with so many things in cricket, there is an element of urban myth […] READ MORE
English cricket was in a dark place following the 2015 World Cup. Out-played, out-fought and out-powered, they played cricket in much the same way they had for the last twenty years. Stuck in the dark ages it made for rather desperate viewing. Fast forward to the present day and England’s one-day side is in rude […] READ MORE