Best Bowling Partnerships In Cricket A bowling attack’s main job is to pick up 20 wickets in a test match and 10 wickets in an ODI. The former is crucial because there is no overs constraint in tests and therefore without taking 20 wickets, a team cannot win. As a result, the best test teams […] READ MORE
Best Australian Bowlers In Test Matches The current Australian bowling attack is widely regarded as the best in test match cricket. Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Nathan Lyon form a deadly quartet. They have variety in the attack, in terms of pace, bounce, movement and spin. But, are any of them amongst the […] READ MORE
Muttiah Muralitharan – The Smiling Assassin On the back of the backlash aimed towards actor Vijay Sethupathi over his Muttiah Muralitharan biopic ‘800’. We ask is the legendary Sri Lankan off-spinner an underrated genius? Undoubtedly statistically one of, if not the greatest bowler to ever play the beautiful game of cricket. Sitting a full 92 […] READ MORE
Kevin Pietersen, 158, vs Australia, 2005 Ashes Just how valuable is Kevin Pietersen and the 158 he scored vs Australia in 2005? The birth of a great team is often traced to a single player. Their legacy might be tough-as-nails leadership or the nurturing of talent. For the England side of 2008-2013, however, that legacy […] READ MORE
The Top 5 Best Bowling Attacks of All-Time An excellent bowling attack is crucial to the success of any test match team. Taking 20 wickets is the only way that you can win a test match. It is therefore no coincidence, that some of the greatest test teams ever, have possessed some of the best […] READ MORE
Sachin Tendulkar, 90, vs Australia, 1996 World Cup Sachin Tendulkar and the 90 he scored vs Australia, 1996 World Cup, at his home ground of Mumbai remains one of India’s greatest ever World Cup innings. It was, in many ways, the classic Sachin innings. A heroic lone hand against a quality opponent that was ultimately […] READ MORE
Picking The Worst Test Match Batsmen XI We spend so much time eulogising about the best players on the planet, comparing the likes of Ben Stokes, Virat Kohli, Kane Williamson, and Steve Smith, we don’t give a second thought to the humble last man. We’ve taken a look at the worst test match batsmen eleven […] READ MORE
Glenn McGrath – One Of Australia’s Greatest Fast Bowlers Of All-Time Glenn McGrath would go down as one of the greatest Australian bowlers of all time. He made his test debut in November 1993 and then in ODI’s in December 1993, all on home soil. McGrath played 14 years of international cricket in all forms […] READ MORE
Most Test Match Wickets – The Legends Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Nathan Lyon. Australia is currently blessed to have such a lethal bowling attack. It is likely that all four could make the “most test match wickets for Australia list” by the time they finish playing. Do any of them currently make […] READ MORE
The history of The Ashes Australia’s first test win in England came at The Oval in 1882. At the time, the British tabloid had stated that “English Cricket had died at The Oval”. Since 1882, 70 Ashes series have been played. Australia has won 33 Ashes series. But who has taken the most Ashes wickets? […] READ MORE