Opening batsman. On no other slot in the team is there greater scrutiny and in turn greater pressure. In no other position is the line between ‘positive’ and ‘reckless’ shot selection so finely, and so strictly, drawn. And in no other aspect of England’s current situation has the long-term need of the team been so […] READ MORE
Tag: Adam Lyth
The Ashes: Fifth Test, Day Two Review
Aggrieved with a tinge of pride, that’s the feeling portrayed by Australian cricket fans after day one of the fifth test. Why couldn’t we bat as sensibly as this in tests three and four? The Ashes: Fifth Test, Day Two Review Day one began in ominous fashion for those supporting the baggy green’s when Alistair […] READ MORE
The One Where Adam Lyth Stays
In a classic episode of the 90’s sitcom ‘Friends’, Chandler Bing has something of a crisis about his relationships with women. In clearing the apartment of his deceased neighbour Mr Heckles, he discovers a diary, cataloguing the list of women that the peculiar old man had abandoned down the years, and the ridiculously insignificant reasons […] READ MORE
Ashes Twists and Turns Continue
If a week is a long time in politics, the Ashes must seem an age? In a series that is remarkable for its capricious twists and turns with scant regard for the notions of form or momentum, one can only wonder what next anachronistic puzzle we’ll find at Trent Bridge? England scored a morale boosting […] READ MORE
Old Scars Opened in Ashes Win
Australia has opened old scars with a crushing 405 run win over England in the second Ashes Test from Lord’s. England was handed its fourth heaviest defeat in terms of runs in its fabled Test history after the tourists destroyed the hosts within four days on a benign track at the home of cricket. Out-batted, […] READ MORE
England vs New Zealand: The England Perspective
There appears to be a fresh feel about the England cricket team right now following the appointment of new Director of Cricket, Andrew Strauss. 2015 has thus far not been kind to England after a terrible World Cup and an alarmingly below-par tour of the West Indies, so under new management there are calls for […] READ MORE
Jonathan Trott Retirement Leaves England Vacancy
The recent retirement of Jonathan Trott has opened up the now too familiar point of discussion for England cricket fans: who will open the batting with Alastair Cook in Test matches? Since Andrew Strauss retired in 2012, England captain Alastair Cook has shared opening stands with six different players and when the first New Zealand […] READ MORE
Alex Hales: Test Match Opener?
After 639 runs in eight first-class innings, Alex Hales is the form batsman in the country. Is a Test debut in 2015 a realistic possibility? 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
Lyth Set For Frustrating Wait
The last twelve months of Adam Lyth’s career have brought him everything a batsman could wish for – a mountain of runs, a County Championship winner’s medal, and most recently, a Wisden Cricketer of the Year award – except an England place. The early indications from the tour match against a hopeless St Kitts and […] READ MORE
