In any cricket team, whether is be a junior, county or international one, variation is paramount to keeping the mystery around a side and to making sure you are less predictable when either batting or bowling. Batting is quite hard to vary as you usually have to play what you are given so therefore the […] READ MORE
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The Ashes: First Test, Day Three Review
England took a great stride towards victory in the first Ashes Test as they ended the day leaving Australia 412 to win on a tricky Cardiff pitch. Resuming the day on 264-5, Australia still trailed by 166 runs and needed another strong performance from Brad Haddin and the tail to put real pressure on the hosts. Nightwatchman […] READ MORE
The Ashes: First Test, Day Two Review
Day 3 is set to be another cracker, as both teams continue to try and renounce their Ashes dominance over the other. READ MORE
Australia’s Bowling Headache
In the winter of 2013 they triggered the England down fall, in 2014 they scythed through the Indians, and in 2015 the pace bowlers of the Australian cricket team are poised for more destruction. Australia’s Bowling Headache Head Coach Darren Lehmann has named five seamers in the Ashes touring party and all are hitting their […] READ MORE
Australia win the Cricket World Cup
Australia saw off New Zealand with consummate ease to win the Cricket World Cup for the fifth time. Australia, comfortably the favourites going into the final against their co-hosts, skittled out the Kiwis for under 200, and picked off their target with ages to spare, as captain Michael Clarke, though bowled out with just nine […] READ MORE
World Cup Final Preview: Australia
The stage is finally set for the World Cup final. Since their respective resounding victories over England, Australia and New Zealand have been held in the highest regard amongst the World Cup’s competitors. They are the form teams; who also happen to be the home teams. Somewhat conveniently, they were also the two biggest teams […] READ MORE
India vs Australia: World Cup Semi-Final Preview
World Cup semi-final, India vs Australia at the historic Sydney Cricket ground. Does it get any bigger than this? These two teams have met a lot in the recent past and one could say they know everything about each other. What has happened in the past will count for nothing when both teams take to the […] READ MORE
Cricket is a Batsman’s Utopia, but Bowlers Hold the Key
Much has been made about the dominance bat has acquired over ball in One Day cricket—a theme that has only been amplified during this World Cup. The benchmark total of 300 is rapidly being replaced by a younger model, 400—although no one seems to have told England—and in the space of five years, the triple […] READ MORE
Cricket World Cup 2015: New Zealand vs Australia
If you were not able to catch the New Zealand vs Australia match that took placed this past week, I am sorry to tell you that you missed one hell of a game. The battle between these Oceanian rivals was always going to be one of the biggest match-ups, considering the form both teams currently […] READ MORE
