Years ago, when the Aussies were beating anyone and everyone who played them in test matches, England were a sorry lot. They picked players in the hope that they would perform. A player would be selected for a match only to be dropped the next one, without any reason. Even captains were not spared - the English team resembled the tube stations that dot all across the country - players going in and...
Okay, saying England is half as good as Australia is an exageration. After all, Australia only lost 6 wickets to England’s 19. So mathematically, England were only slightly better than 30% of Australia’s effort. Let’s be generous and round it up to 33%. England are a third as good as Australia.
Still, I am gutted we didn’t get the win. A 1-nil scorecard would’ve been ...
The suspense is over as the touring party for the Ashes series in Australia has been announced. The squad so selected is more or less on expected lines, though there would always be a debate over the selection or non selection of a few fringe players.The squad Andrew Strauss (capt), Alastair Cook, Jonathan Trott, Kevin Pietersen, Paul Collingwood, Ian Bell, Eoin Morgan, Matt Prior, St...
I still can’t believe that after all the speculation and the excitement about the start of yet another Ashes series, the first test is already over. The biggest surprise of the first test was Australia didn’t win at their fortress Gabba! In a way Australia’s worst fears have come true as the bowling attack wasn’t penetrative enough and th...
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