ArchiveAugust 2014

I’m on holiday at the mo, so I’ve had plenty of time to think. Admittedly this has mostly involved pondering the ideal time to switch to wine (after drinking my own body weight in Trappist ales), but like many borderline alcoholics I tend to get a tad philosophical as my blood-alcohol levels approach 100%. Obviously the conclusions I’ve reached aren’t exactly watertight, but if you wanted Socrates or Plato, you wouldn’t be reading a cricket blog, right?! Anyway...

Thanks again to everyone who’s taken part in our epic discussion thread which followed the conclusion of the fifth test. Two comments, written from different perspectives, stand out in particular for their eloquence and quality of analysis. They deserve greater prominence, in the form of a stand-alone post. The first is by our regular contributor Tregaskis: *********************** Tregaskis It strikes me that the narrative has shifted on the back of England’s 3-1 series win over a hapless...

The torrent of comment on yesterday’s post revealed that England supporters can’t quite agree, to put it mildly, on where England stand after their hugely emphatic series win. But how do things look from an Indian point of view? Today guest writer Girish Menon muses on the future of Indian tours to England, and whether MS Dhoni’s beleaguered side will have the last laugh. *************************************** As the brickbats from aficionados of test cricket keep piling on...

This is an English cricket blog, in which we look at events from an English point of view. But it’s impossible to analyse what happened in this match, and particularly yesterday, without discussing India. Theirs was the worst performance I have ever seen on a cricket field in thirty years of following the game. A decent club XI would have easily done better. First they conceded 101 in 11.3 overs of the morning session, in a disastrous display of poor bowling, woeful fielding, and clueless...

A day of largely efficient progress by England, divided into three phases. Solid accumulation; a wobble; and then dominance over a tiring attack. You can’t help but feel sorry for the Indian bowlers, who’ve bowled decently, tried their best, and shown both fight and perseverance, unlike their batsmen colleagues, who’ve let them down, not least by dropping so many catches. As I mentioned last week, there are more than a few parallels between India’s collapse in this...

 
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