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Apologies for our lack of output this week. I’ve been really busy with other stuff and, let’s be honest, there’s been very little to write about. England are playing a T20 series out in the Windies but it all seems a bit irrelevant to be honest. Yes the games are entertaining but I don’t think anyone is too fussed who wins. I actually found myself in a rather embarrassing position the other day. My father in law, who has just got Sky for the first time, asked me whether...
Positivity. Positivity. Positivity. It’s the MO of Eoin Morgan’s team. When disaster strikes it’s essential to brush yourself off, pretend it’s an aberration, and get right back on that saddle. As a strategy this isn’t the worst approach in the world. England would be daft to try something new with the World Cup just around the corner. Changing course at the last minute would be a huge gamble. It’s not like 50 free spins thunderstruck no deposit. There would...
Afternoon all. And welcome to the latest edition of the Wednesday Wensleydale – the weekly roundup that’s mature, tasty, and tends to crumble on close analysis. We’ve chosen a Yorkshire cheese because the white rose county are very much in the news this week. They’ve signed 26 year old South Africa paceman Duanne Olivier – a man who’s taken 48 wickets in just ten tests at an incredible average of 19 – on a Kolpak deal for next season. This means Olivier...
Well you can’t win ’em all. Even when you’re No.1. Our record breaking ODI team, which registered England’s highest ever chase in the 1st game of the series, returned to earth with a bump last night. It’s just one loss, so there’s no need to panic, but it shows there’s still work to do ahead of the World Cup. Those who expect us to lift the trophy on home soil shouldn’t count their chickens just yet. In fact, just looking at England’s recent...
Yesterday was another reminder that English cricket has been turned on its head. Ten to twenty years ago we used to win test series at a canter (bit of a generalisation but you catch my drift) and then get pummelled in the subsequent ODIs; therefore limited overs contests were utterly forgettable and very much after the Lord Mayor’s show. I remember those days fondly. The test team was settled and usually successful. There was consistency of selection, a core of experienced players (some...
