It has been a bit of a surreal few days. England’s ODI series in Asia’s favourite waterpark (otherwise known as Sri Lanka in monsoon season) continued with another washout. And then we had more accusations of spot fixing involving England and Australia players. I don’t know about you but I reckon Al Jazeera should put up or shut up now. The ICC have asked them to hand over the evidence but thus far they’ve refused to comply. This makes we wonder why? Call me naive but I...
Will Sri Lanka Be Pushovers?
I watched an interview with Kumar Sangakkara last week. He said that England were the best all-round test team in the world, and that we were favourites to beat Sri Lanka away from home. Hmmmm. I do love Sanga, and he normally talks a lot of sense, but this time my BS detector (which makes large raspberry sounds when its sensors are stimulated) was working overtime. Talk about putting pressure on the opposition by talking your own team down. It’s quite possible that Sanga hasn’t...
That Test Squad
So then. Let’s sharpen those knives. It’s what I’m hear for. And presumably it’s what you’re here for too. It’s disembowel Ed Smith time again. Let’s skewer those funky left-field selections, and dismantle the methodology behind them. But there’s just one problem this time. As a longtime blogger I know what I hate, and I don’t hate this test squad. In fact, I quite like it. The talking horse has come up trumps in my book. The squad...
