TagChris Tremlett

Tremlett Keeps the KP Saga Alive

It’s the story that just keeps giving …. the ECB a headache. Here’s our new guest writer, Tregaskis’ views on the latest twist in the tale. On a day when England’s beleaguered team did themselves a massive favour by the simple expedient of not being the Netherlands, the Kevin Pietersen saga continued its epic Nordic narrative. The skirmishing between the uncontrollable berserkers at the ECB and the banished hero shows no sign of abating. There will be no moving on or piping...

Victory in Sydney. Meanwhile in Mumbai …

It was all doom and gloom earlier in the week. The storm clouds over Hobart, plus a decidedly dicey forecast for Sydney, put England in a bind: there was a real danger we’d turn up at Brisbane without any meaningful match practice whatsoever. Undercooked? If Alastair Cook’s team were a steak, it would’ve been blue; a very rare occurrence for a team that’s normally well prepared. Food puns aside, it’s a bloody good thing the rain in Sydney wasn’t as bad as first feared. England’s match against...

England Under a Cloud

When was the last time England beat meaningful opposition away from home in the first test of an important series? I can’t remember exactly, but Geoff Boycott was probably in his twenties and Kim Barnett probably had hair. We always, always seem to start series slowly – and I’m afraid I can’t see it being any different in Brisbane this month. Even our triumph in 2010 started badly. Peter Siddle got a hat-trick and we conceded a huge first innings deficit. I can still remember that inane...

The Friday Roundup

The big bit of breaking news is that Bresnan’s back is bust (is that a record for the number of ‘B’s in an opening sentence?). Poor Bressie lad suffered a stress facture after the Durham Test. We cannot either confirm on deny the fictional rumour that he hurt himself piggybacking Stuart Broad across the outfield after consuming several schooners of Drambuie in the post-match celebrations. His most likely replacement at The Oval is Chris Tremlett, who obviously plays his county cricket south of...

The Big Bluff? Third Test Preview

Andy Flower is no longer Andy Flower. He’s Agent Flower; working on Her Majesty’s very secretive service. Ever since the Lord’s test finished, England have been playing mind-games with the Aussies. What will the Old Trafford pitch be like? Will it be as dry as Richie Benaud’s favourite muscadet? Will England play two spinners? As a result, Michael Clarke’s canary yellows seem to be desperate to play two spinners themselves – even though we keep hearing that their strength is fast bowling. How...

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