“Oh heavens, not Jordan”. That was my initial reaction when Eoin Morgan tossed him the ball as England took the field for Pakistan’s super over. I’m not a Jordan fan. Never have been really. But despite having the worst bowling figures of any England bowler during the match, Super Chris was absolutely super in the super over. He performed like Superman. They key to Jordan’s success was a succession of whippy yorkers. Many of these turned out to be full tosses earlier in the day, but Jordan was...
Robson, Jordan, Vince, Ali impress selectors
As Paul Downton, David Collier and Gordon Lord* (more on him later) sit down and decide who the next England head coach will be, the players are stating their cases too. One man who’s guaranteed a place, Alastair “The ECB were so right to get rid of KP, but I can’t tell you why” Cook, scored his first century in any form of cricket since November. Ian Bell also scored an unbeaten century for Warwickshire. More interestingly, however, Sam “tie me kangaroo down sport” Robson also made a century...
