Uncertainty And Intrigue: Coronavirus, Ian Watmore, and The Hundred
There's just no escaping the coronavirus. It's a crisis; it's a scourge; it's a bluebottle in the ointment. The pandemic is destroying lives, wrecking lifestyles, and causing huge anxiety and uncertainty. And cricket, of course, is not immune. It's all such a shame. Last summer was a great year for [...]
The Test Documentary And The Next Ashes Series
How is everyone doing? The lockdown is beginning to take its toll here – home schooling the kids isn’t much fun – but at least the cricketing hiatus gives us time to take stock. England’s Test series victory in South Africa was definitely a step in the right direction and [...]
How Good Is Ben Stokes? Let The Botham / Flintoff Comparisons Begin
I'm going to start by making an uncontroversial assertion. Ben Stokes is England's best known cricketer of his generation. In fact, you've probably heard of Ben Stokes even if you don't like cricket. That's partly because of Bristol, of course, but it's also because the 2019 Wisden Cricketer Of The [...]
Men Of The Moment Volume 1 – Nasser Hussain
Today we kick off a new series of articles by Billy Crawford. Over the next few weeks, while we wait to see when cricket can resume, Billy will be writing a series of pen portraits of the players who have defined each cricketing summer since since he first fell in [...]
What’s The Best Innings You’ve Seen?
Are you missing cricket? Me too. I love April but it's not the same without the start of the county championship to look forward to. The weather is improving, it's still light at 6pm, the magnolia trees (a personal favourite) are in bloom, the cherry blossom is gorgeous but .... [...]
Sympathy For The ECB
When our former co-editor Maxie and I established this blog long ago, Maxie wrote on our 'about' page that TFT was generally 'suspicious of authority but supportive of our players'. I never imagined that ten years later, in the midst of a global pandemic, I'd write an article supporting the [...]
The Debutants
Today we welcome back James Wilson, author of Court and Bowled: Tales of Cricket and the Law. He recalls some of the more interesting Test debuts experienced by cricketers over the years. Enjoy ... The vast majority of cricketing followers, myself included, needless to say, will never come close to [...]
The England Cult Heroes XI
So what are you up to at the moment? I bet you're bored silly (if you're not feeling absolutely rotten). We're just a couple of days into the UK lockdown and I'm already tired of watching TV, having all my upcoming copywriting projects 'postponed' (code for cancelled) and, perhaps worst [...]
Men’s T20 World Cup Remains On Schedule
World sport is obviously suffering from a period of extreme uncertainty at the moment, with major competitions and events being cancelled or moved. Perhaps the most notable to be shifted is the 2020 football Euros, which has now been delayed by a full year to accommodate domestic football calendars. With [...]
Cricket Match Predictions Anyone?
Today guest writer Ritam Basu talks about a new site that predicts the outcome of cricket matches. Clever eh? As a hardcore cricket tragic, I've always wondered where I could find the best cricket predictions for national teams such as England and India plus top leagues like the IPL. Therefore [...]
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