Cricket Diary
Returning to play cricket in 2021 aged 57 following a 33 year absence from the game was one of the best (and worst) decisions that I have made. Neither my …
Time to stop selecting and start building the Test Team
The background to this post is the not unexpected early finish to the first test in Australia for the England Team. Well I say not unexpected, and I am pretty …
Cricket Debate: I Couldn’t Care Less Who Wins The IPL & The Hundred Should Recognise This.
I love watching the IPL but have no interest at all in who wins, which is strange for me because as a rule I don’t watch sport unless I actually …
Cricket Debate: Captain Morgan v Player Morgan
One moment I think Morgan is over rated, too arrogant, overly selfish and not flexible enough. Then I look at what he has achieved, what the experts say about him, …
Cricket Debate: Make Slow Play Pay
Not the first time I have picked on slow play as the topic for a post and no doubt not the last, but I want to look at ways in …
Cricket Debate: Knowing Your Sport Does NOT Make You A Good Manager
What is it with sports and the belief that you have to have played the game in order to manage within the game? I get totally that to coach, or …
Cricket Debate: ECB Approach To Mental Health
The ECB’s “rest and rotation” policy is a good idea, and looking after the players mental health is key, but is it the players of the management that want it? …
Cricket Debate: Time to Review The Use Of Technology
I am all for the use of technology in sport (in general) and cricket (in particular) but I have a number of caveats that I think should be in place: …
Cricket Debate: The Hundred – How Not To Reward Loyalty
In no way am I the first to put digits on the keyboard to share some thoughts on The Hundred, and in no way will I be the last. It’s …
Cricket Debate: RIP Your Best XI
I have discussed the rotation policy before (and no doubt will do again), but for now I think we need to accept the “good old days” are long gone of …
Cricket Debate: A Modified Toss
The second test at Chennai last week between India and England provided enough debating points to a) prove the enduring value of Test Cricket and b) keep even the most …
Cricket Debate: This Week On Twitter – Getting Children Interested in Cricket, and Rotation Policies
I have enjoyed myself on Twitter this week, or more accurately I have enjoyed being on Twitter this week which is not something I have said (or felt) for a …
Cricket Debate: No Balls, DRS & Wasting Time
The coverage of the first test between India and England on Channel 4 was without doubt a welcome return to “Free To Air” (FTA) TV for the sport, and generated …