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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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? …
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: …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …