Collingwood, Ramprakash and Harmison battle against time
Watching Paul Collingwood, Mark Ramprakash and Steve Harmison desperately trying to rage against the dying of the light in the County Championship fills me with mixed emotions. On the one hand I...
View ArticleAndrew Flintoff is wrong; Mike Atherton was brave and classy
Andrew Flintoff’s blast at Mike Atherton, his erstwhile county and international team-mate, seems to be part of the kind of spat you would perhaps associate more with Yorkshiremen than Lancastrians. I...
View ArticleXabi Alonso (Liverpool and England)… I wish
Xabi Alonso had a rare off-night against Portugal in a tournament in which he has shone. He missed the first penalty in the shoot-out and although he still had the most successful pass completion rate...
View ArticleLast Man Stands make Twenty20 look like a Test match
If you thought Twenty20 was the ultimate form of 'cricket condensed', think again. A new, even more truncated version called Last Man Stands is rapidly expanding from its London base to a national and...
View ArticleChelsea fans should embrace Rafael Benitez
Red in the bed: Rafa Benitez has his work cut out winning over Chelsea fans The lack of respect for Rafael Benitez from English football fans outside of the red half of Liverpool always puzzles me....
View ArticleLiverpool's New Year's resolution: more goals from midfield
Liverpool look as if they are heading in the right direction as they enter 2013, after the 4-0 home win over Fulham. Although that romp only took them into eighth, two places lower than where they...
View ArticleTests versus T20: what it means for likes of Luke Wright
The tussle between Tests and Twenty20 rolls on into 2013. While it was reasonably encouraging to see some adequate crowds in India for the series against England, South Africa's decision to stage a T20...
View ArticleMike Denness on facing Lillee and Thomson (and Tendulkar)
In Mike Denness, who has died aged 72, cricket has lost a fine former player and England captain, and one of the most genial and courteous men you could meet. I first encountered the ex-Kent and Essex...
View ArticleBob Willis and Mike Atherton's forgotten revolution
I found an intriguing cricket document while clearing out the drawers of a departed colleague. Presented like a university thesis, it is bound by a plastic, inexpensive clip and there is not a single...
View ArticleAustralia v England 2013-14: 'You've just cost us the Ashes'… famous spillages
The Ashes 2013-14: England are paying the price for dropped catches in this second Test at Adelaide. Here are some more famous Ashes spillages. Adelaide 2013-14 Brad Haddin was dropped by Michael...
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