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Is South African bowling really a concern?
With the Test series ahead and the first clashes played out across the shortest form of the game, attention is turning to the composition of the two teams for the four Test series between South Africa and England this winter. And former professional Mike Atherton-slayer Allan Donald thinks he has spotted a problem with the [...]
The Ashes player ratings - a waste of time
At the end of the series it is customary for most media outlets to rate the players’ performances on a scale of 1-10, as if that in some way helps us understand the story of the Tests. The only trouble, of course, is that it is a colossal waste of time. Here’s a round-up of [...]
Ashes round-up: 10.7.9 - Vaughan gets in with a bad crowd, the memories of 2006-7 are as strong as those of 2005
The day began with the memories of Ashes 2005, and finished with the memories of 2006-7. Broad and Anderson were not two names who would have troubled the thinking of the Australian strategists when they drew up their bowling plans, but they emerged belligerently and moved the total forward. When Broad was replaced by Swann, [...]
Selecting for ODIs the England way
The England team selection in the current one day series is at best muddled and at worst completely mental and utterly ridiculous. One can only envisage how the meeting went that selected the team for the 5th ODI in Cuttack…
Moores: Right boys, 4-0 down, only pride to play for and we need to build some confidence [...]