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England, the team that redefined how white-ball cricket must be played, is now struggling in the same format. A team that once talked about scoring 500 runs in ODI, is now unable to even win consistently. There has been changes in personnel, drastically at that, but fortunes have not changed. Eversince the retirement of Eoin …
It took Pakistan 4 consecutive and heavy defeats for them to realise that on flat pitches, the rechristened England is not only tough to contain but is almost impossible to defeat them. Once, they turned to spin as their main choice of attack, England, the Bazballers were found wanting. On every previous occasion, Pakistan have …
One is an accomplished master whereas the other is an upcoming talent who has announced himself at the highest stage in a grand manner. One is already established his legacy whereas the other has taken little steps on the way to establishing his own legacy. The Joe Root and Harry Brook partnership at Multan is …
There was a time when England were always bothered against Pakistan. It could be in England or it could be in Pakistan. They had a mental block that just did not go away whenever they were up against Pakistan. Somehow, Pakistan managed to find that additional energy when it came to England. Things have, however, …
James Anderson bid adieu to the game of cricket at the end of the first Test against the West Indies at Lord’s. It has been a stellar career of over 20 years. Ofcourse, he lost a lot of pace and guile towars the end of his career but still retained the hunger to succeed. However, …
Michael Vaughan, the former England skipper and a successful commentator, is often known to comment or tweet things that are more often than not, did not merit any serious discussion. He often tries to provoke the Indians by tweeting something about Kohli or Rohit or some of the star cricketers. Other times, he will praise …
The Ashes is a year and two months away. A lot of things could change between then and now. England have not held the Ashes in 10 years. They have not won in Australia in 13 years with the last 3 series being absolute drubbing. 0-5, 0-4, 0-4 in Australia shows disaster threadbare. It can …
Is this the correct word to use? Well, it may not be ethically correct but it is nothing wrong to say that Sri Lanka embarrassed England. Sri Lanka is just like every other Asian team who struggles against the swinging ball. They were thoroughly outplayed in the first and second Tests. So much so that …
Brendan McCullum, the man who is credited with creating a whole new philosophy of playing Test cricket, has been handed over the white-ball coaching as well by the ECB. On the other side, Nathan Lyon, wants a 3-match Test series to decide the WTC winner. Let me pass my two cents about McCullum’s role and …
The next chapter in the Kevin Pietersen autobiography is Pietersen and the final chapter On the way to Sydney, before the final Test, Pietersen asked Broad about Flower. Broad told him that Flower hasn’t spoken to him for 3 weeks. How come? Broad was the only saving grace of the tour and yet, Flower did …