The game we all love, however
I would just like to write about some random happenings around the world. I will start with Ashwin’s views about the reverse or switch hit, move onto the Aussies slamming Smith for a poor review and Sri Lanka’s win. Switch hit or reverse sweep This bit of batting is an exciting innovation. There were calls …
India and England will complete the final test of the 2021 series next week. India is currently leading the series 2-1 after excellent wins in Lord’s and at The Oval. The win at The Oval was much more comprehensive than the win at Lord’s which was achieved mainly because of some excellent hitting by Bumrah …
England has just blanked New Zealand 3-0. It is not the win itself that merits attention but the manner of those wins that demands our attention. New Zealand is the current World Test Champions. They are a very good side if not a spectacular one. England on the otherhand, has struggled over the last one …
The brutal assault on the New Zealand bowlers on the last day of the Trent Bridge test has left the ones watching bewildered. This is the England team that we are talking about. The same England team that just about a year ago, refused to chase a similar target against the same opponents. They have …
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Brendan McCullum, the former New Zealand captain has been appointed as the new England coach. It was a rather unexpected decision because his name was never mentioned as being in the reckoning. Everyone was talking about Justin Langer, Ricky Ponting, Mahela Jayawardene and there was even news going rounds that Ravi Shastri would be interested …
Ben Stokes has been named the captain. He has said that he will consider very hard as to who he wants to be his vice-captain. There are quite a few contenders. Who is likely to be England’s vice-captain? Let me analyse. Who are the contenders? Stuart Broad, James Anderson, Rory Burns & Johnny Bairstow. Johnny …
It is a foregone conclusion that England need a new captain. There is no doubt about it. Joe Root, the incumbent, wants to continue as the captain for the foreseeable future. I can think of only one reason for him wanting to continue. He hasn’t won the Ashes in multiple attempts. A couple of times …
For quite sometime now, I have been thinking about whether both Root and Stokes are overrated? I have my own reasons to think along those lines. They are good cricketers. There is no doubt about that but are they great cricketers as they are made out to be? This is something that is not clear …
England lost the series to West Indies for the umpteenth time. It was a foregone conclusion. I for one fully expected England to lose the series. Not because they dared to drop Anderson and Broad but because of their inherent fear of West Indies. Mind you, West Indies are no way near the great sides …
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The West Indies vs England series and the Australia vs Pakistan series are boring advertisement test cricket. There isn’t any other way to say this. There were lot of expectations before the series began. England have traditionally struggled against West Indies whereas Australia have not travelled well in Asia. Especially, against Pakistan, they have not …