Kevin Pietersen and the meeting

Kevin Pietersen and the meeting

Pietersen starts with a disclaimer. He says he is not someone who can be trampled upon. In February 2014, Pietersen went to the ECB to meet the then 3 powerful people in the English game, captain Alastair Cook, Managing Director Paul Downton and James Whitaker, the Chairman of Selectors. England had just concluded a disastrous …

The England West Indies series

The England West Indies series

Well, there was a series between England and West Indies. Not that many paid much attention to the series. As expected, England won the series 3-0. It is actually a big improvement for England against this particular opponent. For some reason, England and Pakistan are the only teams that still lose games to West Indies. …

England’s series against India

England’s series against India

Before proceeding to read this blog, please read part one of the England series against India. In this blog, I will dissect the opinion of England’s former cricketers, some of whom were really savage on their team. It was an incredible performance on the part of the Indians who missed several key personnel in the …

The series from England’s perspective

The series from England’s perspective

The English were overwhelming in their opinion about the series in India. They will lose and some even said heavily. In the end, it did come true. England lost the series heavily. 1-4 defeat, with the sole victory on the back of an unbelievable Ollie Pope innings, that they must have lost as well. The …

Don’t discard Bazball England

Don’t discard Bazball England

Eversince the loss of the series or more precisely, eversince Joe Root’s ill-advised ramp of Bumrah, England’s former cricketers have advised the team to look beyond Bazball. They range from Michael Vaughan to Mark Ramprakash though sane voices like Nasser Hussain have asked the supporters to refrain from criticising Bazball. I would urge England don’t …

Indian team’s priorities are wrong

Indian team’s priorities are wrong

It is likely that Jasprit Bumrah, the most successful Indian bowler on spinning pitches, will be rested for the next Test against England. The aim of the move is to ensure his longevity. This is a noble intention and there is no doubt about it. Given Bumrah’s history with injuries and his relevance to the …