This and a series of blogs will be about Boycott’s autobiography. First, Geoffrey Boycott Autobiography Chapters 1 & 2. Geoffrey starts with an apology. He apologises to everyone who may have become his adversaries because of his forthrightness. He once walked past his mother without even looking at her because he was thinking about the …
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The Ashes England perspective Down 0-2 and eventually squaring the series 2-2 was an extraordinary achievement. I expected England to win atleast one Test. Afterall, they were playing at home under familiar conditions but never did I expect them to win 2. If not for rain at Old Trafford, they could have walked away with …
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The Ashes Australian perspective. Another edition of The Ashes has been done and dusted. The series was well-fought between two evenly-matched teams. No quarter was given and none asked. There were some stellar individual performances as well as some sterling rearguard actions. Inevitable comparisons were made with the 2005 Ashes series which not at all …
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England is sitting pretty in the Old Trafford Test. A brute of an innings from the much-maligned Zak Crawley, has put them in the driver’s seat. Michael Atherton, the much respected British commentator, remarked during his innings that Crawley has not been consistent but if he can get himself set, he plays an innings of …
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There is India against the West Indies and there is England against Australia. Famously known as The Ashes. It is no brainer as to which one is the more popular series. There cannot be a contrasting series than these. In the future, respective boards will have to ensure that they must not schedule mismatched series …
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Yes, it is hard to wait for the 4th Ashes Test. Never in their wildest imagination, would Australia must have thought that come Old Trafford, they will be 2-1 up in the series with an outstanding chance of winning the Ashes outright at the second opportunity. They would have been happy to reach the halfway …
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England is still alive and kicking in the ongoing Ashes. They barely survived at Headingley despite the brilliance of Mark Wood. There are quite a few questions that Ben Stokes and McCullum will have to find answers for before Old Trafford. Despite the win, bowling still needs to be improved. The much-touted Bazball, is for …
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Mitchell Marsh’s comeback was nothing short of brilliant. Cameroon Green is touted as a future prospect who hasn’t done much wrong in his short career so far. Cummins has played 3 consecutive games and has bowled quite a lot of overs. Hazlewood will definitely play at Old Trafford. What to do with David Warner? There …
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The whole of England would have screamed The Ashes is alive, The Ashes is alive, The Ashes is alive. Well, it is indeed alive. England fought back really well and ensured that they live to fight another day. The action at Headingley, the scene of Ben Stokes’s previous exploits, was riveting. The tension was palpable …
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Going into Leeds, Australia will be the hot favourites to not only win the series but to win The Ashes as well. The most coveted trophy between the teams. England is under serious pressure to win the remaining 3 Tests and thereby the Ashes. A tall order in any way one looks at it. Especially, …
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