The game we all love, however
Yes, New Zealand served a huge warning to the rest of the nations in this World Cup. They announced to the world that they were also in the reckoning to become the ultimate champion. Something triggers the New Zealanders when it comes to ICC tournaments. They punch above their weight quite often in almost every …
Boycott talks about his close friend Brian Clough who stood like a rock for him. He offered advise and pointed out mistakes. Brian wasn’t a cricketer. He played football. Brian Clough was introduced to Boycott by Brian Close. He used to visit the games that was played at Scarborough and Clough watched the game not …
The Kerry Packer Saga. Tony Greig who himself was diagnosed with cancer, died of a heart attack in December 2012. His memorial service was held at Trafalgar Square which was attended by former players including Boycott. Richie Benaud, Dennis Amiss, Michael Holding and David Gower delivered eulogies. Whenever someone talks about Greig, World Series Cricket …
Boycott was lucky in the sense that because of his popularity, there were a lot of people who came forward for his help. He was restless throughout the period. Chemotherapy makes the body extremely weak. It completely neutralises the immune system which will take more than 2 years to be fully restored. The body is …
The autobiography chapters 1 & 2 can be read here. This is Boycott about cancer struggle Growth deducted On 14 August 2002, Boycott noticed that the left side of his neck was unusually firm. He noticed the same even after a couple of days. He was about to get married to Rachael, his longtime girlfriend …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …