Ashes to Ashes Oliver Lamb discusses what went wrong for England in the latest Ashes “They’ve been pretty poor in their thinking, planning, selection… Everybody has to have a good look at themselves – the players, who haven’t performed… the selectors… we’ve been poor. Really, really poor!” That was the verdict of Geoffrey Boycott, English […]
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Falling Apart at the Seams
Rhys Wallis reviews England’s Cricketing Tour in India and explores their options going forward
Testing times as England gear up to face India
Huge challenges lie ahead for Joe Root’s England against a dominant India team. Billy Densham takes a look at the key talking points for the series.
Report: Jason’s 202* Holds England to the sword to give West Indies 1-0 lead
West Indies 289 (Hetmyer 81*, Anderson 5-46) and 415 for 6 dec (Holder 202*, Dowrich 116*) beat England 77 (Roach 5-17) and 246 (Burns 84, Chase 8-60) by 381 runs Selection blunder leaves toothless England to hard yards in the field. Local boys: Jason Holder, Kemar Roach, Shane Dowrich and Roston Chase shine as the West Indies subjected […]
Rooting for Joe
When Alastair Cook announced he was stepping down from the England captaincy after a painful winter in India, it seemed only a matter of time before his vice-captain Joe Root would be appointed as his successor. Brief mentions were given to Stuart Broad and Ben Stokes, but inevitably England’s best batsmen was revealed as the […]
England’s Trial by Spin: Pakistan V England 2015/16
Having won the Ashes this summer, England head out to the UAE to face an in-form Pakistan, in what promises to be a challenging series to say the least. England’s record in the UAE is not one to gloat over, the last time they visited the UAE they were white washed 3-0 and crossed 300 […]
The Ashes 2015: how the squads stack up
Whilst Australia remain favourites for this summer’s Ashes series, England are not to be underestimated. Rob Cross casts his eye over the two squads, giving predictions on how each player will perfrom. Alastair Cook © Series predictions: After a terrible run of form and calls for him to be axed from the side, Captain Cook […]
The Ashes 2015: A preview
With the greatest rivalry in cricket once again being renewed tomorrow in Cardiff, Sport Editor Rob Cross gives his views on the upcoming Ashes series. “Absolute ignominy…this is an absolute low”. The words of Jonathan Agnew after England’s humiliating group-stage exit from the World Cup painfully brought to mind the Ashes thrashing handed to them […]
ODI round-up; England vs New Zealand
Sport Editor Rob Cross reviews the recent ODI series success versus New Zealand, picking out some memorable highlights. Less than two weeks ago, a new-look England side were preparing to square up to World Cup finalists New Zealand for the first of five ODI’s. Not even the staunchest England fans could claim much optimism after a […]