Shades of 1981 as Ben Stokes and Joffra Archer see us home
In 1981 at odds of 500/1 Botham picked England off the floor with his sensational batting, in a moment that he said changed his life!
In 1981 at odds of 500/1 Botham picked England off the floor with his sensational batting, in a moment that he said changed his life!
After being in winning positions on numerous occasions at Edgbaston, in post-match interviews Root said he was expecting a really good response and expecting a really good show! But unfortunately, the weather intervened in what was a great test match nevertheless!
As I predicted the Ashes will be a roller coaster which will ebb and flow, but no one could have predicted the sequence of events that unfolded in the first test at Edgbaston.
After the euphoria of England winning the World Cup and the country still riding the crest of a wave! the country will now be immersed in the Ashes!
This most go down as the most amazing game of cricket anyone has ever witnessed. The game went one way and other in the most nail-biting climax the game has ever seen.
What an atmosphere, a full house at 10.30am. Coming back to the Oval always reminds me of my first visit, in 1966.
I feel so sorry for Mark Wood for being left out of the first ODI of the ICC Cricket World Cup!
The last couple of months we have been preparing behind the scenes on four fronts -NZ, SA, SL + Aus and all that after two very busy and successful tours to Sri Lanka & the Caribbean!
Is there a need for “The Hundred” or is it just for TV and to line the ECB coffers?
The cricket season is well underway with the usual elements having its say with mixed results and few postponed and abandoned!
I am writing this blog at Brisbane airport surrounded by England Squad en route to Sydney.
With the # Beat England! Slogan stuffed firmly up their rear we destroyed the convicts with an exhilarating display of One Day Cricket........
I write this blog for once just chilling and without a beer!
The tour started on 22nd February we had 20 people in St Kitts and we became friends instantly, a couple of warm up games, a lot of local banter and several beers later we were on our way to Antigua.
Now the sun has gone down on the English Cricket season, it's time to reflect... test wins against South Africa and West Indies, but that does not really tell the whole story.