I had always planned on watching more cricket when I retired from work. What better way of spending the day, the sound of leather on willow, gentle applause rippling around a largely empty ground, the packed lunch box for those all important sandwiches.
Just for a change I write this blog on the plane heading for Dubai en route to England and am hoping for another view of the amazing 7* Burj al Arab hotel in Dubai, brings back memories of unbelievable bedrooms!
On our recent tour to the Caribbean I looked around the stands in Antigua and there appears to be an ever increasing volume of woman going to the game whether they are girlfriends, wives, daughters or just friends...
So the Chief has decided to pass the armband on. After captaining the team for 59 Matches, with Series wins in India and South Africa and two Ashes wins followed by a difficult draw with Pakistan and Bangladesh and a 4-0 trouncing in India, Cookie has decided he has had[...]
With most of the ODI group departing for home except a few who went on to the iconic Galle cricket ground. With the backdrop of the historic fort it is one of the most picturesque grounds in world cricket. England started by calling up Ben Foakes as cover for the[...]
This tours feels like it’s been going on forever yet we are only a week into it.
Originally I was going to write my blog on the last two tests in New Zealand before heading home but with all that’s happened to the great game of Cricket I just had to write.....the game we love has once again been tarnished and on this occasion by the convicts[...]