Category Archives: Test cricket
John Emburey: Spinners can use DRS even more
If England have learned anything from the 3-0 defeat they suffered against Pakistan in the UAE Tests then it is that they simply must get their preparation right for the upcoming trip to Sri Lanka. I know that Graham Gooch, … Continue reading
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Tagged England, graeme swann, John Emburey, monty panesar
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Sandham the first in Test cricket’s 300 club: Andrew Hignell
During the current Australia-India series, at Sydney, Michael Clarke became the latest member of the Test match triple hundred club, with his magnificent innings of 329 not out helping to guide Australia to an emphatic victory by an innings and … Continue reading
CMJ: Strauss must be wary of resurgent Pakistan
It would be all too easy for England, trying not to bask too indulgently in their status as officially the best Test team in the world, to slip up in either Dubai or Abu Dhabi over the next few weeks. … Continue reading
Adam Hollioake, boring Bicknell and cage fighting: Alan Tyers
Adam Hollioake has a blog. You can tell it’s his, because it says ADAM HOLLIOAKE a lot on every page, in big Alpha Male letters. It has green borders and a migrainey white-text-on-black-background thing going on, which suggests that the … Continue reading
Posted in Alan Tyers, Featured Articles, Test cricket, The Blog
Tagged Adam Hollioake, Alan Tyers, Martin Bicknell, Test cricket
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Simon Hughes: Primacy of Tests demands protection
At any cricket Q&A session the most common question – after “what’s the best sledge you have ever heard?” – is “do you think Test cricket will survive?” My answer is always an unmitigated “Yes!” It is the original form … Continue reading
Posted in Featured Articles, Opinion, OpinionAlerts, Simon Hughes, Test cricket
Tagged icc, Peter Roebuck, Simon Hughes, Test cricket
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Ashes double is delight for Trent Bridge
Nottinghamshire were the big winners when the England and Wales Cricket Board announced Trent Bridge and Old Trafford will stage 2013 Ashes Tests along with Lord’s, The Oval and Durham’s Riverside. While Lancashire, Warwickshire and Glamorgan must content themselves with … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, England, England home, International, Nottinghamshire, Test cricket, The Ashes
Tagged Australia, england tests, Test cricket, The Ashes, Trent Bridge
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England already better than India: John Stern
The ICC rankings tell us that England need to beat India by two clear Tests to become officially the No.1 side in the world. But on the evidence of the past five days they are there already. They have a … Continue reading
Posted in England, England home, Featured Articles, John Stern, Opinion, OpinionAlerts, Test cricket
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Vic Marks: problems for Fletcher on evidence of Lord’s
The 2000th Test was one of the better ones. Pink balls and floodlights, both of which find favour with the MCC, may have their place in the renaissance of Test cricket, but not in England. Where else in the world … Continue reading
Posted in England home, Featured Articles, India, Opinion, OpinionAlerts, Test cricket, Vic Marks
Tagged duncan fletcher, England, India, Lords, Vic Marks
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Vaughan praises India’s selection policy
Former England captain Michael Vaughan has praised the India management for leaving out some of their big-name players for their current Test series in the West Indies. “I think India are quite clever in managing their players,” Vaughan said. “Looking … Continue reading
Posted in England, India, International, Interview, OpinionAlerts, Test cricket
Tagged England, India, Sachin Tendulkar
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Strauss makes county switch in bid for form
Andrew Strauss, the England captain, has taken the unprecedented step of arranging to play for Somerset in their tour match against India at Taunton next month in an effort to recapture his form before the four-match series against the world’s … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Strauss, England, England home, Featured Articles, India, Test cricket
Tagged England, India, middlesex, Somerset
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