Sorry, couldn’t resist. A sub-headline on the BBC Sport website declared Liam Plunkett’s inclusion in the Test squad a "surprise recall", but the prize for biggest surprise of all surely goes to Luke Wright being handed a pair of full England whites. To be honest, I hadn’t even considered it as an option, and at first assumed it a misprint born of a desire to break news of the sq...
Both Patrick Kidd and Will Luke - authors of the two best cricket blogs out there - have hit the bail on the head in recent posts regarding the sheer volume of cricket currently played on the elite circuit. As Luke points out, very rare is the occasion when one logs onto cricinfo to find an empty Live Scores box. The top players are in demand like never before - from their national boards and a pl...
Watching him bowl was an unforgettable experience, listening to him commentate is refreshing, and reading his articles is always worthwhile - even if it’s sometimes advisable to have a bowl of salt to hand, with fingers in pinching position.Shane Warne, in his Times column today, has warned England that they are in danger of ’ruining’ one of their most promising young stars, Stua...
The squads for England’s Test, ODI and T20I tour of South Africa were announced at midday today, ending weeks of speculation and signaling the side’s post-Ashes direction. They are:Test Squad: Strauss (c), Cook (vc), Anderson, Bell, Broad, Collingwood, Davies, Onions, Pietersen, Plunkett, Prior, Rashid, Sidebottom, Swann, Trott, WrightOne-day Squad: Strauss, Anderson, Bresnan, Broad, C...
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