Don’t worry, I haven’t gone crazy, I know the answer to the title question is yes. My only question is that, at 33 a minimum of 3 months out of the game is a long time, is it worth it for ‘young’ Swanny? Sadly this is not the only problem England have to deal with…
Nottinghamshire are the only English club that have not released their players to feature in the IPL auction for this year. This means two players who were likely to get lucrative offers in Mumbai on the 3rd of February will not have the chance to gain a big money deal. Alex Hales and Michael Lumb are two…
On the 7th of January 2011, a victorious England team left the field of the Sydney Cricket Ground after completing an innings victory and winning the Ashes 3-1 in Australia. A journey that started at the Brisbane Cricket Ground in Woolloogabba two months earlier, finished with Andrew Strauss’ crowning moment as England captain. On July the 10th…
England have always known they have one top class spinner, it was fantastic sight to see and aging Swann outdone by a once household name Monty Panesar. Sadly the things we used to love him for, his ‘batting technique’ if you can call it that and his audacious fielding, are now a stronger part of…
Highlights of the first days play can be seen here: England toiled in the sun as India proved their quality against a depleted England pace attack with only Graeme Swann looking potent. The quicks only ever looked like taking a wicket in the first five overs before the shine was taken off the ball and the wicket…
Nick Compton hit 74 and 79 against Haryana to cement his place at the top of the order and become the immediate successor to ex-England captain Andrew Strauss. This is Compton’s third half century in a row and it seems he has found form after starting the tour with a Duck and a single. This…
The ECB confirmed today that after KP’s talks with Andy Flower, Alastair Cook and other senior players in Oxford in his break from the Champions League in South Africa, Pietersen will travel with the England team for the Test series with India. They also added that all players originally chosen will travel out as planned with Pietersen joining them after…
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