I’m afraid I haven’t been able to update my diary for a few days as I’ve been busy writing articles about the cricket for Cricinfo. These are very enjoyable to do and hopefully give me the chance to get my work seen by a larger audience but do take quite a long time to write.…
The general consensus amongst observers during the current Ashes series has been that England have been well and truly outplayed in all of the first four tests. It’s also appears to be agreed however, that this England side is not a poor one. Out of form, down on their luck, underperforming, all of these have…
I’ve been lucky enough to gt another article published by Cricinfo here: http://www.espncricinfo.com/thestands/content/story/704539.html
So, so tired. Even after going to bed at 9 last night I got up at 8 this morning and I was still knackered! But it didn’t matter, it was Boxing Day, I was in Melbourne and it was game day. After a quick breakfast it was off to the ground to soak up the…
Merry Christmas!! Not that it feels much like Christmas here after a long flight and the weather (28°c and clear blue skies, thank you very much for asking). We eventually made it into Melbourne airport at 11am Christmas morning after a three hour delay at Heathrow. Hearing the captain say that the crosswinds were above…
Alastair Cook Cook had a terrible game as captain; he appeared to command little respect in the field and was unable to inspire his team. His tactical inadequacies were glaringly exposed on the second morning when Australia added 100 runs for their last 4 wickets by edging the ball to the vacant third man boundary.…
At the start of this season Tottenham were tipped by many to have an outside chance at the title. But despite having a good start to the season and being initially strong defensively Spurs have slipped up against their top 4 rivals and even suffered an embarrassing 3-0 home defeat to a strikerless West Ham.…
Last night news broke that Steve Clarke had been ‘relieved of his duties’ at West Brom and placed on immediate ‘gardening leave’ – sacked! West Brom sit in 16th place and are just 2 points above the relegation zone after losing their last 4 games, but that’s not the full story. This is also the…
England desperately needed to win the third test in Perth this week to have any chance of retaining the Ashes they have worked so hard to gain over the last 5 years -things could have started better after Cook lost the toss for the third consecutive time this series. England would have wanted to get…
Both Alastair Cook and Michael Clarke will reach 100 test caps on Friday at Perth – the first time two captains have ever achieved the feat in the same game. In a game such as cricket that is so driven by stats and numbers, reaching 100 test appearances is seen as a great achievement even…
Wilfried Zaha was hailed as a wondered when United splashed out £15 million on him in January of this year. He was bought by Ferguson to add creativity to an increasingly conservative midfield and doubtless to learn from Giggs before it was too late. Zaha had wowed fans at his former club Crystal Palace for…
So…. England have suffered another crushing defeat at the hands of a resurgent Aussie team. Never have I seen an England team be so soundly outplayed over two tests. The strange and confusing shot selection on the fifth morning just about summed up England’s mental state. With a day to save the game and rain…
So day 2 in Adelaide has finished and Australia are in complete control of the match and the series. After racking up 570/9 declared, Mitchell Johnson pinned back Cook’s off stump to leave England in tatters. Of course England have underperformed before, most recently on tours to the UAE and New Zealand, there is however…
Manchester United find themselves in 9th place in the Premier League and already 12 points off league leaders Arsenal after just 14 games this season. It’s an amazing reversal of fortunes after running away with the league last season and sweeping all before them. Most football fans expected a period of transition for United after…
So the International Cricket Council have picked their ‘Test Team of the Year’. And here it is… Alastair Cook (capt) Cheteshwar Pujara Hashim Amla Michael Clarke Michael Hussey AB de Villiers MS Dhoni (wk) Graeme Swann Dale Steyn James Anderson Vernon Philander R Ashwin (12th man) The selection of this team raises a number…
Who will line up at number 3 for England in the 2nd Ashes Test on Wednesday night? After Jonathan Trott’s unexpected departure from the Ashes tour last week due to mental illness, England have been left with a decision to make… Trott has batted at 3 for England for the past 4 years and averages…
Fan Following for Cricinfo part 2 Here’s my second day report…
Fan Following for Cricinfo Back in the summer I went to the 1st Ashes test at Trent Bridge and wrote a couple of articles on the first two days. These were both published on Cricinfo, the most read cricket website in the world… here’s the first day report.
Welcome to my new Blog! I thought seeing as i’m trying to be a journalist at some point I should probably try and improve my writing and build up some sort of port folio of work. I will be writing about anything that takes my interest really, although this most likely to be sport, university…
Jack Vittles 