After a scintillating final afternoon from Jimmy Anderson and his teammates to pull of a remarkable victory in the Second Test in Grenada, England head over to Barbados with their tails up ahead of the final Test of the series. With a 1-0 lead, England know that simply avoiding defeat at the Kensington Oval will…
After nearly a week over here in the Caribbean, it was time for the serious business to begin. Today was the first day of the first Test between England and the West Indies. I won’t bore you all with a match report, you’ll either have already read many, or not be interested at all I’m…
Ahead of the World Cup, and with England having only a maximum of 2 ODI’s to play before their opener against Australia on February 14th, I thought now was the ideal time to take a statistical look at their chances. There are many ways to approach this task; you can look into England’s historical record…
For part 2 of my look at future great Test batsmen, I turn my attention to England’s Joe Root. The darling of the England cricket team and all-round nice guy, Joe Root has enjoyed immediate success in his first 2 years in the Test game. When he made his debut in Nagpur in 2012 at…
So here we go. I’ve set myself the challenge of blogging everyday of 2015 – 365 posts! Some days they may be short and sweet; others long and rambling, but hopefully I can stick with it for the entire 12 months. Obviously, it would make it a lot better for me if people actually read…
England have suffered an embarrassing and humiliating 5-0 series defeat to Australia over the last six weeks and there will undoubtedly be much written about the new direction that this England team needs to take. I am however going to look back at this painful Ashes series and give my thoughts and rating on all…
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…
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…
Jack Vittles 