< 1 minute readYou bet your boots they have. The rest of us are just going to have to accept that we probably aren’t going to be given giant maces for implementing efficiency measures that led to a reduction in overall losses in the second financial quarter when compared to the same period
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Guess what doesn’t yet exist
< 1 minute readWe’ve just been to the supermarket and do you know how many beers there were available that specifically celebrated England’s rise to number one in the Test rankings? None. That’s how many. None beers. The best we could find was McEwans’s Champion Ale and that’s Scottish. We didn’t even see
Continue readingEngland as number one Test nation
2 minute readWe don’t have any amazing insights into this, in the unlikely event that that’s why you visit this website. However, what we will say is that it is a measure of England’s progress that we English are being forced to search for new goals. For pretty much our entire life,
Continue readingWhen England made 700 against India
2 minute readThere seems to have been a good deal of criticism of England, considering how well they’re doing. We’re not joining in. While Alastair Cook could have accelerated later on, there was also something to be said for the sheer demoralising effect of batting on and on and on. If it
Continue readingAlastair Cook unfazed by Indian tactics
< 1 minute readTeams have used any number of different approaches when trying to get Alastair Cook out in the last year. Pretty much all of them have failed. Of the 2,855 deliveries he’s faced in Test cricket since this time last year, 17 of them have got him out. Today, India tried
Continue readingDo Indian cricketers care about Test cricket and will England win?
2 minute readDespite occasional accusations of journalism, we do not consider ourself part of the British press. We’d like to take this opportunity to distance ourself from two specific themes that are currently appearing in the cricket pages. Indian players don’t care about Test cricket This is a fairly regular subtext to
Continue readingRavi Bopara’s back
< 1 minute readAs in ‘returned’. He hasn’t got anklosing spondylitis or anything. “He’s late to meetings, or he wears the wrong clothing to a function, or forgets his passport.” – Essex coach, Paul Grayson. Ravi Bopara – a man with qualities we can all get behind.
Continue readingBowling fitness for a modern Test series
2 minute readBeing stupidly fit is one of the greatest attributes a fast bowler can have. Accuracy and the ability to seam or swing the ball are entry requirements. Beyond that, you elevate yourself above your rivals by making the most of those strengths for longer. So many backs Fitness is even
Continue readingThe Test rankings are pretty accurate, but…
2 minute readA lot of people quibble with the ICC’s Test rankings, but we think they’re pretty good. The rankings are more weighty than simply saying which is the best team at any given moment. They reward sustained excellence. You can say that they should recognise which is the best team right
Continue readingPlaying England is no fun for India
< 1 minute readIt is like being in a broken submarine at the bottom of the sea. England are the water. England don’t hammer to get in. They just apply constant force. Every now and again, one of the Indian crew wonders whether they’ve somehow floated to the surface and opens the door
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