England won't win the World Cup with Strauss and Trott opening
They say that the time to be hypercritical about a team is when they’re winning. So here goes. England are going really well out in South Africa (forgetting one horrid night in Cape Town), but...
View ArticleWho will England pick for the first Test?
What will England do? What will be the make up of their Test side next week in Centurion? That is what everyone is talking about here in East London, where I’ve just arrived. But, quite frankly, there...
View ArticleEngland should keep the faith – even with Ian Bell
What do England do now then? They have some time to contemplate, with the second Test not starting until Saturday and there being no practice scheduled until Thursday. Mind you, those players’ families...
View ArticleEngland will beat Australia 3-2
Off we go tomorrow then. A five –match one-day series against Australia. That should liven things up, and maybe even take some interest away from that horrible snorathon going on in South Africa. I’m...
View ArticleCan England beat Australia 5-0?
So England have won the NatWest series by winning the first three games. I expected them to win, but not this easily. For it really has been a cakewalk. Yes, there was a wobble in Manchester but the...
View ArticleEngland did win 3-2 then
3-2 it was then. Just call me Nostradamus, even if I was touting- or at least exploring the possibility of- a 5-0 whitewash here last week. It all seems rather disappointing given the start England...
View ArticleAnother thriller for England. It was never in doubt!
Never in doubt! If only that were the case. England have staggered into the quarter-finals. Oh no, we can’t even say that yet- we still have to wait on South Africa defeating Bangladesh on Saturday for...
View ArticleTests versus T20: what it means for likes of Luke Wright
The tussle between Tests and Twenty20 rolls on into 2013. While it was reasonably encouraging to see some adequate crowds in India for the series against England, South Africa's decision to stage a T20...
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