Alastair Cook: hero and villain

September 12, 2018
You would struggle to believe it given all the hoopla around Alastair Cook’s recent retirement from international cricket, but he wasn’t a universally popular figure. Of course, he was widely respect...

What is England’s plan for the Test XI?

September 4, 2018
England have managed to secure another home series win, but is the defeat of India enough to suggest that the future of this side is a bright one? Batting collapses remain a consistent theme and the ...

England’s Buttler problem

August 16, 2018
There will always be a clamour for Jos Buttler to be inserted into England’s Test XI. He’s an outrageously talented and expansive batsmen whose exploits in the white ball formats make him irresistibl...

Life as a village cricketer

July 26, 2018
It’s been a while. A combination of the World Cup, parenting and some commentating stints for Guerilla Cricket have kept me out of my whites. As I last wrote; “Still, there is plenty of time left and...

WIN! A pair of tickets to a Lord’s T20

July 19, 2018
We’ve teamed up with Lord’s Cricket Ground to offer you the chance to win 2 tickets to the Vitality Blast match between Middlesex and Sussex Sharks on Thursday 2 August. Located a stone’s throw away ...