Category: West Indies
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The language of cricket: Daniel Norcross
The Cricket Blog’s language of cricket series continues with an interview with TMS commentator, Daniel Norcross
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Video – Who is the greatest T20 player of all time?
Who is the greatest T20 player of all time? Kevin Pietersen, Ian Bishop, Aakash Chopra, Rassie van der Dussen and Lungi Ngidi discuss.
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Desmond Haynes on life as a West Indies selector
Desmond Haynes has just taken on the role of lead men’s selector for the West Indies ahead of their bid to retain the World T20 crown later this year
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Is this the most bowler dominated era of cricket?
There is an increasing obsession to convince ourselves that everything we are seeing is the best it has ever been. It is a rampant obsession in almost every modern sport. There is a lot of discussion amongst the cricket fraternity currently about whether this bowler dominated era is making batting harder than it has ever […]
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Swinging a cricket ball without saliva
You know the drill: bowler bowls, batsman leaves it, keeper catches it. Keeper instinctively flings ball to first slip, first slip closely inspects it, daubs a generous amount of saliva across the shiny the side of the ball and rubs it vigorously against his whites, leaving the distinguished red dye visible in its wake. The […]
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England’s new look squad poses same old questions
The curious events around the global sporting calendar thrown up by COVID-19 have offered us all a break. It comes at you thick and fast, especially the cricketing calendar, so an opportunity to hit the pause button and enjoy a bit of time away from it all has been welcome. Yet, as England prepare to […]
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An early look at the 2020 T20 World Cup
The Twenty20 World Cup is the highlight of the international cricket calendar this year. Given how important the tournament is, all the leading nations have scheduled lots of T20 games into their schedule to ensure they are ready for the competition. Here is a look at the main contenders to lift the trophy in Australia: […]