Barbados was once famous for the three “W”s: Frank Worrell, Everton Weekes and Clyde Walcott, the fabulous 1950s cricketers. More recently, the three “R”s have taken over: relaxation, rum and rib ticklers. It is...
Adam Lyth would have had mixed feelings during yesterday’s celebrations. He could never have dreamt, three months ago playing for Yorkshire that on August 23rd he would be doing a lap of honour around...
England have appointed Mahela Jayawardene as their one day batting coach. This does not mean Mark Ramprakash is out of a job. He will be regarded, in future, as the Test match specialist. This...
It’s been some year for Stuart Broad. Not content with knocking Australia over in an hour and a half at Trent Bridge to secure the Ashes (having been initially reluctant to bowl first),...
A TOWN CALLED ALICE I spent a fascinating week in Alice Springs and surrounding area – the gorgeous Western MacDonald ranges – and found there is much to do including swimming at some...
England were not at the races at Old Trafford today. Their batting was undone by the very thing that undermined Australia through the summer – seam and swing. But today’s anti climax should not...
The bouncer was once the most feared thing in cricket. The West Indies fast bowlers of the 1970s and 80s made devastating use of it. Better protection and a more gung-ho attitude amongst batsmen...
James Taylor has made a career out of defying the odds. At 5ft 6in he was cut out to be a jockey like his dad but forged a career in cricket. Everyone said he...
‘Watch the ball’ is the first thing they tell you. But is it actually possible to ‘watch’ a 90mph delivery? Is it purely fast reactions that distinguish the best batsmen from the rest? And...
Jimmy Anderson exploits it brilliantly, but it is not only batsmen who are baffled by swing. Many scientists have been bemused by it too. (And why the red ball does and the white one...
