Posted in england, new zealand, tagged england, james anderson, matthew hoggard, new zealand on May 15, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Jimmy Anderson took three wickets today. That probably means he’ll still be in the side for the Second Test, which means little hope for the Hoggster, to whom Anderson was preferred. Some people won’t be happy about this. If I was a box, I’d be worried.
Posted in england, new zealand, tagged aaron redmond, brendon mccullum, england, james anderson, matthew hoggard, michael vaughan, new zealand, ryan sidebottom, stephen fleming, tim southee on May 12, 2008 | No Comments »
Even though it’s barely five minutes since the last Test series between these two sides, the next one gets underway on Thursday. The short interval means that the sides facing each other at Lord’s will be very familiar. The players who excelled in New Zealand, such as Ryan Sidebottom and Tim Southee, will be [...]
Posted in england, tagged andrew flintoff, england, new zealand, paul collingwood on May 10, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Andrew ‘Ashes Hero Freddie’ Flintoff, who looked to be on the verge of an England recall, has been ruled out of the first two Tests against New Zealand, after picking up a side strain.
This is a shame, partly because he was bowling like a beast, and partly because it tars him once again with the [...]
Posted in england, tagged ecb, england, test cricket on May 7, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Interesting stuff in the Guardian today about the possibility of Lord’s hosting neutral Test matches in future. This is one to keep an eye on, as the ECB are unlikely to be best pleased.
Posted in england, new zealand, tagged adil rashid, brendon mccullum, daniel vettori, england, new zealand, rob key, test cricket on May 7, 2008 | No Comments »
Rob Key, Adil Rashid (if he plays) and the rest of the England Fringe will take on New Zealand tomorrow in the tourists’ final warm-up game before the Test series gets underway.
Daneil Vettori won’t be playing as he has a cut on his finger, so Brendon McCullum will captain the Black Caps’ side. The New [...]
Posted in england, tagged county cricket, mark ramprakash on May 3, 2008 | No Comments »
Mark Ramprakash fans everywhere will be delighted to hear that the Strictly Come Dancing star, charity footballer and occasional run machine has now made 99 first-class centuries, with the latest coming during Surrey’s County Championship draw with Sussex.
Swoon. The century of centuries is now mere days away, in all likelihood.
Posted in england, tagged andrew hall, county cricket, ecb, england, icl, indian cricket league, ipl, johan van der wath, justin kemp on May 1, 2008 | No Comments »
Three of the players that the ECB refused registration to, have now had their effective bans overturned. Andrew Hall, Justin Kemp and Johan van der Wath had their “unlawful, unreasonable, capricious and discriminatory” bans overturned, and can now join other ICL players such as Shane Bond (although sadly not Optimus Bond) on the county circuit.
This [...]
Posted in england, tagged england, geoffrey boycott, test cricket on April 30, 2008 | No Comments »
Geoffrey Boycott, not exactly famed for his progressive views, has spoken out in favour of the introduction of Hawk-Eye technology to aid umpires in their decision-making.
Personally, I think he’s right. There are still a lot of unfortunate decisions made, which might have been avoided if there were recourse to replays or Hawk-Eye when the umpires [...]
Posted in england, new zealand, pakistan, tagged Darrell Hair, england, new zealand, pakistan on April 29, 2008 | No Comments »
I was interested to read that, following his reinstatement, Darrell Hair will stand as an umpire in the 2nd Test between England and New Zealand (at Old Trafford starting May 23rd) in his first Test match since all that unpleasant business with the ball-tampering accusations, the e-mails and the recriminations.
Hair’s long-term future remains unclear, not [...]
Posted in england, tagged england, matt prior, ravi bopara, rob key on April 29, 2008 | No Comments »
Fresh from punishing the Kiwis, a noble deed sure to be celebrated in song by future generations, Rob Key has been named captain of the England Lions, which is a bit like being England captain, only Miss Field doesn’t get the hots for you, and your team includes ‘recent England reject’ Matt Prior and R&B [...]
