… and Archie concludes his look at the need for pace bowling in the Ashes with a prediction for the outcome of the 2017/18 series.
With only two weeks away from the first test of Ashes series 2017 at the Gabba, Australia, the former England’s wicketkeeper Geraint Jones prepares the ground for the English team revolving the challenges before and on the pitch. Jones has been part of a memorable 2005 Ashes, often described as the most exciting and greatest […]
Australians believe their fast bowlers are going to be decisive in the coming Ashes series. In the first part of a two part feature Archie looks back at some famous pace bowling combinations who have dominated past encounters.
In the leadup to South Africa’s 2012 Test tour of Australia, there was a sense the home side was well prepared to reverse the result of South Africa’s last visit in 2008/09 where they provided Australia’s first home Test series defeat for 16 years. To be sure South Africa would be a tough side to […]
John Reid first played for New Zealand more than 68 years ago and is his country’s oldest surviving Test cricketer – he is also one of their very best, and in this feature Martin tells his story
Wherein Dave Wilson, after almost a decade trying to find the best Test players, turns his beady eye to ODIs.
The 2017 English summer saw Kumar Sangakkara take his leave of the First Class game, and he certainly bowed out in style
For almost 17 years, apart from the Lloyds, Richards, Marshalls and Garners, there was another name that was synonymous with West Indian cricket: Dennis Waight. In an age where there was not much attention paid to fitness, he was the one who kept the dominant team of the 1980s in shape, working as he did as their physio. Here are a few excerpts from his interview with CricketWeb:
In this feature Martin tells the story of Abdul Kardar, a powerful figure in the earliest days of Pakistan cricket