The lack of a referral system in place for the current series between India and Australia must not last beyond it.
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The ICC Champions Trophy has had an often-troubled existence. Yet it is a tournament that potentially offers an unbelievable amount to the game of cricket and which perhaps quite a few people need to start taking more care of.
This time we’re going to look at the period covering the very beginnings of Test cricket, the 19th century from 1877-1899.
This time we’re going to look at the period which encompassed the conclusion of Bradman’s Test career, the 1940s. As you might guess, this period covers fewer Tests than the 1930s due to the war.
When Prince Kumar Shri Ranjitsinhji stepped onto the Old Trafford playing field on July 16th 1896 for the Second Ashes Test of the summer, history was made. Ranjitsinhji, or as nicknamed by his team-mates, ‘Smith’, became the first player of Asian descent to represent England at international cricket.
For the first time since Australia last visited, England look like they could well have one of the world’s top pace attacks on their hands. How should this attack be comprised?
He’s snared nigh on 300 Test wickets, topped the ODI bowling rankings and for 18 months been regarded as the pre-eminent fast bowler in the world. But for Brett Lee, the biggest challenges lie ahead.
In this continued series of articles we’re going to look at the period which encompassed the beginning of Bradman’s Test career, the 1920s in a way of finding the Test Player of The Decade.
It may seem a long time ago now, but South Africa did do a very professional job in clinching their first Test series victory in England since their re-introduction to international cricket. Now on the horizon is the ultimate challenge – repeating the dose against the world champions in Australia. Victory here, and South Africa can lay reasonable claim to being the new team to beat.
Sir Alf Ramsey is highly regarded in England. He led the England football team to World Cup glory in 1966. The FA sacked him in 1973 shortly after his side failed to qualify for the 1974 World Cup. Sir Clive Woodward is pretty famous as well; he led the Rugby team to a monumental triumph on the world stage in 2003. He then oversaw the beginning of a dramatic decline in the England side, before resigning in September 2004 and taking control of a disastrous British Lions tour. How about another? Linford Christie, you might have heard him, ruled the 100 metre sprint world from 1992 until 1994. His international career ended in disqualification at the 1996 Olympics for two false starts in a race he would probably have finished 6th or 7th in. And he went on to fail a drugs test when running as a retired athlete at an indoor meeting a few years later. The English don’t do “going out on a high”, it’s not for us. Sadly, alongside Ramsey, Woodward and Christie (and countless others) you can place Michael Vaughan, former England captain.