King Cricket

< 1 minute readIf you’ve developed a taste for fifth Ashes Test dead rubbers then good news! We’ve a contrived one to tell you about. The final episode of the latest series of our Ridiculous Ashes podcast is now up and (spoiler!) there was nothing to play for but pride (in one’s own

2 minute readFinally, belatedly, on day three of the fifth Test, the normal Ashes began: flat pitch, hot sun… how are you going to handle this? Australia handled it with bats in their hands. England handled it the way they’ve so often handled it in the past: with an endlessly rotating cast

3 minute readSydney has a reputation for being spin friendly, but it’s a reputation like your fat, wheezing mate who used to be good at gymnastics. Some of the raw ingredients are presumably still in there somewhere, but no-one’s seriously expecting anything.  Shane Warne is the top Test wicket-taker at this ground