2019 Cricket World Cup semi-final, India v New Zealand
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Is there any chance Kane Williamson’s 95-ball 67 was a good knock?
2019 Cricket World Cup semi-final, India v New Zealand
Continue readingCould England spend exactly half a match watching Kane Williamson bat and still win?
2019 Cricket World Cup, Game 41, England v New Zealand
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2019 Cricket World Cup, Game 29, New Zealand v West Indies
Continue readingNo-one knows where Ross Taylor is supposed to sit
2019 Cricket World Cup, Game 9, Bangladesh v New Zealand
Continue reading“Our bowling is an area of concern”
So said South Africa captain Dane van Niekerk after her team had conceded a world record 216-1 in a T20 against New Zealand and then a few hours later conceded 250-3 against England. “An area of concern” is a great way of putting it. “An absolute liability” is just that
Continue readingEngland need a short-pitched specialist like Neil Wagner
Asking someone to bowl with the old ball is not the same as picking someone who has built their career around bowling with the old ball. Asking someone to bowl short is not the same as picking someone who has built their entire career around bowling short. Being tall does
Continue readingThe fourth innings ‘ball hundred’
Runs are not always the objective for a batsman. If a team finds itself behind in a game such that a win becomes almost impossible, the objective generally becomes survival. Similarly, if you’re one-nil up in a series and it’s the final Test, a draw means a series win. In
Continue readingIs Stuart Broad back and is that necessarily a wholly good thing for England?
The future’s here. The future’s even more of Stuart Broad bowling with the new ball. You might think that sounds suspiciously like the past and you’d be right. Sometimes things don’t change all that much. Actually one thing’s changed. Whether it’s enthusiasm, rhythm, a minor technical tweak or a combination
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