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August 13, 2019 Australia

Justin Langer is an inconsistent disciple of “dueness”

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August 12, 2019 England

Joe Root Burnout Watch – part two

< 1 minute readHow burnt-out is Joe Root right now?

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August 8, 2019 England

Moeen Ali’s leaving

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August 6, 2019 Australia / England

Forget the “official” result – England have actually taken an early lead

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August 2, 2019 Australia / England

England and Australia fans astonished by unexpected outbreak of fairly normal Test match cricket

2 minute readEngland v Australia, first Test, day two

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August 1, 2019 Australia / England

Steve Smith stars in The Day of the Howler

< 1 minute readEngland v Australia, first Ashes Test, day one

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July 31, 2019 Australia / England

Joe Root Burnout Watch – part one

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July 30, 2019 England / Ireland

Did you see… Stuart Broad bowl Will Porterfield’s pocket out

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July 29, 2019 Uncategorized

An update on the Patreon crowdfunding idea

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July 27, 2019 England / Ireland

England made almost 10 times as many runs as Ireland in the second innings, but that wasn’t really enough, was it?

< 1 minute readEngland v Ireland, only Test, day three

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