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January 29, 2019 England / West Indies

Let’s take a quick look at the opening innings of some recent England Test tours and also the warm-up matches that preceded them

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January 25, 2019 England / Extras / West Indies

Which Sky Sports commentator delivered the most appropriate ‘England were all out for 77’ face?

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January 22, 2019 England / West Indies

Exactly how many Tests will Jonny Bairstow survive as England’s number three?

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January 1, 2019 West Indies

Jason Holder: Lord Megachief of Gold 2018

3 minute readOur annual Lord Megachief of Gold award is the highest honour in cricket. The title is recognition of performance over the previous calendar year. Here are all the winners.

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November 21, 2018 Australia / England / India / West Indies

World T20: What is the correct number of left-arm finger spinners?

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November 15, 2018 South Africa / West Indies

South Africa just choked in a major tournament and no-one seems to be going on about it

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October 24, 2018 India / West Indies

Shimron Hetmyer just narrowly missed out on making back-to-back hundreds against India

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July 5, 2018 Australia / Bangladesh / England / West Indies

Imagine being bowled out in less than 18.4 overs in your first innings

2 minute readBangladesh were bowled out in 18.4 overs yesterday. That’s pretty bad, but apparently it wasn’t actually the shortest first innings in Test history. Imagine how bad at cricket you’d have to be to be bowled out inside 18.4 overs. Imagine how embarrassing that must have been. Hopefully, whoever it was,

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March 1, 2018 Associates / West Indies

The UAE briefly looked like they were going to beat the West Indies (and other stories) – mop-up of the day

< 1 minute readIt’s only a warm-up match, but it seems that like much of western Europe, the West Indies still have plenty of warming to do. They’re so cold that you wouldn’t be surprised to learn that they’ve suffered a burst pipe or two once they actually thaw. They were bowled out

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October 3, 2017 Pakistan / Sri Lanka / West Indies

Mop-up of the day – capybaras and helicopters

2 minute readFirstly, let’s just savour yet another fine moment for Rangana Herath, an international cricketer who is not only older than us, but also better than every other cricketer there’s ever been (possible hyperbole). Spending most of your career with Muttiah Muralitharan as your benchmark can lead to having standards some

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  1. Bail-out on Where the 2025 World Test Championship was won (and lost) and what’s next for Australia and South AfricaJune 16, 2025

    Absolutely bonkers match, particularly the way the 3rd super over went after all the previous trouble settling the game... https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/scotland-t20-tri-series-2025-1485935/nepal-vs-netherlands-2nd-match-1485939/match-report…

  2. King Cricket on Where the 2025 World Test Championship was won (and lost) and what’s next for Australia and South AfricaJune 16, 2025

    More ties!

  3. Sam on Where the 2025 World Test Championship was won (and lost) and what’s next for Australia and South AfricaJune 16, 2025

    Nepal v Netherlands. Match tied. First super over tied. Second super over tied. Looks like they’re going to need….

  4. Ged Ladd on Crucial Session Watch | World Test Championship Final, day twoJune 15, 2025

    You could also have watched 30 minutes of "live action" before the start of play on the cricket pitch, Sam,…

  5. Buttface on Crucial Session Watch | World Test Championship Final, day twoJune 14, 2025

    Indeed. That last ball bowled proved to be the match decider.

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