Australia / England

We’re more than happy to stump up for BT Sport for a month or two but maybe the BBC highlights will work just fine for you

2 minute read We’ve often bemoaned the inflexible, out-of-date way broadcasters sell sport to consumers, but things have definitely improved in recent years. Obviously the ideal is that any given Test series is broadcast on a channel you already have. Failing that, all we ask is that there’s a way to see the action

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England / Features / India

It’s time to talk about John Emburey inhaling an entire creme caramel in one go like some kind of pudding hoover

4 minute read This article is about the time former England off-spinner John Emburey leant over a creme caramel and sucked the whole thing up without using his hands. We watched Sky Sports’ Spinwash ’93 documentary the other day. More accurately, we finished watching it. Apparently we watched the first 20-odd minutes over

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Australia / England

Remember Graham Manou?

< 1 minute read Graham Manou finished his career with a first-class batting average of 25.49. He played one Test for Australia. That Test was the third of the 2009 Ashes series, a heavily rain-affected draw that never really delivered tension at any point. Maybe there was a soupcon when Australia were 52-2 in

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Australia / Features

A fast bowler can definitely be captain in an era when every player misses loads of matches anyway

6 minute read Fast bowlers aren’t often captains. They’re more likely to get injured. They’re more likely to be tired and bad-tempered in the field. There’s always the temptation to over- or under-bowl themselves. But these things aren’t insurmountable. Whenever a Test captaincy vacancy opens up, the discussion begins. Who are the options?

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