How good has the fourth edition of the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) been? As a staunch supporter of all things related to English cricket, this isn’t the easiest statement to make. But there can be no question about it; when it comes to T20 tournaments, the Aussies have got it very right. While some [...]
“I didn't really know what my purpose was when I was getting out of bed.” “I didn’t see any purpose in my life anymore, I’d stopped playing cricket and actually once I stopped playing cricket, life got worse. ” These are the words of Kate Cross and Sarah Taylor respectively, a pair with many similarities. [...]
There’s no doubt about it: the noise surrounding women’s sport is the loudest it’s ever been. The column inches, coverage hours, viewing spectators and heroes created have all soared exponentially compared to what they were ten years ago. It’s still embryonic in comparison to their male counterparts, but it’s certainly a solid foundation to build [...]
Disappointment; a feeling all of us will experience at some point in our lives. The pattern that leads to it never changes - there is an overhyped build-up that promises of plenty of rewards and elicits a lot of excitement but ultimately the end product is distinctly average and leaves all parties feeling largely underwhelmed. [...]
In the absence of the crocked Ben Stokes, it was England’s other two all-rounders - Moeen Ali and Chris Woakes - who took centre stage at Chester-le-Street as they put their team in prime position to make it an eighth successive Test victory at the most northerly international cricket ground in the world. England resumed [...]
I’ve been converted. It’s a day I thought would never come. Being an old-fashioned so-and-so, I’ve resisted this new uprising for so long. I’m not a fan of change and like to preserve the status quo - as the saying goes, if something isn’t broken then there is no need to fix it. But even [...]
It’s been quite a week; a royal birth, the 70th anniversary of VE Day and even some sunshine have all befallen us since the beginning of the month. There was something else too but I can’t quite remember what... Anyway, in all the excitement it’s been quite easy to forget everything else that's been going on, [...]
