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Posted on August 3, 2019
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Well that wasn’t the summer of cricket we were expecting. To many it was no surprise to see Australia’s women retain the Ashes for a third consecutive series. But the emphatic way in which they did so was a shock. And a worrying one… Continue Reading “Australia’s women were a class above England in 2019 Ashes, but why?”
Category: Cricket, The 52Tags: 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup, 2019 Men's Cricket World Cup, 2019 Women's Ashes, 2021 T20 World Cup, Ash Gardner, Australia, Beth Mooney, Bryony Smith, Cricket, Cricket Australia, ECB, Ellyse Perry, England, Freya Davies, Georgia Wareham, Katherine Brunt, Katie George, Kia Super League, Lauren Winfield, National Women's Cricket League, Sophie Ecclestone, Sophie Molineux, The Hundred, WBBL, Women's Big Bash League
Posted on January 19, 2019
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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… Continue Reading “#32) WBBL”
Category: CricketTags: 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup, ACDC, Alyssa Healy, Australia, Brisbane Heat, Buckethead Army, Cricket, Cricket Australia, Ellyse Perry, England, Grace Harris, Haidee Birkett, Instagram, Kia Super League, Melbourne Renegades, Seven Network, Sophie Devine, Sydney Sixers, T20, Twitter, WBBL, WBBL04
Posted on August 18, 2018
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“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… Continue Reading “#10) Kate Cross and Sarah Taylor”
Category: Cricket, The 52Tags: Anxiety, BBC, Cricket, Depression, England, Great Britain, Hockey, Kate Cross, KSL, Lancashire Thunder, Mental Health, Nic White, Rio 2016 Olympics, Sarah Taylor, Shona McCallin, Stumped, Sussex CCC, The Guardian
Posted on June 22, 2018
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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… Continue Reading “#2) #ShowUp”
Category: Cricket, The 52Tags: #ShowUp, 2009 Women's T20 World Cup, 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup, 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup, Anya Shrubsole, Ashes, Cricket, Ebony Rainford-Brent, ECB, England, England Netballl, England Rugby, football, GB Hockey, Gold Coast 2018, Goldie Sayers, Hockey, ICC, India, Isa Guha, Kia Super League, Lionesses, Lord's, Mel Jones, netball, Netball Super League, New Zealand, Pakistan, Red Roses, Rio 2016, rugby, Sky Sports, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Taunton, Team GB, Vitality Hockey Women's World Cup, Women's Cricket, Women's Sport Trust, World Cup
Posted on July 21, 2016
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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… Continue Reading “Consistently inconsistent”
Category: CricketTags: 2015 Cricket World Cup, Alastair Cook, Australia, Ben Stokes, Chris Woakes, Cricket, England and Wales Cricket Board, Hampshire, James Vince, Joe Root, Pakistan, South Africa, Trevor Bayliss, West Indies, Yasir Shah, Yorkshire
Posted on May 29, 2016
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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… Continue Reading “England v Sri Lanka – 2nd Test, Day 2 Report”
Category: CricketTags: Angelo Mathews, Ben Stokes, Chester-le-Street, Christ Woakes, Cricket, Dimuth Karunaratne, Dinesh Chandimal, Durham, England, Graeme Swann, James Anderson, James Vince, Joe Root, Kusal Mendis, Moeen Ali, Nuwan Pradeep, Rangana Herath, Sri Lanka, Steve Finn, Stuart Broad, Worcestershire CCC
Posted on April 5, 2016
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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… Continue Reading “The Revolution Continues”
Category: CricketTags: Afghanistan, Australia, Cricket, England, ICC 2019 One Day World Cup, ICC World Twenty20 2016, IPL, Ireland, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pieter Seelaar, Sensational fielding, West Indies
Posted on May 8, 2015
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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… Continue Reading “A recipe for success?”
Category: CricketTags: 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup, 70th VE Day, Adam Lyth, Adil Rashid, Alastair Cook, Caribbean, Colin Croft, Colin Graves, Cricket, David Willey, ECB, England, Gary Ballance, Geoffrey Dujon, Gordon Greenidge, India, IPL, Ireland, James Anderson, James Vince, Joe Root, Joel Garner, Jonathan Trott, Mark Wood, Michael Holding, Moeen Ali, Royal Baby, Sam Billings, Sir Viv Richards, West Indies
Posted on February 26, 2015
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The 2015 Cricket World Cup has already produced a number of high-profile slip-ups and shocks, not least England’s humbling by a rampant New Zealand side. Here we take a look back at 10 classic moments that left fans, pundits and fellow players pinching themselves… Continue Reading “The Top 10 Cricket Humiliations”
Category: Cricket, Top 10sTags: 2005 Ashes, Ajit Agarkar, Andrew Strauss, Australia, Brett Lee, Cricket, Dale Steyn, Damien Fleming, Elton Chigumbura, England, Geoffrey Boycott, Glenn McGrath, Herschelle Gibbs, ICC 1999 World Cup, ICC 2011 World Cup, ICC 2015 World Cup, India, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Ireland, Kevin O'Brian, Mark Nicholas, Mark Waugh, Matt Prior, Mike Hussey, Monty Panesar, New Zealand, Pakistan, Phil Tuffnell, Prosper Utseya, Shane Warne, South Africa, Steve Waugh, Vernon Philander, Wirral CC, Zimbabwe
Posted on March 5, 2014
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It’s amazing what a bit of confidence does. This time 6 months ago the Australian cricket team was in bits, having lost the Ashes 3-0 against an England team that largely underperformed. Since then, they have exacted ruthless revenge on the Poms, obliterating them… Continue Reading “Sofas at the ready, the Aussies are back”
Category: CricketTags: AB de Villiers, Alastair Cook, Alex Doolan, Australia, Barmy Army, Brad Haddin, Chris Rogers, Commonwealth Bank Ashes Series 2013/14, Cricket, Dale Steyn, David Warner, England, Faf du Plessis, Graeme Smith, Hashim Amla, India, Investec Ashes 2013, James Pattinson, JP Duminy, Michael Carberry, Michael Clarke, Mitchell Johnson, Mitchell Starc, Morne Morkel, Nathan Lyon, Pat Cummins, Peter Siddle, Ryan Harris, Shane Watson, Shaun Marsh, South Africa, Steve Smith, Vernon Philander
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