Posted on October 5, 2013
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Aaron Ramsey’s return to form this season has been remarkable. Once reckoned as, arguably, one of the next greats of the footballing world, it is no coincidence that since his horrific leg break against Stoke City in 2010 he has never lived up to… Continue Reading “He Just Needed a Break…”
Category: footballTags: 2005 Ashes, 2010/11 Ashes, Aaron Ramsey, American Football, Arsenal FC, Barclays Premier League, Cricket, Dean Ashton, Durham CCC, ECB, England, football, Glamorgan CCC, Graham Onions, Injuries, LV County Championship, netball, Rugby Union, Simon Jones, Sport Psychology, Stoke City FC, Trait Perspectives, Wales, West Ham United
Posted on September 17, 2013
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Last week, Zimbabwe’s national cricket team gave the country blighted by political corruption and severe droughts something to smile about for the first time in a long while. They won their first Test match (excluding victories over Bangladesh) for 12 years, drawing the series… Continue Reading “A Shining Light”
Category: OpinionTags: 1980 Moscow Olympics, 2003 Cricket World Cup, 2004 Athens Olympics, 2008 Beijing Olympics, All-Africa Games, Andy Flower, Austria, Bangladesh, Commonwealth Games, Cricket, Czechoslovakia, ECB, Eddo Brandes, Field Hockey, Glenn McGrath, Graeme Swann, Grant Flower, Great Britain, Guy Whittall, Heath Streak, Henry Olonga, India, James Anderson, Kirsty Coventry, London 2012, Mohammad Azharuddin, Mrs Sally Mugabe, Murray Goodwin, Pakistan, Poland, Rahul Dravid, Rhodesia, Robert Mugabe, Sachin Tendulkar, South Africa, Soviet Union, Stuart Broad, Swimming, Swimming World Championships, USA, USSR, Wasim Akram, ZANU, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Cricket, Zimbabwe Hockey
Posted on September 11, 2013
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Last night, Frank Lampard achieved the huge milestone of playing for his country for the 100th time. At the age of 35, the midfielder has also found himself back in the Chelsea first-team after what many people thought would be his last season in… Continue Reading “It’s a Fine, Fine Line”
Category: footballTags: Adam Scott, Australia, Badminton, Barclays Premier League, Chelsea FC, Cricket, England, Equestrian, FA, football, Frank Lampard, Golf, Hull City FC, India, Jose Mourinho, Lithuania, London 2012, Nick Skelton, Phil Mickelson, Rafa Benitez, Ricky Ponting, Roberto Di Matteo, Ruta Meilutyte, Ryder Cup, Sachin Tendulkar, Sailing, Shooting, Swimming, Triathlon, USA
Posted on August 27, 2013
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England have regained the Ashes! Not that it was ever in doubt… A 3-0 scoreline does flatter our boys though, as I don’t think they were that much better than the Aussies. Here is my take on I think England performed throughout, with the… Continue Reading “The Big Review (Part 1)”
Category: CricketTags: Alastair Cook, Australia, Australia Cricket Board, Chester-le-Street, Chris Tremlett, Chris Woakes, Cricket, Darren Lehmann, David Warner, Durham, Emirates Old Trafford, England, England Cricket Board, Graeme Swann, Ian Bell, Investec Ashes 2013, James Anderson, Joe Root, Jonathon Trott, Jonny Bairstow, Kevin Pietersen, Lord's, Matt Prior, Michael Clarke, Monty Panesar, New Zealand, Shane Watson, Simon Kerrigan, Steve Finn, Steve Smith, Stuart Broad, The Kia Oval, Tim Bresnan, Trent Bridge, Usman Khawaja, Warwickshire CCC, Yorkshire CCC
Posted on August 8, 2013
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Yet again cricket finds itself in another technological mire. Yesterday the Aussie media finally lost it, accusing players from both England (namely Kevin Pietersen) and Australia of using tape to cover up the edges of the bats in order to prevent the thermal imaging… Continue Reading “Time for a revamp”
Category: CricketTags: 2013 Investec Ashes, Australia, Australian Cricket Board, Cheating, Chris Rogers, Controversy, Cricket, DRS, England, England Cricket Board, Graeme Swann, Hawk Eye, Hot Spot, Kevin Pietersen, Kumar Dharmesena, Lord's, Marais Erasmus, Shane Watson, Snicko, Tony Hill, Usman Khawaja
Posted on July 30, 2013
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The rugby world was given a nasty surprise yesterday when former Scotland full-back Rory Lamont accused both the Scottish Rugby Union (SRU) and his former employers Toulon of forcing him to play on through injuries that could have played a part in his career… Continue Reading “Should I Play or Should I Go (and have some physio)?”
Category: OpinionTags: Arthritis, Bruised kneecap, Concussion, Cricket, England, England Cricket Board, football, Hamstring, Injuries, Investec Ashes 2013, Kevin Pietersen, New Zealand, RBS 6 Nations, Rory Lamont, Scaphoid, Scotland, Scottish Rugby Union, Toulon
Posted on July 23, 2013
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Two royal weddings, a Diamond Jubilee and now the birth of Will and Kate’s child – if that isn’t enough to stir up any feelings of patriotism then I don’t know what is. But is our sport making us feel quite the same way… Continue Reading “Team GB – the greatest ever?”
Category: OpinionTags: 2012 Ryder Cup, 2012 World T20, 2013 Investec Ashes, 2013/2014 Ashes, 2014 Commonwealth Games, Andy Murray, Anniversary Games 2013, Australia, Belgium, Bradley Wiggins, Brazil, British and Irish Lions, Chris Froome, Cricket, Cycling, Dale Steyn, Diamond Jubilee, England, Euro 2012, football, Golf, Great Britain, Hashim Amla, IAAF 2013 World Athletics Championships, Ian Poulter, India, Italy, Jack Wilshere, Jacques Kallis, Justin Rose, Kenya, Lee Westwood, London Olympics 2012, London Paralympics 2012, Muirfield, New Zealand, Novak Djokovic, Pakistan, Phil Mickelson, Roger Federer, Rory McIllroy, Roy Hodgson, Royal Baby, Scotland, South Africa, Sports Personality of the Year 2012, Sri Lanka, Tennis, The Open, The Queen, Tour de France, Under-19 European Championships, Under-20 World Cup, Under-21 European Championships, US Open Golf, US Open Tennis, US PGA Championship, West Indies, Wimbledon, Women's 2013 Cricket World Cup, Women's European Championship 2013, Yorkshire
Posted on July 17, 2013
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Once again, sorry for the delay. You’d think that having finished exams I’d be able to write blogs more regularly – clearly not! The biggest issue in relation to sport that has come up over the last few days has to be the uncovering… Continue Reading “2005 all over again…”
Category: CricketTags: Alastair Cook, Asafa Powell, Ashton Agar, Australia, Brad Haddin, Chris Rodgers, Cricket, DRS, England Cricket Team, Geoff Boycott, Graeme Swann, Ian Bell, Investec Ashes 2013, James Anderson, Joe Root, Jonathon Trott, Kevin Pietersen, Lord's, Matt Prior, MCC, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Peter Siddle, Phil Hughes, Shane Watson, Stephen Finn, Steve Smith, Stuart Broad, Tyson Gay, Worcestershire CCC
Posted on June 3, 2013
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As regular followers or close friends will know, I have a fascination with the psychology that is involved in sport. I have touched on it a few times throughout my blogs but my first real article dedicated to it was ‘The Greatest Battle,’ which… Continue Reading “‘Calm down dear, it’s only a game!’”
Category: OpinionTags: Austrialia, Aviva Premiership, Branislav Ivanovic, British and Irish Lions, Chelsea FC, Chris Ashton, Cricket, Dennis Lillee, Dylan Hartley, England, Fernando Torres, Ice Hockey, India, Javed Miandad, Liverpool FC, Luis Suarez, Manu Tuilagi, netball, Patrice Evra, Rugby Union, Spain, Sports psychology, Uruguay
Posted on May 20, 2013
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Hamish Rutherford – castled! James Anderson and Stuart Broad produced a masterful display of swing bowling to see England to a comfortable victory in the first Test over New Zealand at Lord’s – but they didn’t have it all their own way until that… Continue Reading “A Solid Start”
Category: CricketTags: Alastair Cook, Brian Lara, Bruce Martin, Cricket, David Warner, England, Hamist Rutherford, Investec Test Series 2013, James Anderson, Joe Root, Jonathon Trott, Jonnie Bairstow, Kevin Pietersen, Lord's, Neil Wagner, New Zealand, Nick Compton, Peter Fulton, Ross Taylor, Stephen Finn, Stuart Broad, Tim Southee, Trent Boult
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