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 January 1, 2014
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Whilst 2012 was dominated by the Olympic Games, British sport didn’t enjoy much success outside of those few weeks of madness in late summer and early autumn. 2013, however, provided us with many more reasons to celebrate. The year included long-awaited victories, new records,… Continue Reading “2013 – my review of a wonderful year of sport”
Category: End Of Year ReviewsTags: 2013 Champions League, 2013 Europa League, 2013 FA Cup final, 2013 Investec Ashes, 2013 League Cup, 2013 RBS 6 Nations, 2013 Track Cycling European Championships, 2013 US Open, 2013 Women's Football European Championships, 2013 World Athletics Championships, 2014 Commonwealth Games, A.P. McCoy, Acer Nethercott, Alberto Ascari, Alex Cuthbert, America's Cup, Andrew Simpson, Andy Murray, Asafa Powell, Australia, Barclays Premier League 2012/13, Bayern Munich, BCCI, Becky James, Ben Ainslie, Bert Trautmann, Bill Hoskyns, Bradford City, Bradley Wiggins, Brazil, Brian O'Driscoll, British and Irish Lions, Chelsea FC, Chile, Chris Froome, Christian 'Chucho' Benitez, Christine Ohuruogu, Christopher Martin-Jenkins, Commonwealth Bank Ashes Series 2013/14, Cricket, David Beckham, David Oates, Dean Whare, England, England's Women, F1, F1 World Championship 2013, Fernando Verdasco, football, Fred Perry, French Open, Germany, Graeme Swann, Hope Powell, India, Jacques Kallis, Jamie Roberts, Jason Day, Jerzy Janowicz, Joe Root, Jonathon Davies, Juan Manuel Fangio, Justin Rose, Lance Armstrong, London 2012 Olympics, Manchester City, Manchester United, Marc Marquez, Maria de Villota, Matt Prior, Michael Schumacher, Mike Denness, Mo Farah, MotoGP, Mountain Tunes, New Zealand, Nick Faldo, Novak Djokovic, Oprah Winfrey, Oscar Pistorius, Paul O'Connell, Phil Mickelson, Phill Nixon, Poland, Rahul Dravid, Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, Rugby League, Rugby Union, Sachin Tendulkar, Sailing, Sam Warburton, Scotland, Sean Edwards, Sebastian Vettel, Serbia, Sir Alex Ferguson, Sir Chris Hoy, Sir Henry Cecil, South Africa, Swansea City, Team Oracle, Team Sky, Tony Greig, Tony Gubba, Tour de France, Tyson Gay, USA, Usain Bolt, Veronica Campbell-Brown, Wales, Wembley, Wigan Athletic, Wimbledon, World Cup Rio 2014
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 August 29, 2013
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Now it’s time for part 2 of my review of the 2013 Ashes series. Today it’s the turn of the Australians and I think it’s fair to say that their ratings don’t match the 3-0 scoreline. Australia – 6/10 At times this Australian side… Continue Reading “The Big Review (Part 2)”
Category: CricketTags: Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff, Ashton Agar, Australia, Australian Cricket Board, Brad Haddin, Chester-le-Street, Chris Rogers, Chris Woakes, David Warner, Durham, Ed Cowan, Emirates Old Trafford, England, England Cricket Board, Graeme Swann, Investec Ashes 2013, Jackson Bird, Jame Faulkner, James Anderson, James Pattinson, Joe Root, Kevin Pietersen, Lord's, Matt Prior, Michael Clarke, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Peter Siddle, Phil Hughes, Ryan Harris, Shane Watson, Simon Kerrigan, Steve Smith, Stuart Broad, The Kia Oval, Trent Bridge, Usman Khawaja
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 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 November 1, 2012
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So, Alistair Cook is the new England Test captain with the job of taking England back to the number 1 spot in the long format. But I think he has a greater job in trying to stop the team becoming the laughing stock of… Continue Reading “Over to you chef…”
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