Ed Smith is the balanced maverick England selection has been longing for
England’s squad selection for the Test tour of Sri Lanka later this year has, again, revealed Ed Smith is the best thing to happen to them since Kevin Pietersen. Relatively young for the position at 40 years old and blessed with bold and contemporary choices, Smith is quickly setting himself apart from predecessor James Whitaker […]
How do we explain cricket to ‘mums and kids’?
Since the England Cricket Board first publicly floated the idea that would come to be known as the Hundred it has brought up more questions than it has answered. The biggest question is how the ECB could possibly think that taking T20 cricket, sawing twenty balls off, and stitching a ten ball over into the […]
Why now, AB? Questioning the timing of De Villiers’ retirement
No, it’s not a cleverly contrived conspiracy to detract from the Ashwin Willemse versus Nick Mallett controversy. AB de Villiers, indeed, has retired from all forms of international cricket – with immediate effect. Wednesday’s announcement will be viewed as out of the blue by many, but the signs have been there for a while. Regardless, […]
Should Test cricket be abrogated in light of the growing popularity of T20?
Since the turn of the century, there has been a major shift in the way cricket is played and perceived in different parts of the globe. A more fiscal approach has been associated with cricket which has led to the renovation of the brand of the game and evolution of its financial setups. In this […]
Cricket is great; we won’t save the game by telling everyone it isn’t
The latest ECB marketing wheeze for The Hundred has Dave Tickner banging his head on the desk in frustration. We must stop apologising for our great sport and start showing some faith in the game. “Root and Stokes will be allocated to a team for marketing purposes, but they won’t be playing. The ECB made […]
