In 2014, the County Championship was a season plagued by Yorkshire. With Lyth and Lees at the top of the order, Williamson, Bairstow, Ballance, Rashid, Gale, Leaning, Pyrah, Finch, Root and Hodd vying for middle order spots when available, and with Rashid, Plunkett, Brooks, Sidebottom, Patterson and Bresnan completing the bowling tasks, it was one … More Five to watch: County Championship 2015.
When New Zealand play England in a two-Test series in May, England will head in as firm favourites. Despite New Zealand’s recent performances in the World Cup (contrasted against England’s woes), a May pitch at Lord’s is very different to a flat drop-in at the Caketin. And I’m sure we all remember what happened last … More Leader of the Opposition
Originally published as ‘Orange Cricket’ on the Mailer Report. Holland, 2; England, 0. It reads like a football scoreline – and makes it sound like the Brits, perhaps, performed better than expected. However, it’s not a football match, it’s the record of Twenty20 cricket matches between England and the Netherlands. 2009 and 2014. Two-nil, two-love, … More Cricket is Oranje! The Dutch cricketing story
Yesterday was a sombre day for cricket. Few people have impacted on cricket as much as Richie Benaud, and no one has done it in as many fields of the game. All of us here at Mind the Windows! loved Richie, and all of us feel his passing with sadness. A few of us have … More Richie Benaud; tributes to a master
Unfortunately, my first piece on Mind the Windows! is on a particularly heavy topic. This is a bit of a let-down, but bear with me. The next one is going to be about Chris Gayle, the gigantic quivering boobs and the IPL parties, I promise… Depression to me, is amongst the nastiest afflictions conceivable to … More Jonathan Trott: the slight hasn’t been forgiven
The 2006-07 Ashes is forever remembered for the 5-0 drubbing that Australia inflicted upon England.
Some would say embarrassing the so called ‘political big brother’ so comfortably was the greatest moment in Australian sport. On reflection, it was one of the defining moments for Australian cricket in an era where sporting greats were made.
But they all retired and left Australian cricket in quite a state. Are we about to experience this again? … More Are we going to experience Déjà vu?
Other games, they tell me, have their like felicities and their crowns of thorns. No cricketer believes it; no cricketer, if he is honest, will admit that of all the pleasures he may dwell upon in the evening of his days, any one will return with the poignancy of those vanished hours on the summer … More Goodbye, Sebastian Flight.
Originally published on DV Mace’s Smorgasbord of Sport, 16-Mar-2015. St Patrick’s Day, 2007. Kingston, Jamaica. It’s Ireland’s first Cricket World Cup. They’ve just tied with Zimbabwe, and now they’re coming up against a strong Pakistan. Eoin Morgan, a young Irish lad batting first drop, is being held up by many amateur commenters as the shining … More Whether Adieu or Au Revoir, Thank You Ireland
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