October 10, 2013. The first Test between Bangladesh and New Zealand at Chittagong. The Blackcaps had put up a strong first innings score of 469. In reply, openers Tamim Iqbal and Anamul Haque had departed with only 8 runs on the board. The familiar Bangladeshi collapse was anticipated. The kind of collapse which has been … More Where Mominul can go from here
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Niall O’Brien (right) makes the cut A few days ago, I did a piece on the top five youngsters to watch during the 2015 County Championship season. Here, I’ve looked at the other end of the spectrum. The old buggers who continue to make an important difference for their county. As fun as it is … More The top five old heads of 2015
Twelve balls remain. Over 100 required to win; but that’s no longer the equation. Three wickets in hand. James Tredwell has the ball. The Kent second XI-cum-England Test spinner looks to pry the number eight out.
Following the debacle in the last Ashes series, England needed changes in the Test side, particularly in the batting department. They certainly made some changes, both in bringing youth in and also altering the batting order to find the right balance. Despite certain amounts of criticism levelled at the selectors regarding one man in particular, … More England’s Test batting: the future is bright
The 6 Cricketers that England’s Selectors should be watching in 2015 At the start of every English summer, pundits and fans all around the Shires (and well beyond Great Britain’s borders) are never short of an opinion on which up-and-coming cricketers will have a breakout year. This is not quite one of those articles. While … More The six you should actually watch
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
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