Part one of Andrew Hall’s interview can be found here, discussing his international career. Part two concentrates on County cricket. Case C-438/00. Held in the fifth chamber of the European Court of Justice, the case was between Deutscher Handballbund eV and Maroš Kolpak. None of that will have made much sense – apart from that … More Andrew Hall: From Cronje to Kolpak (part two)
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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 on DV Mace’s Smorgasbord of Sport, 06-Nov-2014. Jeremy Snape is the world’s most eminent cricket psychologist – and one of the most notable sports psychologists in any field. While it’s the players and coach who are the most likely to receive kudos for team performance, a lot more goes on behind the scenes … More Six Ball Over: Jeremy Snape
Originally posted on DV Mace’s Smorgasbord of Sport, 17-Sept-2014. Welcome to a new piece for this blog – the Six Ball Over. Short and snappy interviews consisting of (you guessed it) six questions. To start us off, I was lucky enough to be able to ask Clive Rice, the former Nottinghamshire and South African captain … More Six Ball Over: Clive Rice
Mind The Windows 