My prediction for the Ashes
I think England will probably win two of the five Tests, but I also think Australia will probably pick up two. I reckon it will be a two-all draw, Australia retaining the Ashes. – Rick Eyre, BBC Radio Five Live, 21.6.05 I said it on radio last month and I’ll stick with it now. The […]
Dee-fence Surrey, dee-fence!
I haven’t ranted much about Surrey on these pages for a while. Their performances in their last seven days – played over ever-decreasing durations – do not leave me with any great feelings of joy.
Oh Asia where art thou?
The 2005 ICC Trophy is almost run and won, but the final still to be played on Wednesday, the five berths for the 2007 World Cup have been filled. Congratulations to Bermuda and Ireland, who have qualified for their first World Cup. Congratulations also to Canada and Holland, who remain in World Cup play, and […]
And cricket goes on
I don’t know what I would have done if I had tickets to Lord’s today. I’m pleased, nonetheless, to see that the two remaining England v Australia ODIs at Lord’s and The Oval are going ahead. The British response to Thursday’s outrage has been quite stirring.
Why a tie?
For those who cared enough to follow the NatWest Series, the tournament ended in anticlimax when England and Australia played out a tie. But why was it called a tie? Both sides scored 196, that is true – but Australia was bowled all out while England only lost nine wickets. There’s an easy way to […]
Enough, Zimbabwe!
Sadly, I think it’s time for the ICC to suspend Zimbabwe from all international cricket competition. Mugabe’s conduct in running the country has finally, in my opinion, made it untenable for any side to play cricket there. The ICC, of course, is going to do no such thing. In the past I’ve supported Zimbabwean cricket’s […]
Andrew Symonds 5-18
Is there a message in this somewhere? Something along the lines of “try sacking me now you bastards”…
Symonds saves Australia
The question has to be asked: If Andrew Symonds stayed off the turps last Friday night, would Australia be undefeated in the NatWest Series today?
Random thoughts during NWS 5
In my BBC interview on Tuesday, Rhod Sharp described me as “following the NatWest Series avidly”. I have no idea how he arrived at that conclusion.
Should Australia be axed from one-day internationals?
It’s one thing to lose a 20 over-a-side game to England by 100 runs. Losing a 50 over-a-side game to Bangladesh by five wickets takes Australia’s incompetence to new levels. Can they be trusted in 5-day Test matches?