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Quite a lot has happened in the world of English cricket in the last couple of months, most of it, as usual, revolved around James Vince. A first international hundred, a match winning 60 for the Southern Brave, a second T20 century, and no Test call up. Well that’s enough of my internal monologue, here’sContinue reading “The Hundred, England vs India and James Vince”

Jos Buttler and England’s spinners starred against Pakistan to level the IT20 series at Headingly. Batting first, Jason Roy set the tone as he so often does, hitting the second ball of the match for an enormous six, followed quickly by a four and a wicket. England’s stutter continued as Dawid Malan continued his horribleContinue reading “Spinners and Buttler dominate against Pakistan”

The English ODI side has been the best side in the world, by ranking, and by merit, since its re-modelling post 2015 World Cup. The batting order contains some of the most feared ball-strikers in the history of cricket. Joe Root still averages over 50 in the format, Jos Buttler has played some of theContinue reading “The second-string England ODI top 7”

In June England will see New Zealand pay their first visit for a test series since 2015, and whilst it is hardly shaping up to be as exciting as that series, there are some intriguing match ups in the offing. England will be without players such as Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler, Moeen Ali and ChrisContinue reading “England vs New Zealand first test preview”

As Dawid Malan was dismissed for a 17 ball 14 – his third run-a-ball low score in a row- Twitter tongues were wagging. Malan’s slow starts have become increasingly highlighted, despite his incredible average and strike rate, and the concerns are definitely legitimate but the blame does not lay with Malan alone. We know MalanContinue reading “England can win the World T20 but need to be less rigid”