Victorian

Vale: Shane Warne

In August 1982 i was sat in the Mound stand at Lords for the Saturday of the second test match between England Pakistan. The visitors were in a commanding position having declared at 428 for 8. England reached 3 for

No Preparation Like Good Technique

Cricket has always been a dangerous game. It has resulted in serious injury and also unfortunately some deaths over the last 400 years. The last forty years have seen an increase in the quality and options of protective equipment, as

No Sport For Scoundrels

‘You do the crime, You do the time.’ That line has been around for decades. In sport it should be no different. In football if you trip a player as he is running through to score, you concede a penalty,

The Deadend

Sometimes in sport being talented is not enough. As we frequently hear in football today players are rejected because they are too small; they didn’t say that to Maradona or Lionel Messi! Then there are players with a bad attitude,