Joe Root

Ignoring The Elements For Success in Australia, – Will England Be Able To Prove History Wrong?

The Ashes series in Australia is going ahead. Although there could well be a bumpy road ahead. For starters the Australian public who have had to endure lockdowns and quarantines will be looking to give the Englishmen plenty of verbal,

Sporting Unity

Sport over the years has witnessed some wonderful signs of unity, times where political and religious differences have been set aside, and athletes have risen above such clashes and respected their opponents as fellow athletes and individuals. Of course sadly

Cook Opens a Can Of Worms

Former England cricketer and Captain Alistair Cook has been awarded a Knighthood in the New Year’s Honours list in England. Some feel that this is just reward for a career opening the batting for England and Essex. Yet judging by

Four Day Tests? You Must Have Peebles in your Head

It was the cricket writer Ian Peebles who wrote back in the 1960’s that when it came to new International teams being given Test Cricket status he thought they should be given an abbreviated version than the standard five days.

Facing the Facts – England Simply Was Not Good Enough

The Ashes series for 2017/18 has come to an end and Australia were worthy winners. Yet reading some reviews of the series one would think it was a far closer affair than it ended up. Sure there were key moments