News: Russell Crowe to star in a Bodyline series movie…..

Well….. I have always thought that a Hollywood movie about Cricket would go a long way in order to at least introduce mainstream americans to the sport as a serious venture….. at least as far as awareness is concerned, because at the momment it looks like most of them either dont know that it is [...]

Opinion: The forfeited test…

It seems that despite the game being 129 years old, you can still have something new popping up in it. A forfeited test match by Pakistan….. one which they in all likeliness would have won and reduced the loss margin to 2-1, will now look 3-0.
First …. ball tampering……. didnt we get that out of [...]

Opinion: England must incorporate Netherlands in C&G Trophy

Why they must? Because only they can.
C&G Trophy exposure, like the one given to Scotland and Ireland this year is an excellent oppurtunity for the associate nations. First of all, they play against many of the best, a standard much higher than what they will be able to muster on their own, and even higher [...]

News: England not to visit Scotland for ODI in 2007

Well, I was expecting that taking the time out to play a solitory ODI against a country that is only 5 hours away by car is not going to be that difficult for England, but apparently it is as England have denied any chances of that happenning.

News: Ireland v Eng tickets all but sold…..

I believe that one of the litmus tests for the new ODI nations will be how many tickets they can sell for their ODIs that they are hosting at home. Looks like Ireland is doing pretty well. The original capacity of the stadium was 6300, which they have now increased to 8000, and nearly all [...]

News: Scotland invite England for ODI in 2007

This will be really good for Scotland if England do accept the invation. As one can see from the Ireland v England match this summer, these two British Isles countries manage to draw their biggest crowds against England. Scotland would be able to sell a quite a few tickets and get some money going to [...]

Opinion: An opening for Second tier countries…. but not all…..

One thing that the developing Cricket world usually forgets is that the English county teams, at least 10 of the 18, every year embark on a 10-14 day pre season tour to warm up for the county season. In all cases, they tour countries NOT in Europe, because the weather in March and April is [...]

ECC Div 1 and England

This year there will be 5 countries in the European Championships Division 1 tournament; Scotland, Ireland, Netherlands, Italy and Denmark. This division is the premier league of the tournament, with the champion country ending up to become the ECC champions.
It is time for England to also start particiapting in this premier division. Ireland, Scotland and [...]

Give Bangladesh a break….

Ever since their promotion to Test Cricket, Bangladesh have been at the end of everyone’s criticism. Most common criticisms are based on  the argument that they are devaluing the Test Cricket records and also are a threat to the integrity of the game.
When South Africa started playing the game, way back in 1890, their team [...]