The last ever ICC Champions Trophy kicks off on Tuesday in Cardiff. The tournament which sees the worlds top eight ranked sides go head to head has often been derided over the years, so much so it has been scrapped by the ICC. However, this tournament represents everything that the more prestigious World Cup should [...]
Cautious Cook must change his ways
Alistair Cook is relatively new to the England captaincy and came under fierce criticism at Headingley for his tactics in the second test against New Zealand. Cooks decision not to enforce the follow on and then the pace at which his side proceeded to bat at brought widespread confusion and almost lead to England drawing [...]
Carberry, not Compton should be Englands Ashes Opener
Nick Compton is under increasing pressure for his place at the top of Englands test match batting order. On the face of it, this seems unreasonable given his back to back centuries in New Zealand just a couple of tests ago. However with the return of Kevin Pietersen on the horizon and the form of [...]
Premier League like the Bundesliga? No Thanks
When two German teams reached the Champions League Final, and not one English club made the quarterfinals, the reaction was inevitable. “We should be more like them”. “The German model is perfect”. “We are so far behind them”. Actually that’s all rubbish. It’s an over exaggeration and overlooks the strengths of the Premier League and [...]
Tags: Arsenal, Arsene Wenger, Bayern Munich, Bundesliga, Champions League, Chelsea, England, Premier League, Roberto Mancini
Inconsistent Broad lucky to keep his place
Stuart Broad took the plaudits for his seven wicket performance in the second innings at Lords against New Zealand. Rightly so, it was a terrific performance. We all know Broad is capable of such displays, he has done it before. However they do not happen often enough. Broad took the man of the match [...]
