Greetings Confectionery Stallers, and welcome to the first instalment of the Confectionery Stall’s Ashes result prediction blogs, which will pepper the year from now until the final over of the seriesAndy Zaltzman25-Feb-2013Greetings Confectionery Stallers, and…
From TS Trudgian, Canada Cricinfo25-Feb-2013Mitchell Johnson: pace spearhead and a handy lower-order batsman•Getty ImagesI played my final season of cricket at the Australian National University when Mitchell Johnson burst onto the international one-dayer scene. This…
The bowlers could not have done much more, but New Zealand's top order was unpicked by the England attack to revive questions about the personnel in the line-up Andrew Alderson29-May-2013"Houston… we've had a problem here."The…
A blistering opening ceremony, followed by a cracking opening day at the Ashes - you couldn't ask for more. Except maybe sunlightJack Vittles11-Jul-2013Choice of game An easy one, no explanation needed. Day one of the…
A case for a different Man of the Match for the Lord's Test, and musings on whether Australia are the new West IndiesAndy Zaltzman23-Jul-2013The baggy green has seldom sat baggier on the heads of Australia's…
Plays of the day from the first ODI between Bangladesh and New Zealand in MirpurMohammad Isam in Mirpur29-Oct-2013Catch of the day Mushfiqur Rahim was the star of the delivery with which Rubel Hossain completed his…
On this Hamilton pitch, the in-form Sunil Narine would have been looking forward to defending a decent total for West Indies, but in typical fashion their batsmen have let the bowlers downAndrew McGlashan in Hamilton21-Dec-20130:00McGlashan:…
The Dubai stadium was a sea of yellow and blue and the atmosphere was beyond electricNandakumar Ganesh26-Apr-2014Choice of game Here were are in 2014 and, to me, it feels like it's only been a year…
The cricket was the centrepiece at Lord's, as players and spectators celebrated the 200th anniversary of a ground steeped in traditionNagraj Gollapudi at Lord's05-Jul-2014There was a kid standing in the queue, shaking his legs impatiently,…
Sri Lanka's marks out of 10 following their 2-0 series win against PakistanAndrew Fidel Fernando19-Aug-201410Rangana Herath (23 wickets at 15.13) Emphatically reclaimed his status as Sri Lanka's chief match-winner after a quieter six months than…