Every now and then a great product appears out of the blue and takes us all by surprise and one such product is without doubt the great bottle coolers from the Stay Chilled company. If you’ve every lived in Australia or just visited you will be aware of the popularity of the stubby holders. All [...]

So, after a fantastically fought test series, England have regained the Ashes by defeating Australia at The Oval. England were in fantastic form during the deciding test and ran out comfortable winners inside four days. It was a superb day for English cricket and a distinctly average one for Australian [...] Read the original post [...]

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Australian blogger Miles is probably still smarting from England’s triumph in the Ashes at the weekend, but at least he’s got somewhere to vent his fury.
Deep Fine Leg, a spin-off from the Ashes history site 334 Not Out, has been providing commentary on the whole series thanks to Miles and fellow writer Thomas Rooney.
As well [...]

It is hard to judge which way a test match is going to go on the basis of the first day. With the exception of the fourth Ashes test at Headingley (when it was painfully obvious that England were going to lose from Lunch on Day One), it is normal for just one of the [...]

Momentum is a huge thing in cricket. In fact, it can often be the difference between winning and losing a test match. The current Ashes series has been no exception England used the momentum gained in Cardiff to aid their big victory at Lords, while Australia used their fight back at Edgbaston to help them secure a massive win [...]

Image via Wikipedia The Ball of the Century, also referred to as the Gatting Ball or simply The Magic Ball, is the nickname given to a delivery bowled by Australia’s Shane Warne to England’s Mike Gatting. The incident occurred on day two of the first Test of the 1993 Ashes series, which took place at [...]

ECB Media Release England today announced 15-man squads for the forthcoming NatWest Series of One Day Internationals and International Twenty20 matches against Australia, The ICC Champions Trophy in South Africa and a 14-man squad for next week’s One-Day International against Ireland in Belfast Andrew Strauss will captain the side in the seven-match NatWest Series against [...]

Former Australian international cricketer Matthew Hayden is to join the board of Cricket Australia (CA) to replace former captain Allan Border AO, who is standing down after seven years. In welcoming Hayden to the Board, CA Chairman Jack Clarke praised Allan Border for volunteering his time to serve Australian cricket at a national level for [...]

After the hammering at Headingley, England needed some good news on the injury front. Therefore, they will be extremely grateful for the fact that Andrew Flintoff has been passed fit for the deciding test of the series at The Oval. England’s talisman missed the defeat in Leeds because of his knee injury, but the swelling [...]

I’ve been fortunate enough to have read and reviewed two previous books by Christopher Hilton (Cricket’s 300 Men and The Birth of the Ashes) and one thing Hilton could not be accused of is lack of research and depth in his books. His latest offering, “Bradman and the summer that changed cricket” pushes the boundaries [...]

England are just a few hours away from taking a 2-0 lead in this summer’s Ashes series after another assured performance first with the bat and then with the ball placing Australia in a precarious position on the final day. Scorecard Day 4 With the third day lost to rain and a wet outfield, bookies [...]