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Cricket in the 80s and 90s

  • Keeping up with the batsmen

    by Daniel Wood 29 November 2020

    When Bruce French recently stepped down as England’s wicket-keeping coach it took me down a YouTube wormhole of watching England’s custodians of the stumps in …

    by Daniel Wood 29 November 2020
  • My ‘initial’ foray into cricket

    by Daniel Wood 31 October 2020

    My first Ashes, the summer of 1985 gave me unrealistic expectations of following England in Test Cricket. I thought my country were world beaters, set …

    by Daniel Wood 31 October 2020
  • What does bilateral even mean? The Texaco Trophy – an appreciation

    by Daniel Wood 29 September 2020

    The very words ‘TEXACO TROPHY’ evoke images of carefree summer days of my youth. An exciting day in front of the telly, or if you …

    by Daniel Wood 29 September 2020
  • “Inside your box! There’s summat shining inside your box! Shining in your box!”

    by Daniel Wood 26 August 2020

    With rain and bad light robbing us of precious Test Match cricket too many times this summer it got me thinking back to weather delays …

    by Daniel Wood 26 August 2020
  • England v Pakistan in the 80s & 90s: Erratic selection policy and an unsung hero

    by Daniel Wood 21 July 2020

    Mike Gatting arguing with Shakoor Rana? Reverse swing and allegations of ball-tampering made against Waqar & Wasim? Maybe it’s the 1992 World Cup Final? Or …

    by Daniel Wood 21 July 2020

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Recent Interviews

  • Mark Ramprakash, former England, Middlesex & Surrey batsman

    7 January 2021
  • Wayne Larkins, former England, Northants & Durham batsman

    5 December 2020
  • Steven Finn, England & Middlesex fast bowler

    15 November 2020
  • Paul Smith, former Warwickshire all-rounder

    11 October 2020

Recent Blogs

  • My Favourite England Test XI

    16 January 2021
  • New year, new hope?

    4 January 2021
  • England’s tour of Sri Lanka

    4 January 2021
  • A ‘dream’ Test match

    4 January 2021

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