The issue is not that they make poor shot choices - it's that they keep doing it and as a result keep throwing away matches they should have won. Without Lyon, Cummins and Smith we might win one… (View Post)

In India, however, there was not a massive gulf. There is a case England could have won that tour 4-1. Instead, they lost 4-1. Why? Because the batsmen after the first test over attacked and threw aw… (View Post)

Incidentally, on cricket many years ago a young opening batsman at Derbyshire was challenged by Kim Barnett about his poor returns. His excuse was, 'I never seem to have a chance. I keep getting… (View Post)

Clearly you’ve never seen any pre-war Punch cartoons. (View Post)

I take it that's the extended version with all the choruses most people take out? Even so, I'm surprised it's taken half a century. (View Post)