Day 2, 3rd Test, India vs England, The Oval
England got pounded in to the ground by a rampaging Indian batting attack, that kept going all the way down to number 11. The highlight of the day was the maiden test century, after 118 matches, for Anil Kumble, scoring a delightful 110* to give India a massive 664. Any hopes that England might have had of levelling the series with a win here have been totally dashed and sadly it’s now a case of doing their best to avoid 2-0. That means England must bat for 3 days, a feat that …read more

This is typical of the way the British mentality – and specifically the British media mentality – works. On the 1st day of the final test between England and India, India geared themselves up to give England a proper trouncing and in so-doing hand them their first series loss on home soil in some record-breaking amount of time. But read the news and watch the coverage of the day and you can’t go anywhere without hearing someone sticking it directly in Matt Prior’s neck.
Matt Prior dropped Sachin Tendulkar on 20, missing a catch away to his right. Tendulkar is …read more

I’m not jumping over any guns here, but Matt Prior has done a very impressive job of saying “cheers” to England coach Peter Moores. Moores, chose to put his faith in the Sussex ‘keeper, and said ‘keeper duly repaid him with a magical century on debut. OK, so it was the 4th century of the innings, with Cook, Collingwood and Bell also managing three figures in the 1st innings of the 1st test against the West Indies, but considering that the England management have it in their heads that they want a wicket-keeper who can bat and that they consistently …read more