Month: September 2015

Lord’s was under a state of siege. The game seemed to be in meltdown. England had clumsily sacked the coach and controversially ended the international career, again, of their most illustrious player. A few days earlier the team had returned from a Test tour of the Caribbean with their tail between their legs. The 1-1 draw that they contrived against a weak West Indies followed a World Cup in which…

England have selected uncapped pair Alex Hales and Zafar Ansari for the forthcoming Test series against Pakistan. Both men have been named in a 16-man squad for the three-match series in the United Arab Emirates, which begins next month. Nottinghamshire opener Hales has been picked ahead of Adam Lyth, the Yorkshire batsman who played all seven Tests this summer but struggled badly for form during the Ashes, while Surrey all-rounder…

Chris Gayle has a strip club in his home. You’re not reading that wrong. Chris Gayle, probably the best West Indian player of his generation, has a strip club in his home. The 35-year-old is well known for his party loving lifestyle and often posts pictures on his Instagram page out with friends at nightclubs and pool parties. But in his latest posts, the big hitting left-hander revealed that he…

Sport, bless its cotton socks, occasionally fails in its mission. The final international match of the 2015 season was supposed to be a riveting climax to a wonderful summer in which the England team have not only been reinvented but also regained the Ashes. The first probably led to the second. If they did not defeat Australia to win the one-day series in the fifth and deciding match, they would…

Sport, bless its cotton socks, occasionally fails in its mission. The final international match of the 2015 season was supposed to be a riveting climax to a wonderful summer in which the England team have not only been reinvented but also regained the Ashes. The first probably led to the second. If they did not defeat Australia to win the one-day series in the fifth and deciding match, they would…