It was sad to see Andy Murray go out to John Isner on Wednesday evening in the second round at Wimbledon. This was his earliest exit at his home Grand Slam in 14 appearances, and it could prove to be his last. In this blog I want to look at the British Men's performances at…Read more British Men at Wimbledon and Life after Murray
Batters That Dominate a Series
Daryl Mitchell was out for 56 lbw to Matthew Potts in New Zealand's 2nd innings of this third and final Test of the series. This gives him 538 runs for the series in his 6 innings, at an average of 107.60, including three hundreds and two fifties. His only 'failure' was in his first innings…Read more Batters That Dominate a Series
Jonny Bairstow & the Red Ballers going White Ball
Jonny Bairstow was in incredible touch once again today in the third and final Test against New Zealand. His 162 was delivered at a rate of better than a run a ball to give England a small first innings lead. It came just ten days after his last breathtaking century, the 136 bludgeoned from only…Read more Jonny Bairstow & the Red Ballers going White Ball
Mcllroy and his pursuit of Major number 5
I began to write this blog just as Rory Mcllroy was about to tee off for his third round at the US Open this evening. He had finished his second round on 4 under and was just one shot off the joint leaders Joel Dahmen and Colin Morikawa. It was going to be a blog…Read more Mcllroy and his pursuit of Major number 5
When 500 runs isn’t enough
The warm glow felt by English cricket fans following their surprise win over New Zealand in the first Test, has quickly faded after the opening two days of the second Test. Beginning day 2 on 318/4 New Zealand really cashed in, finally being bowled out for 553 when Daryl Mitchell was out for 190. This…Read more When 500 runs isn’t enough
Root joins the 10,000 Club and what the future holds
Joe Root became the 14th player to reach the milestone of 10,000 Test runs and only the second Englishman to do so after Sir Alastair Cook. He did it in style hitting an unbeaten century in England's victorious run chase against New Zealand. Incredibly he hit the landmark at exactly the same age, to the…Read more Root joins the 10,000 Club and what the future holds
Eye Catching England Bowling Debuts
The first test against New Zealand remains beautifully poised. In Ben Stokes first test as permanent captain and Brendon McCullum's as Head Coach there have been many of the old English failings. In particular a brittle batting line-up, but they head into the fourth day in the drivers seat requiring 61 runs with 5 wickets…Read more Eye Catching England Bowling Debuts
Teams absent from the Premier League the longest
With their victory over Huddersfield in the Championship play-off final last weekend Nottingham Forest have ended their 23 year absence from the top tier of English football. This is the fourth longest absence from the top flight since the advent of the Premier League. With only Barnsley, Swindon and Oldham having suffered longer periods away.…Read more Teams absent from the Premier League the longest
Nadal v Djokovic – The Rivalry Continues
Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic played out another incredible match at the French Open last night. In a four set marathon that lasted over four hours. Nadal came out of the blocks fast and dominated the first set to take it 6-2, leading 3-0 in the second set it felt like Nadal was in total…Read more Nadal v Djokovic – The Rivalry Continues
Real Madrid & The Toughest Champions League Runs
Real Madrid completed their remarkable run in the Champions League this year as they overcame Liverpool 1-0 in the final to lift their 14th European Cup/Champions League. It was a victory that looked improbable at so many different stages of this years competition. 2-0 down on aggregate of their last 16 match against PSG with…Read more Real Madrid & The Toughest Champions League Runs
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