Cricket is one of the oldest sports in the world and actually dates back to the 16th century. I like to refer to it as the Marmite of sport, mainly because you either love it or hate it. Cricket is trationally an English sport but is now popular all over the world. The game is [...]

Posted on January 29th, 2009 by Trix
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Now Andrew Strauss finally has his wish, but he could not have taken over at a more difficult time for English cricket. Strauss, 31, stepped into the hottest job in the game but his admission that he had to think ‘very carefully’ before taking on a challenge he has always craved spoke volumes for the [...]

Posted on January 23rd, 2009 by Trix
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The test match is seen as the ultimate of all cricket matches and are contested between nations as opposed to county teams. The game can last for up to 5 days. Test cricket is seen as quite boring by some people due to the patience and careful approach taken by players, as they do have [...]

Posted on January 20th, 2009 by Trix
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Ladbroke Cricket Bet – With South Africa’s victory over Australia which has been their 1st series loss on home soil for years people are now left wondering if the Aussie destruction of World Cricket over the last ten years has finally come to an end with the Springboks and India now looking like they are [...]

Posted on January 8th, 2009 by Trix
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