Spin bowlers across the county circuit are putting their hands up and desperately trying to force their way into the England reckoning. England lost their recent Test series against Sri Lanka without a specialist spinner in the side and look set to enter the India series with Moeen Ali performing the spin role in the [...]
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T20 is the reason for England’s bare spin bowling cabinet
Posted in Cricket Opinion Pick of the Week | Tags: England, England cricket, Graeme Swann, James Tredwell, Lancashire, Spinner, T20 Blast, Test Match
‘The best I’ve ever played’: England fall short against Sri Lanka despite stunning innings from Lancashire’s Jos Buttler
Lancashire’s Jos Buttler produced what some are calling England’s greatest ever One-Day innings at Lords against Sri Lanka – an innings which couldn’t quite drag England to victory. Chasing a winning target of 301, England faltered and were well behind the rate until Buttler came to the crease and smashed the fastest One-Day hundred ever [...]
Posted in Cricket Pick of the Week | Tags: Alastair Cook, cricket, England, James Anderson, Jos Buttler, Kevin Pietersen, Lancashire, Matt Prior, Michael Vaughan, Old Trafford
Community Shield 2013 Preview
Manchester United vs. Wigan Manchester United and Wigan Athletic will contest the 91st Community Shield (formerly Charity Shield) at Wembley Stadium this Sunday. It will be the first time since 1980 that a side from outside the top division has featured in the shield match, with FA Cup winning Championship side Wigan, taking on [...]
Posted in Football Pick of the Week | Tags: Champions League, Chelsea, Everton, FA Cup, Man Utd, Premier League, Sir Alex Ferguson, Wigan
Premier League like the Bundesliga? No Thanks
When two German teams reached the Champions League Final, and not one English club made the quarterfinals, the reaction was inevitable. “We should be more like them”. “The German model is perfect”. “We are so far behind them”. Actually that’s all rubbish. It’s an over exaggeration and overlooks the strengths of the Premier League and [...]
Posted in Football Opinion Pick of the Week | Tags: Arsenal, Arsene Wenger, Bayern Munich, Bundesliga, Champions League, Chelsea, England, Premier League, Roberto Mancini
Paul Scholes: The Greatest Midfielder of the Premier League Era
As retirements go, Paul Scholes rather allowed his to slip under the radar, hidden behind the attention that Sir Alex Fergusons own retirement received. That sums up Paul Scholes the man really. Unflashy, uncomplicated and reliable to the end. As a player however Scholes was something unique, special, and a man who stood out from [...]
Posted in Football Opinion Pick of the Week | Tags: Football, Paul Scholes, Pep Guardiola, Premier League, Steven Gerrard, Xavi, Zidane
David Beckham: A Career Unfulfilled
David Beckham has announced his retirement from football. In truth, David Beckham the footballer was lost a while ago. This retirement marks the end of the brand appearing on a football field. David Beckham is a football icon, a global superstar, recognised the world over. But did he really achieve enough as a footballer and [...]
Posted in Football Pick of the Week | Tags: David Beckham, Gary Neville, Man Utd, Nicky Butt, Ryan Giggs, Sir Alex Ferguson
England vs. New Zealand: Test Series Preview
The first test match of the English summer starts at Lords on Thursday, with tourists New Zealand looking to build upon their unlikely draw in their home series in the winter. England were disappointing in New Zealand and will want to put a marker down for the summer showpiece of the Ashes. Kevin Pietersen [...]
Posted in Cricket Pick of the Week | Tags: Bell, England cricket, Kevin Pietersen, New Zealand, Trott
Wigan Win brings magic back to the FA Cup
Fairytales are few and far between in football. They are moments of unbelievable achievements, a conquering of the odds and a story that will live long in the memory. We witnessed one of those moments in the FA Cup final, where underdogs Wigan lifted the trophy against Manchester City. Wigan made it to the [...]
Posted in Football Pick of the Week | Tags: Arsenal, Capital One Cup, FA Cup, Manchester City, Roberto Mancini, Wembley, Wigan
Ferguson Retires as the Greatest Manager in History
November 1986. Ron Atkinson departed Manchester United and was replaced by Alex Ferguson. After initial struggles, Ferguson has overseen a quarter of a decade of dominance at Old Trafford and retires as the greatest manager the game has ever seen. To stay at one club for so long is an incredible achievement in itself. [...]
Posted in Football Opinion Pick of the Week | Tags: Champions League, FA Cup, Football, Man Utd, Premier League, Sir Alex Ferguson
John Terry must never play for England again
It has been reported that John Terry wants to make an England return, coming out of international retirement to represent his country again. For so many reasons, the Chelsea man should never be allowed to come back to England fold. John Terry has brought nothing but dishonour and disgrace to England. He, after all, [...]
Posted in Football Opinion Pick of the Week | Tags: Chelsea, England, FA Cup, Football, John Terry, Roy Hodgson
