Big picture: sedentary England flavors the series It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. England’s T20 World Cup defense didn’t exactly go as expected in the Caribbean five months ago, but at least by reaching the semi-finals they can say they fared better than the hosts. The West Indies had … Read more
(23 overs) West Indies 196 for 2 (Lewis 102*, Rutherford 50*, Asitha 1-39) beaten Sri Lanka 156 for 3 (Kusal 56, Nissanka 56, Chase 1-20) by eight wickets (DLS method) After a series in which they never managed to touch the green, the stars finally aligned for the West Indies as they ended their tour … Read more
Big picture: Rawalpindi? Rawalspindi… Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth. Has any team ever taken Mike Tyson’s famous aphorism more literally than Ben Stokes’ England? Their attitude to risk and reward has resulted in a glut of remarkable Test matches in recent years, but in Multan last week their fifth … Read more