Ireland impress​ but England get across the line

In cold May conditions, Ireland gave the number one ODI team, and World Cup favourites England, an almighty scare on Friday as both teams began their summer season in Dublin. Batting first, Ireland had to wait for the weather to clear before they could get their innings underway. The game ended up being reduced to...

Review of England’s tour of the West Indies

Did either team actually learn anything from the test, ODI or T20 matches they played against each other? That's one of the main questions being asked at the conclusion of this tour. The West Indies impressed and surprised many, winning the test series 2-1 and even that scoreline doesn't truly reflect how dominant the hosts...

Sri Lanka create history with Test series win

After yesterday's eight-wicket victory over South Africa in Port Elizabeth, Sri Lanka have become the first Asian side to win a test series in South Africa. The fact that this test series was only two matches in length was an interesting decision, but that ever-common conundrum in test cricket seems irrelevant after Sri Lanka's feat...

Pat Cummins wins Allan Border Medal

A topsy-turvy 12 months of Australian cricket has been wrapped up with the annual Allan Border and Belinda Clark Medal presentations. Claiming his first ever Allan Border Medal, fast bowler Pat Cummins took 36 wickets over a total of eight test matches in which the voting process took place. This was the first time since...

Quick update on The Cricket Report

Hello readers! Hope you are all well and had a Happy New Year! You may have noticed fewer posts recently, and I want to apologise for that. I am in the process of looking for new work and moving to London so have been very busy. I do plan to get back to writing as...

Looking back to the first half of the Australia v India Test Series

It's halfway through this enthralling Test series, and we are no closer to knowing who might win than we were at the Adelaide Oval on December 6. After the two opening matches, ahead of the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Wednesday, the series is tied at one a-piece, with both games...

Australia v India Test series preview

Apart from The Ashes, is there a more anticipated Test series in international cricket than Australia against India? Well, certainly not on this occasion, as this series has been dubbed 'Australia v Virat Kohli' by many fans and media pundits. If this content had taken place this time last year, it would have been the...

Women’s World T20 Final – Australia v England

Australia is the Women's World T20 Champions for the 2018 edition of the competition after defeating rivals England by an impressive margin of eight wickets with 29 deliveries remaining. Batting first, England had their most disappointing performance of their tournament so far with the bat as they were bowled out for just 105 in 19.4...

Women’s World T20 Semi Final 2 – India v England review

The second semi-final for the 2018 Women's World T20 saw India take on England, a replay of the Women's ODI World Cup, which England won in 2017. Just like the first semi-final, this match had plenty of hype about it and was set up to be an enthralling game of cricket. Yet again though, just...

Women’s World T20 Semi Final 1 – Australia v West Indies review

The first semi-final between Australia and West Indies took place at Antigua, with a big home crowd cheering on their side as the battle for a place in the final on Sunday at midnight (GMT time) began with Australia batting first. With this game showing the number one side in Australia take on the reigning Women's...