Sean Mortell reports on Australia’s disappointing effort with the bat against some excellent fast bowling on Day 1 of the Third Test at Headingley.
The Ashes 2019 – Third Test Day 1: Archer blitzes through, unlikely heroes hold firm
August 23, 2019 by 2 Comments
The Ashes 2019 – Third Test: The (SA) Great Australian Headingley XI
August 22, 2019 by 8 Comments
With Australia confronting selection problems for Headingley, Dave Brown has the answer – go South Australian! He selects an eleven of historically great Leeds performers. Absolutely no state bias was involved in the process.
The Ashes 2019 – Second Test, Lord’s: Life (and Death)
August 20, 2019 by 17 Comments
Jofra Archer’s vicious bouncer that struck Steve Smith has produced a great deal of comment. Bernard Whimpress presents his thoughts about the act that has livened up the Ashes Series.
The Ashes 2019 – Second Test, Day 5: Momentum yo-yos, youth thrills
August 20, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Sean Mortell reviews Day 5 of the Second Ashes Test at Lord’s, a game the English nearly pinched from the Aussies.
The Ashes 1989 – Third Test scrapbook
August 20, 2019 by 3 Comments
ER has dug into his scrapbook once again and presents his record of the Third Test played at Edgbaston during the 1989 Ashes Test series.
The Ashes 2019 – Second Test, Days 3 and 4: Rain? Doesn’t matter; this series is as good as it gets
August 19, 2019 by Leave a Comment
In a prelude to the dramatic final day of the Second Test, Sean Mortell takes stock of a rollicking Day 3 and 4.
The Ashes 2019 – Second Test: The Lord’s blog
August 17, 2019 by 38 Comments
Australia come to Lord’s full of confidence. England must regroup. What are your thoughts, Almanackers? Have your say on the blog.
The Ashes 2019 – Second Test, Day 3: SPD Smith transcends to Wonderland
August 17, 2019 by 6 Comments
SPD Smith is 13 not out at Lord’s. David Wilson says: “It’s fair to say that SPD Smith now operates beyond the reach of human influence. He bats now in a kind of “Strawberry Fields Forever”/”Penny Lane” Double A Side zone.”
The Ashes 2019 – Second Test, Day 2: Swings, tension and everything good about test match cricket
August 17, 2019 by Leave a Comment
As the rain continues to exert a major influence on proceedings at Lords, Sean Mortell recalls the fluctuations of a scheduled Day Two that actually became Day One in playing terms.
The Ashes 2019 – First Test: Five days of glorious madness
August 17, 2019 by 1 Comment
A ripping ‘Boys on Tour’ yarn from the self-depracating Kieran Fernandez as he and his posse lob at the Edgbaston Test. [I feel hungover just reading this – JTH]
The Ashes 2019 – Pick the teams for the Second Test: he’s on a roll!
August 16, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Our competition to name both teams for the Second Ashes Test attracted a modest but high quality field of punters with the winner correctly naming all 22 players! Where have bragging rights gone this time?
The Ashes 2019 – Second Test: an Australian Lord’s XI
August 15, 2019 by 6 Comments
Dave Brown searches the records to compile an Australian Test team made up of our best performers at Lord’s. You’ll find one or two surprises here.
The Ashes 2009 – Second Test, Day 1: Worst-ever opening spell has Australians crying into their beer
August 14, 2019 by 2 Comments
Tim Adam’s report from Australia’s dismal day one efforts in the 2009 second Ashes test at Lord’s is the perfect way to prepare yourself for what is (hopefully) a better Australian performance tonight.
The Ashes 1989 – Second Test scrapbook
August 13, 2019 by 8 Comments
It’s amazing what you find when rummaging through things at home! ER found a scrapbook he’d produced of the 1989 Ashes Test series. Here is his record of the Second Test at Lord’s.
The Ashes 2019 – Pick the teams for the Second Test
August 8, 2019 by 8 Comments
Let’s keep Roger Lowrey’s Ashes initiative alive by offering up bragging rights to the person who can come closest to naming the teams that will line up for the Second Test at Lord’s – yes, both teams!
Stab Punt Jim Johnson – one of the Almanac’s many characters
August 8, 2019 by 1 Comment
The Almanac has unearthed many characters over the years – octogenarian Jim Johnson is one of them. Jim is best know as the inventor of the stab punt and we’ve shared his research previously on the site. But what about the man himself? Ian Hauser tells the story of Jim’s life.
The Ashes 2019: Could Morgan be a Brearley?
August 7, 2019 by 22 Comments
Bernard Whimpress predicted this, or at least thought about it. He was reminded of 1989. He has some observations of a fascinating Test and some suggestions for England else they may well be doomed to a 4-0 drubbing.
The Ashes 2019 – First Test, Day 5: A sudden end, a lack of fight.
August 6, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Clinging to their wickets does not seem to be the aggressive Englishmen’s forte writes Sean Mortell who also thinks that this Ashes might offer a vert tight contest.
The Ashes 2019 – First Test, Day 5: Platypus revisited
August 6, 2019 by 6 Comments
Australia won the First Ashes Test of 2019 by 251 runs, after floundering at 8/122 on Day 1. Some things are hard to explain using old understandings.
The Ashes 2019 – First Test: The Edgbaston blog
August 5, 2019 by 67 Comments
Check out what our readers have to say and add your observations on the Edgbaston Test.
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