Graham Thorpe’s batting was something very special
Thorpe was England’s best batsman of the 1990s and, at the turn of the century, quite possibly the best batsman in the world.
Thorpe was England’s best batsman of the 1990s and, at the turn of the century, quite possibly the best batsman in the world.
England and the West Indies’ unexpected Test victories over the weekend show cricket is a venerable game, which constantly renews itself. The same can be true for Politics.
Things to (possibly) look forward to in 2024.
The round ball game gets judged differently and wrongly. Can we not just enjoy each sport for what it is?
Let’s stop trashing cricket’s past and focus on its promising future.
The charges against the great English sport ignore its pluses and exaggerate its flaws.
The special pull of the sporting fixture is about more than the mere excitement of the spectacle.
But there’s value in following things through to the bitter end, even when you face inevitable defeat.
We are forever hearing that “English cricket as we know it is dying.” Perhaps it’s time we gave the red-ball game a little more credit.
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