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World T20 2023 Preview: Australia

If they weren’t such a joy to watch, an inspiration, the regular collection of World Cups might be a little tedious.

January 31, 2023 Rob Harvey 1600 Views 0 Comments

This is the first of our monthly updates, although we did make adjustments throughout the month upon the completion of matches played.

It was a dream preparation for the Commonwealth Games, facing off against the host nation in a series prior, yet it soon became a nightmare.

So often the fortunes of the Sri Lanka team rise and fall depending on the performance of their skipper and this tournament was no different.

For a team that only possessed half a dozen internationally recognised cricketers, Barbados performed well above expectations.

Pakistan’s Commonwealth Games performance was a case of more of the same, poor starts with the batting combined with slow run rates.

July 30, 2022 Rob Harvey 1247 Views 0 Comments Commonwealth Games, England

The home team always gets an extra tick as sentimental favourite, but can England use that vibe and turn it into gold?

The Aussies have come for gold. That is their stated mission and they are as focused for this event as they were for the World Cup.

The entire nation of India is in on this. Players, support staff, BCCI, fans. Every one of them is part of a plot to win gold at Birmingham.

The perfect timing of a pre Games tour to England seemed like a good idea at the time but the events that followed were a nightmare.