England have shown yet another poor display by drawing again, this time in their second test in the West Indies, as captain Joe Root admitted that he “could have been a bit braver” with declaration as England head to Grenada for third test. Day five of England’s second test in Barbados was thwarted by West […]
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Joe Root and Ben Stokes go big as England post 500 against West Indies in Barbados
Root and Stokes hit big hundreds as England post 500+ for the first time in over a year. It was a rare good day for the English batsman as Joe Root’s men dominated the Windies bowlers in Barbados. The innings was led by the captain and vice-captain as both of them ended the innings with […]
University of Gloucestershire graduate working in Bangladesh Premier League reveals what makes Will Jacks ‘a wizard’ after topping scoring charts for Chattogram Challengers
University of Gloucestershire graduate James Tomson has finished his impressive first season as data analyst at Chattogram Challengers in the Bangladesh Premier League. Surrey batsman Will Jacks starred for the Challengers, topping the run scoring charts. Tomson spoke exclusively to ParkLife Sport during the tournament, revealing Jacks’ unique qualities which make him valuable in franchise […]
OPINION: In sacking Chris Silverwood the ECB have given themselves an unwanted reliance on the Hundred’s finances, at what long term cost?
You wouldn’t have to sit in a laboratory wearing a long white coat, goggles, illegible scribbles on a flipped whiteboard and have a masterfully scientific mind to deduce that English cricket is a mess. You could point to the recent white ball success and say only half of English cricket is in inexcusable disarray. That […]
Paul Collingwood announced as new England interim coach
Paul Collingwood will be England’s head coach for their Test series against West Indies next month after being appointed as a stand-in by Andrew Strauss, the ECB’s interim managing director of men’s cricket. The man who led England to the Twenty20 World Cup in 2010 has been asked to take charge on an interim basis […]
Game by Game. How Australia won the T20 World Cup
It’s not been the longest tournament, but we’ve been blessed with a lot of high quality cricket in the past month. Australia won their first ever T20 World Cup by beating New Zealand in the final yesterday, but their road to the final was a tricky path. Here’s a look at their performances game by […]
Australia: Brilliant or overachievers?
This has been a tournament of tricky, two-paced pitches, and, as a consequence, it has recorded the lowest scoring rate of any T20 World Cup. The final, however, came as close to pure T20 as anything we have seen over these past few weeks in the UAE. The Australian T20 team is a bit of an […]
The five best players of the T20 World Cup
The premier competition of the game’s shortest format does not come around very often. The seventh edition of the ICC T20 World Cup started in the UAE on 17th October 2021. Initially, the ICC planned Australia as the tournament’s venue, but they changed it to UAE and Oman for COVID-related reasons. The exciting tournament had enormous […]
Gloucestershire and Worcestershire Cricket Academy’s Players score big for Dumbleton CC
Gloucestershire’s Tom Borrman and Worcestershire’s Dan Holland are in the academies at their counties and have been doing well for Dumbleton CC the past few weeks. Both cricketers play for Dumbleton CC, located in the outskirts of Cheltenham, who started their 2021 league campaign this weekend, Holland has already scored a century and two other […]