Australia is a slightly controversial cricketing nation.  There is a lot not to like.  Their long term refusal to help developing countries, the sledging, behaving like flogs, the ludicrous idea[…]

By his standards Tom Blundell has not had a great 12 months.  He had averaged 16 for 2024 coming into this test with a solitary half century.  Worryingly his glove[…]

That’s how many balls Glenn Phillips faced in the first innings today before being left high and dry.  And not for the first time this year either.  In fact it’s[…]

By Rahul Patil I have been to every basin test since 2012 and over the years the pitch has hardly ever changed. It always has a generous covering of grass[…]

By Aiden McLaughlin Two days is a long time in Test cricket, especially when one of the teams is Ben Stokes’ England. At 71-4 in their first innings, on the[…]

By Aiden McLaughlin It was a day to forget for the Blackcaps as their chances of a win in the first Test went up in smoke against an English side[…]

By Aiden McLaughlin Just as New Zealand threatened to run through the English batting line-up, a 151 run partnership between Harry Brook and Ollie Pope kept the visitors in the[…]

By Aiden McLaughlin For all the talk and permutations regarding how Will Young could keep his place in the starting XI for this first Test against England, one idea was[…]