Posts tagged with ‘Stuart Broad’

England’s Got Captains: everyone’s a winner

As part of a new marketing drive, called England’s Got Captains, the ECB have announced some sweeping changes to their management structure. In an effort to increase consumer/brand engagement, a raft of new appointments are to come into immediate affect.

6 things England need to do to beat South Africa

South Africa are just about the best team in the world right now. England are hopeful, but in reality they have got their work cut out. Here’s what they have to do to overcome the odds.

Shane Warne is right about Broad

Shane Warne has a habit of saying things in the press that English cricket does not want to hear and that come back to bite us. Remember what he said about Ravi Bopara before the Ashes?

So when Warne writes in his Times column that England will ruin Stuart Broad we should start to worry. A lot.

Why English cricket needs a transfer system

The ECB are considering whether county cricket needs a transfer system. The move of Steven Davies from Worcestershire to Surrey highlights the problems for smaller counties who develop talented young players from an early age. This is one area where cricket could learn a valuable lesson from football.

Time for a little rest

Aside from the 3-0 scoreline, there are signs that the England team just aren’t that into this ODI series. First Stuart Broad and now Paul Collingwood and James Anderson are being rested from the team.

The Ashes: Broad steals Freddie’s script

The stage was set for England’s all-rounder to take centre-stage, to win the Ashes with one final, devastating display before bowing out of Test cricket. That was Andrew Flintoff’s script for the Oval.

Today, Stuart Broad stole that script, crossed out Freddie’s name and wrote his own.

The Ashes: Australia close in

This (impending) defeat will rank as highly as, if not higher than, any of England’s regular ’90s maulings. They have been truly embarrassing, like senile old men who have soiled themselves, shuffling about aimlessly, muttering incomprehensibly.

The Ashes 2nd Test day 2: Anderson takes charge

Almost everything went right for England today, and they are in a great position to beat the Aussies at Lord’s for the first time since 1934.

Ashes 1st Test aftermath

As emotive as England’s late escape was yesterday, the team will be under no illusions – they were thoroughly outplayed. With the 2nd Test following just a few days behind, Strauss will need to regroup his team fast. Here are the areas that are of concern.

England knocked out of World Twenty20

To be honest, this was probably as far as they were expected to get. That they managed to bounce back from the humiliation against Holland was creditable, and the victory over India was a feather in their cap.