okuthunyelwe ngu: Mathewu Woodward

0ENgilandi abadinga Moore ekilasini ehlobo

Ukuxolisa okokuqala ngenxa yokuntuleka kokushintsha kwakamuva - konke kungenxa yokufika okusha ekhaya okusho ukuthi ngiphaphama (nokulala) amahora alawulwa ngokuphelele yizikhathi zokudla kwamabhodlela kanye noshintsho lwe-nappy - yebo i-bambino encane isifikile. Give her about 18 years and she’ll be play­ing for England.
Nokho; ukuze ibhizinisi.
Well, ukwenza paraphrase uWilliam Shakespeare ngandlela thile, lokho kwakubusika bokunganeliseki e-England. Ngemuva kokusebenza okuhle kakhulu kuma-Ashes iningi belingacabanga ukuthi ngeke likhulu. Kwenze - ukuhlulwa okuhlazisayo ngokumelene neNetherlands (noma ngabe 'kwakuyi-ruble efile') kufakazelwa i-coup de grace. Ngaphambi nangemva kwalokhu ukuphuma kwesikhashana kwe-shambolic kuye kwaba nokulimala okuphezulu kwabezindaba - abasekho ngumqeqeshi u-Andy Flower, umpetha ophakathi nendawo Jonathan Trott nenkosi yesiphalaphala uGraeme Swann. Futhi-ke vele kukhona lonke uhla oluzungeze uKevin Pietersen. I-Gloveman Matt Fore nayo izoyibuka ngokwethuka ihlombe lakhe njengoba abanye besongela indawo yakhe ohlangothini.… Funda Article Full

0Dickie Bird sokuphatha imisebenzi phezu Yorkshire bomdabu

Kukhona anecdote ubudala emkhakheni cricketing zikaHarold 'Dickie' Bird lapho eshayisa eminyakeni eyikhulu i-Yorkshire kwelinye umdlalo wazithola lehla alandelayo.

Nge-avareji nje phezu 20 umsebenzi wakhe wekilasi lokuqala awuzange ube mnandi kodwa njengonompempe wamazwe ngamazwe waqhubeka waba ngohamba phambili ebhizinisini..

Wayelethwa bathandile kahle futhi bezijabulisa, ngokuletha Yorkshire bomdabu zakhe ziqonde ukhuluma kungekho indlela akunangqondo iphimbo. Dickie babheka lesi simo njengethuba zingathathi hlangothi ngokuphelele noma ubani ukudlala, ngaphandle kothando olujulile lwazo zombili izifunda nezwe.… Funda Article Full

0Australia ukuwapheka ngesitimu kunokuwabilisa on empini yokulwa Proteas

Lapho iNgilandi ihlangana ne-Australia ochungechungeni lokugcina luka-Ashes, like abaningi, wacabanga ukuthi izivakashi zizogcina i-urn ngesikhathi semidlalo emihlanu edlule. It was always going to a tough­er battle than the sum­mer show­down but vic­tory was expected.

Isidlali somdlali i-England besinamandla kakhulu, kwakungewona they? Ngaleso sikhathi, ngaphandle kokuma kwe-maestro ye-oda eliphakathi uMichael Clarke, i-XI ehlanganisiwe yezinhlangothi zombili ngabe ibuswa amabhubesi amathathu. Ngaphandle kwe-skipper Clarke obengenza uhlangothi oluhlangene? Mhlawumbe uDavid Warner kaMichael Carberry? URyan Harris kufanele abe nguChris Tremlett noma uTim Bresnan? Impela eyangaphambili, mhlawumbe eyokugcina. Indawo yeShane Watson? Mhlawumbe - kodwa ngubani Wayeyosebenzisa buyisela? On ubuso, Nokho, Izwe laseNgilandi livele ngokugqamile. Funda Article Full

0Umlotha emlotheni, ENgilandi ukuze Dust

Ngoba lokho engizakukwenza ukukusho kungase I awiswe okuvela phezulu ... kodwa ngiyajabula ukuthi lezi zihloko Ashes isezingeni kuphele. Impela nje i-Australia idlale kangcono kakhulu kunesamba sezingxenye zabo kanye ne-England, ngoba ingxenye enkulu, abso­lutely diabolical.

Ngokuqinisekile njengoba nobusuku obulandelayo usuku ama-Aussies aqoqe umdlalo owucekela phansi ongu-5-0, siphinde siguqele iNgilandi ngesamba esibuhlungu esingafanelwe ukufakwa kumugqa wamazwe omhlaba. Izivakashi manje zidinga ukubuyela emuva, hlanganisa futhi uthathe izingcezu zalolu hambo olunobungozi olungahle lube ngaphansi.… Funda Article Full

0Australia Boxing Clever

Ubusika bamaNgisi buyinto embi. Cold ezimanzi, the sea­son also means no home crick­et whatsoever.

UKhisimusi ungomunye wokukhanya okukhanyayo enkungwini yamakhaza futhi ukungeza kulokhu umcabango womdlalo wokuhlola wonyaka oqala nge-Boxing Day futhi uvame ukubanjwa ngaphansi kwesibhakabhaka esiluhlaza kanye namazinga okushisa afudumele kungenye evusa umcabango nalowo engizowuphakamisa ubhiya obandayo ukuze.

Izivivinyo zoSuku lweBoxing ziye zabanjwa njalo ngonyaka 1980 (ngaphandle kwalokho 1989 lapho kudlalwa umdlalo wosuku olulodwa vs eSri Lanka (i-boo - ed) naseMelbourne Cricket Club e-Australia - aka-MCG). Baphinde babuswa izixuku ezithile ezinkulu (eziye zasondela izinombolo eziyisithupha ngezikhathi ezithile).... Funda Article Full

0Graeme Swann umemezela kokuthatha umhlalaphansi ngokushesha

Phakathi kokulimazeka kohambo lomlotha kuqhamuka enye indawo enamabhomu ashubile - umlingisi ohamba phambili waseNgilandi esizukulwaneni esinikeze ithikithi lakhe.

Yebo kuyiqiniso - uGraeme Swann umemezele umhlalaphansi wakhe osheshayo. Yeka ukulahlekelwa okukhulu. USwann wayengumdlali omuhle kakhulu, ophikisana naye, fighter futhi-nxazonke indoda yeqembu. Wayengase ubambe ngisho ilulwane indlela efanele round.

Njengoba esethathile 255 ama-wike emsebenzini wakhe wokuhlola emthunzini ngaphansi 30 ucezu, irekhodi yakhe ikhona kubo bonke futhi kuzoba nzima kakhulu esikhundleni sakhe. Njengasikhathi sonke ne-England awukho umugqa wama-spinner obophela emnyango ukuze athathe indawo yakhe eceleni. Ngakho-ke lokho kusho ukuthi sibuyele emuva ezinsukwini zokuthi sithathe i-twirler kuphela lapho iphimbo lifanele kunokukhetha kuqala?... Funda Article Full

0Australia isitsha lula ukunqoba kwabo Ashes

Ngokuzimisela okunesihluku futhi kungumbulali wemvelo ofanelwe yimpisi ejaha unyamazana olimele, Aus­tralia duly com­pleted the rout of a demor­al­ised Eng­land this morning.

I-England imane ayilwenzanga lolu chungechunge futhi i-Australia eyakhiwe kabusha ibambe yonke into nobuthakathaka nayo yonke inselelo yokuhlazisa okuyilokhu kusekuhle.

Ukuwina uchungechunge lomlotha wesine olandelanayo bekungokuhleleka okude futhi bekuyinto engaphesheya kweNgilandi. I-urn manje ibuyela e-Australia (ngomqondo ongokomfanekiso, noma kunjalo!) and we no doubt won’t hear the end of it from our cous­ins on the oth­er side of the planet.

Njengoba uCook avumile engqungqutheleni yakhe yabezindaba yangemva komdlalo, I-England idlalwe kuzo zonke izindawo nentando, Ngiyasola, funa ukunqoba okungu-5-0. Akuyona neze nesitayela sabo ukuthatha unyawo lwabo off the gas. Impisi uye wabanjwa inyamazane, manje usefuna ukuqedela yonke intambo yokugcina emnandi.… Funda Article Full

1I-England - nje ukuthi kuyini??

Kwenzekeni e-England? Kule minyaka emibili uvivinyo ziye zaba olushaqisayo. Angicabangi ukuthi iziphi izinto ezinhle ongazithatha kunoma yimuphi umdlalo.

Umugqa wokushaya ubusufushane ngokusebenza isikhashana manje. Ama-bow bow aphumelele ama-Ashes ase-England okokugcina, naphezu kwemizamo engcono kakhulu yokushayelwa umugqa okuhlanganisiwe ukuze uthwebu ukuhlulwa emihlathini yokunqoba (iBell enhle eceleni) namanje, ezimweni zase-Australia, I-England imelene nayo impela. Amalulwane aqhubeka nokuzabalaza kepha okuyikhathaza kakhulu yindlela aphuma ngayo - isibhamu esinganaki nesivila kanye nokuntuleka kwesicelo. Ulindele ukucishwa kwezicishamlilo kusuka kuKevin Pieterson ekuqaleni kwama-venings kodwa hhayi amanye.… Funda Article Full

0Ukwehluleka Kwe-First Innings - Isikhathi Sokucabanga, England

Lokhu missive yakamuva imibango efika kini ivela embhedeni wami ogulayo. Yebo, mfundi othandekayo, Njengamanje ngilele embhedeni ngoLwesihlanu ebusuku kanti abanye bathokozela ipenti lasemsebenzini noma abahlanu kubungcwebe bendawo bendawo. Ngokuzimisela, yini engaba yimbi kunokuzwa sengathi ukufa kufudumele ngoLwesihlanu ebusuku?

Well okungenani, Ngizwa kuthiwa ukhala, kunginikeza ithuba lokuthi ngibhale lo msindo omfishane ngemuva kosuku lwesibili lwempi yomlotha wokuvula.

Futhi nginovalo lokuthi isihloko sanamuhla sibuyela emuva endleleni ethile enyathelwe kahle - isb. Abagadli baseNgilandi bevumela uhlangothi phansi futhi. ... Funda Article Full

2T20BROADside eNgilandi mayelana abadlali kokuphumula

Njengoba ngihleli ngilalele i-T20 freak-show (imshaya kabi noma iyiphi insipho esekelwe kumfazi ayibukayo) Kade ngicabanga impikiswano edaleke ngemuva kokuthi i-England iphumule abadlali abahlanu abalulekile ochungechungeni lwe-ODI.

UCaptain Cook, Bell, Graeme Swann, UJimmy Anderson nokaputeni we-T20 uStuart Broad bonke baphakamise izinyawo futhi bavumela i-England entsha ebukeka ibambe ama-Aussies ochungechungeni lwemidlalo emihlanu.

Owayengukaputeni uMichael Vaughan uke washo amazwi akhe futhi uStuart Broad uxoshile emuva. Abezindaba baye bagxumela kwimpikiswano enempilo futhi bayivusa yaba umugqa. Funda Article Full