Okuthunyelwe okumakiwe: Test First

0Pitch Perfect eNgilandi Udinga Sterner Test

Ngakho isivivinyo lokuqala ihlobo siphelile. Wenze kahle eNgilandi ukunqoba lokho Ubeyindoda umdlalo zabantu ngokumelene abafana.

Sri Lanka kukhona, ukusebenzisa leso avame touted umsindo-bite, iqembu e "inguquko" futhi umfana wayengazi ke ukukhombisa. Kumele kukhunjulwe, Nokho, ukuthi baqhubeka oqinile England batting umugqa kuze tad ngaphansi 300 uphawu - futhi ingxenye yalezo iphelela zazivela kakhulu Jonny Bairstow. Alex Hales benza kahle kakhulu nge ongqongqoza ehloniphekile futhi kumele ukukhahlela yena akazange siguqulwa ton. Ukube kwakungengenxa yalesi labo ezimbili kungenzeka kakhudlwana run into. Thina ngeke bazi. ... Funda Article Full

0The Ashes isitshaIgalelo Okokuqala England

Ngakho-ke uMlotha usaqhubeka futhi futhi ngaphandle kwesimanga esikhulu kuze kube manje. I-Australia iwine i-toss futhi yahlaselwa, I-England yaphuma nebhola futhi yenza impilo yaba nzima kwabadlali abalinganiselwa kwabase-Australia abebeshayisana. Indoda yosuku ngaphandle kokungabaza uStuart Broad, obekumele ngabe uthulise bonke manje ngaphandle kokuzwiswa kakhulu ngabagxeki bakhe.… Funda Article Full

1The Ashes isitshaI-Australia ibambe isandla esiphakeme - kumdlalo wenjoloba ofile

Izinsuku ezimbili e-Australia futhi impela zinesandla esiphakeme. Kodwa manje. Umlotha uyanqotshwa futhi uwinwe ngokuqiniseka ngalokho. Lo umdlalo ofana nenjoloba efile futhi ukhumbuza kakhulu uchungechunge lomlotha wasendulo lapho iNgilandi yayivame ukukhipha ukusebenza okuhle kwesigqoko lapho urun yayiphethwe ama-Aussies. Abadlali abahlale behlisa iqembu ngezikhathi ezithile ngokuzumayo bazophatha iminyaka emihlanu noma bathole ikhulu bese kuthi isilinganiso sabo sibheke ochungechungeni olungokomlando. Funda Article Full

0The Ashes isitshaSenhliziyo beckons emva isiphetho nervewracking

HEWU!!  Yeka umdlalo. Kuyavunywa izinqumo ezihlasimulisa umzimba (uma zihlanganisa 3rd umpires) mhlawumbe wawenza wasondela kancane kunokuba bekufanele ube njalo (nakuba zombili izinhlangothi wahlupheka) but what a fant­ast­ic advert YET AGAIN for test match cricket.

Ukungena kulolu chungechunge kubukeka sengathi kuzoba nzima ukuya e-Australia. Ephepheni kunabadlali abathathu kuphela, at best, bekuyokwenza iNgilandi iqale i-XI eqenjini lase-Australia - uClke, I-Watson ne-Siddle. Bambalwa abantu ababanikeze ithuba. Kepha ngemibukiso ethile yobuqhawe bakubonile lokho, uma kuziwa Ashes okungenani, njengeqembu bakhulu kunesamba sezingxenye zabo ngazinye. Funda Article Full

0The Ashes isitshaIzinsuku Sesibili Nesithathu - Isidala Esilungile Sabona

Ngithukuthele izolo ebusuku ngakwazi eNgilandi ukukwazi ukuhluthwa emihlathini yokunqoba ngokwehluleka ukufaka inombolo yokuqala yeminyaka engu-19 11 unogwaja ngaphandle (isizwe yisinqumo esithusayo sokuba ngumphenyi) bese kulandela ukulandela kwabo iskripthi ngokulahlekelwa ama-wike amabili ekhilikithi lapho ephendula (uqaphele aphinde - Isinqumo olushaqisayo) ukuthi angikwazanga ukubeka ikhibhodi kwi-laptop.

Kubukeka sengathi namuhla kungenzeka kube wusuku lwesibili lokuthula komsakazo kodwa iNgilandi ikwazile ukumba ngokujulile futhi yabona ezinye kuze kube manje lapho isalondolozwe khona amadoti namabhodlela (Anderson eceleni). Udlale kahle uChops no-KP ngeminye iminikelo emihle kodwa ikakhulukazi ku-Ian Bell. Ngibe ngomunye wabagxeki bakhe abaphambili bokufika sekwedlule isikhathi - kodwa kuphela ngoba ebengazitholi nezikolo ezinhle uma zibalulekile. Kodwa namuhla kwase kuyisikhathi ukwandisa plate futhi lokho wakwenza, ngisizwa ably ngu-Broad kwelinye icala.… Funda Article Full

0The Ashes isitshaUsuku Esikhulu Battle. Ukudumazeka

Engingakusho nje ngemuva kosuku lokuqala lomlotha wasehlobo ukuthi ngiphoxekile kakhulu. Ukuhlolwa komdlalo wekhilikithi okumangazayo kungcono kakhulu yebo, kepha umaka oqinile obekwe phansi yiNgilandi ebusayo ngokumelene neqembu lokuhlola elijwayelekile, akukho.

Aged 33 I am used to Eng­land fold­ing against far super­i­or Aus­sie teams but this time round it was meant to be different.

Ephepheni i-England kufanele ibambe le nkatho. Ama-bow Bows aphakeme kakhulu futhi amalulwane engxenye ephezulu kakhulu kunokwawo.… Funda Article Full

0The Ashes isitshaSekuyisikhathi ... Ashes izibikezelo

Ngakho, wezemidlalo umcimbi enkulu 2013 ekugcineni phezu kwethu, okusho ukuthi isikhathi sokuba ngihambise indaba unamathele entanyeni yami futhi ukubikezela umphumela. Ngizoqala ngokuqiniseka ukubikezela kokunqoba England. Angikho beqiniseka ka ohlangothini anqobe kodwa ngicabanga ukuthi kuyoba okungenani 2, kodwa njengoba ngicabanga ukuthi iNgilandi iyoze ibe nethuba elingcono ngizozibeka engcupheni yokuthuka “abahlaziyi” futhi ngiphakamisa ukuthi i-England ingaphatha 5 0 ngomcako.

Anginasiqiniseko sokuthi i-Australia inesipiliyoni esanele sokuhlasela ukusebenzisa i-England. Nginesiqiniseko sokuthi umugqa ocija i-Australia uzonikezwa isikhathi esinzima ngabathungi base-England kanye 6 abaphathi besobunxele bazozabalaza kuma-wike amile maqondana noGraeme Swan.  Unless weath­er or injur­ies inter­vene I don’t see how the Aus­sies can outscore Eng­land consistently.

Uma iNgilandi ingenza 350+ ku-innings lokuqala (seluwinile ukuphonswa) Ngilindele ukuba bawine i-test yokuqala.  Ngicabanga ukuthi amaphuzu azoba cishe 400, 350, 300, 200 okuzonikeza iNgilandi a 150 gijima ukunqoba uzungeze ukudla kwasemini ngosuku 5. Let’s find out how silly I look by Sunday afternoon…

0England v New ZealandEngland vs New Zealand: Test First - England Mangalela Honours

Ngemva kokuqala okunjalo aphuze umdlalo ekuhlolweni kokuqala baqeda ngehora ikhefu isivinini entanyeni namuhla - futhi yeka ukusebenza uStuart Okubanzi ukukhulisa ifulegi le-checkered.

Akagcinanga club 20 iphelela ezibalulekile lingalingani (hhayi out) njengoba innings eNgilandi wafika ekupheleni esheshayo esidumazayo kodwa walandela ukuthi ngumuntu ehlaselwe ophakeme okusheshayo-medium bowling okuyinto waqothulwa oda New Zealand.

Lapho Okubanzi iku-ingoma efana lokuthi wayeseholela namuhla ayikho nje ukumvimba futhi kungaba cishe iyadlaleka. Ngigcine akhulula ukusebenza kanje sasimelene Enemy Old ngesikhathi Okusaqanda ku 2009 Ukungqubuzana Ashes. I wabhala avelele play ngalolo suku futhi ngibagcinile iminyaka embalwa nje ukuze ngingahlali ukubukela ngokuphindaphindiwe. Ngalelolanga wathola u-5 ‑, kufunwa scalps ka Watson, Ponting, Hussey, UCarlke noHaddin - i-oda eliphakeme kakhulu lase-Australia. Funda Article Full

0England v New ZealandEngland v New Zealand: Test First, Usuku 3 - Qondanisa uNikeziwe

Ukuthi umdlalo we-topsy turvy utholakala kanjani! Ezinsukwini ezintathu kungasekho kungcono ibingakazeki kakhulu ngubani phezulu.

Kuze nje ngaphambi kuka-6pm kwaba kakhulu usuku yeNgilandi.  Abaphengululi bakhuphukela epuletini bakwazile ukukhipha umkhondo omncane. Futhi-ke umlingisi osemncane Root ushaye isigamu esingaguquki sekwesekeli osekelwa kahle yi-Trotter yesadi ... Funda Article Full

0England v New ZealandEngland v New Zealand: Test First, Usuku 2 - Oh Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy, UJimmy Anderson…

Noma kunjalo ingoma iqhubeka.

A review of the second day’s play would always be incom­plete with a nod towards shin­ing star James Anderson.

Ngokuxosha ukuvulwa kukaKiwi uPeter Fulton (isiketi sakhe sesibili sama-venings) UJimmy waba yilungu lesine kuphela lokuhlonishwa kweNgilandi 300 club. Ian Botham, UBob Willis noFiery uFred Trueman yibona kuphela abanye abagadi bamanje.… Funda Article Full