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
okuthunyelwe ngu: Mathewu Woodward
1Aussies Tonked - Manje Phambili
Okokuqala ukuxolisa kokungabuyekezi isayithi sekwephuze kakhulu - kanye nomunye umbhali waleli sayithi bengikade ngihamba nge-Europe.
Singabantu emuva ngaleso sikhathi, ngakho ungesabi.
Ngakho, I-England igoqe u-Ashes ngokusebenza kahle kwengquza ngosuku lokugcina ukuze ithumele futhi izithumele ngempela. Kuningi sekubhaliwe mayelana nokusebenza kweNgilandi kanye, ikakhulukazi, Ukusebenza kukaStuart Broad. Kwakukuhle kakhulu, ekupheleni.
Ngakho-ke ngizogxila kokuthile okuhlukile, a-isikhungo off kancane uma kuthanda.
Lapho i-Australia isencithakalo iminyaka embalwa emuva (kubonakala kudala manje!) iphutha elilodwa elenzelwe bona bekungekhona ukopha izingane ezisencane ezizayo ngakho baba nethuba lokuzwa ukuphakama nokukhithika komdlalo wekhilikithi wokuhlola.… Funda Article Full
1Kwenziwe uJobe - I-England Thatha i-2-0 lead
umsebenzi. I-Australia ijabule.
Abanayo impendulo ngempela kumaqhawe ahlanganisiwe we Root (amakhulu eminyaka kanye nama-wike ambalwa), Bell (ithoni ebaluleke kakhulu ye-innings enehafu ehle ngekhulu lesibili (nakuba kufanele ukube wayesezulwini out, wabanjwa, on 20-kuxaka) futhi Swann (9 ngamawikhedi). Kumele kukhathazeke izivakashi lapho umdlali wazo wesibili omuhle kakhulu, Watson, Ngabe inqubo yakhe ivezwa ukuhlaselwa yiNgilandi ngendlela enkulu - wayesaphinda futhi a LBW Isisulu namuhla.… Funda Article Full
0Okwesibili Ashes Test - Ukuhamba in a Yorkshire Wonderland
Akukho okuningi engingakusho kulezi zinsuku ezimbalwa zokugcina - ngokuyisisekelo iNgilandi ibeke i-Australia othulini. Lokho kufingqa kwami. I-England ihola phambili 566 isebenza ngama-wikikhi nesikhathi ezandleni. Pretty comfortable.…
Esikhundleni salokho ngizogxila kwiqhawe lanamuhla, Joe Umsuka.
"Bengikhathazekile ukushaya izingcingo"… kusho uJoe lapho ebuzwa ukuthi uzindla kahle ngama-'mega ton' amnandi namuhla. Ngijabule futhi.… Funda Article Full
0Senhliziyo 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
0Izinsuku 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
0Usuku 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
0Best England XI of the last 20 years
Regular readers of my witterings will know that Test Cricket holds sway for me. It’s what makes cricket great.
So the Champions Trophy currently being played in England has got me thinking…what is the best XI for England in recent times?
The first question, kunjalo, kuyinto ingabe ichaze indlela 'yamuva'? Well for the purposes of this article I have decided on the debut test of middle order left handed batsman Graham Thorpe.
Thorpe seziqalile ukusetshenziswa wakhe kule besondele yesithathu Ashes test of 1993 labetibambile phakathi 1 futhi 6 July. Thorpe wenza ton on okokuqala. somfana Good.
0England vs New Zealand: Test Second, Day 5
Futhi kwenzeka kanjalo.
I-England yagoqa ukunqoba okukholisayo ngaleyondlela ithatha uchungechunge 2-0. Kwaba kancane lula kakhulu. Isimo sezulu kuphela esingasindisa i-New Zealand ekunqotshweni okuthile. lana, kodwa nje hhayi ngempela anele, bese i-England inyukela epuletini ikhombisa isigaba sabo sangempela.
Bangohlangothi olungcono kakhulu kuneNew Zealand futhi bakukhombisa. Ukuhlaselwa kwe-Bowling ikakhulukazi kulo lonke uchungechunge kwenziwe kahle kakhulu yize ukuhlaselwa kweKiwis kungazange kwenziwe kabi kakhulu noma. Funda Article Full
0England vs New Zealand: Test Second, Day 4
Ubuningi bosuku oluqinile namuhla… uma isimo sezulu silungile kusasa i-England icishe izuze futhi uma isibhebhethekisa phansi imidwebo ingahle ibonakale.
Kepha kufanele kube sekuphelile konke ngokunqoba okunethezekile, mhlawumbe nge-innings. Ukupheka bekufanele ukuthi kusebenze ukulandela okulandelayo. Noma ngabe iNgilandi yagcina ilahlekelwe ngabe isenze isitatimende esisobala sezinhloso zayo futhi yabeka umaki phansi ukuthi ungumlingisi onolaka nonobuntu ongathathi iziboshwa. Esikhundleni salokho uthathe inketho yokuzivikela.… Funda Article Full
“Ibhola eliphinki libonakala limpunga/eliluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka ngokubomvu/okuhlaza ngokungaboni kahle, kuye ngokuqina kwayo. Ngenza ukulingisa ngobumpumputhe bemibala…”