- Martin Gough
- 12 Sep 06, 05:34 PM
Surrey have an unusually busy press box for a Pro40 fixture, even though it is the last floodlight fixture in London this season.
The odd wag has been observing the finer points of the game against Gloucestershire in a loud voice but of course most people are still digesting the implications of the Ashes announcement.
Although there were no major shocks, what talk there has been has revolved around Stuart Broad.
Continue reading "Broad platform for success"
- Martin Gough
- 12 Sep 06, 04:02 PM
No big surprises there, then. Perhaps the biggest was the news that 14 players, rather than the five suggested, will take up residence in Perth to act as cover.
They will be in place a week before the start of the first Test, probably a good plan with six of the first-choice 16 still doubtful, of which more later.
Here, then, are some quick thoughts on the 16 (and some even quicker ones).
Continue reading "Ashes squad player-by-player"
- Martin Gough
- 12 Sep 06, 02:44 PM
On this day exactly a year ago, England clinched a famous Ashes series victory here at The Oval after a lengthy delay for bad light led to a drawn fifth Test.
And again there is a sense of anticlimax at The Oval.
Continue reading "Stay on the edge of those seats"
