1. The Should've Been Great XI

    This is an XI of the cricketers from the last twenty or so years that had the cricketing world at their feet, all the talent, all the ability, all the makings of great international ...

    Mr Fletcher Written by Mr Fletcher about over 1 year ago 209 reads 5 comments

  2. Tendulkar: Is He Really As Good As Rob Key?

    Without a doubt, this is the most exciting yet most un-researched of questions the game of cricket has ever offered up for debate...

    Mr Fletcher Written by Mr Fletcher about almost 2 years ago 1,791 reads 49 comments

  3. Ponting... The Batting God: The Much Awaited Sequal...

    After my, shall we say, "stimulating" article on the run scoring feats of Sachin Tendulkar against the lesser teams I started to think: "Hang on... this can't be fair, surely the same must apply to the other great batsman...

    Mr Fletcher Written by Mr Fletcher about 2 years ago 420 reads 25 comments

  4. Tendulkar is the Batting God... Against Bangladesh...

      Watching Sachin Tendulkar peel off another two tons against the at-times amateur Bangladesh bowling unit in the recent series got me thinking...

    Mr Fletcher Written by Mr Fletcher about 2 years ago 1,296 reads 47 comments

  5. Best of the Noughties: Test XI of the Decade

    As the next decade dawns I think it's a pretty good time to sift through 10 years of quality Test match cricket and pluck out what I think is the best XI that can take the field from the last decade...

    Mr Fletcher Written by Mr Fletcher about 2 years ago 473 reads 34 comments

  6. The New Big Thing, Or So We Thought: Demise Of Ajantha Mendis

    By the end of 2008, Mendis the magician had arrived. A spellbinding 6-13 against India grabbed the cricketing worlds attention and a potential superstar was born...

    Mr Fletcher Written by Mr Fletcher about 2 years ago 129 reads 3 comments

  7. India Becoming the Graveyard of Cricket

    As I watch the second test at Kanpur between India and Sri Lanka, it finally dawns on me—after two whole days of mind-numbing batting—that test matches in India (and Pakistan for that matter), ...

    Mr Fletcher Written by Mr Fletcher about 2 years ago 170 reads 6 comments

  8. Australia: The Demise of the Spinner

    We all knew that post-Warne, the Australian spin threat was never going to be the same in the Test match arena. But few of us could have forseen the reality facing Cricket Australia—where ...

    Mr Fletcher Written by Mr Fletcher about over 2 years ago 53 reads 7 comments

  9. Test Cricket's Greatest XI

    Let me just make it very clear before I start, this XI has been compiled not by favoritism but on a combination of statistics and reputations, reading this it is inevitable that you will not ...

    Mr Fletcher Written by Mr Fletcher about almost 3 years ago 375 reads 10 comments

  10. Indian Cricket Throwing Its Weight over Politics

    Without doubt Indian Cricket is a major force on the playing field. Its team is building great strength and has an abundance of talented athletes just waiting to get their chances...

    Mr Fletcher Written by Mr Fletcher about over 3 years ago 402 reads 4 comments

  11. England v South Africa - Summer 2008

    Over the next few months England will host South Africa in a four match test series along with five ODI's. Here's my analysis of how things are going to shape up: Bowling If you look at the ...

    Mr Fletcher Written by Mr Fletcher about over 3 years ago 191 reads 1 comments

  12. Kolpak Counties: A Step Too Far, but the End Is in Sight

    Du Plessis, Shaun Pollock, Charl Langeveldt, Grant Flower, Justin Kemprsveld, Ryan Mclaren, Justin Kemp, Jermaine Lawson, Lance Klusener, Andrew Hall, Nicky Boje, Chris Cairns and Corey ...

    Mr Fletcher Written by Mr Fletcher about over 3 years ago 301 reads 0 comments

  13. Spin Bowling: Nearing the end of an era...

    For the last 18 years test cricket has been graced by three of the greatest spin bowlers the world has produced. Shane Warne, Anil Kumble and Muttiah Muralitharan have collectively taken over ...

    Mr Fletcher Written by Mr Fletcher about over 3 years ago 372 reads 0 comments

  14. Cricket: Aim for the Head, Boys!

    Two bouncers an over! What a farce; when the Windies were in their pomp, a batsman wouldn't be looking for the bouncer, but the ball that's on a length! I mean, batsmen have got all the protection that people in the past never had...

    Mr Fletcher Written by Mr Fletcher about over 3 years ago 486 reads 3 comments

  15. Pietersen: Great Shot! Now put it back in the locker...

    Like me I'm sure you marveled at KP's brilliant switch-batted six hitting in the first ODI against New Zealand. Its a shot that takes an amazing eye, hand-speed, as well as bravery...

    Mr Fletcher Written by Mr Fletcher about over 3 years ago 255 reads 5 comments