When's the Euro footy starting

[Doggy Styles]

However, to be classed as a great team our batting displays against spin on turning wickets overseas needs to be addressed.

A problem the Aussies also had almost throughout their time at number one! India was their particular nemesis.

[Doggy Styles]

Good to be in this position though, and I've not seen us like this, for, well, decades.

I've never seen England like this and I've followed them since I was a kid and Illingworth was captain.

Actually, a few years ago I reversed-engineered the Test rankings using test results back to the late sixties, and we had a brief spell at number 1 in the late seventies under Brearley. You wouldn't have known it at the time because West Indies had thrashed us, but we had beaten almost everyone else at that time and West Indies hadn't.

[Old Hack]

I've never seen England like this and I've followed them since I was a kid and Illingworth was captain.

Actually, a few years ago I reversed-engineered the Test rankings using test results back to the late sixties, and we had a brief spell at number 1 in the late seventies under Brearley. You wouldn't have known it at the time because West Indies had thrashed us, but we had beaten almost everyone else at that time and West Indies hadn't.

I remember it, from when Botham joined the team in 77 I think. Illingworths team was a close as it as I can remember. Test cricket wasn't so strong then anyway, iirc. The Windies made Test cricket great again, imo. I reckon the saffers of the 70's would have been a match for the Windies. They had some players. I remember summers as a kid watching Richards (Barry), Proctor et all.

[Doggy Styles]

Well it looks like Bally and Cook have won this. Only 20 to get as dogging weather approaches.

[Old Hack]

13 now, not really ever in doubt, they just can't put enough pressure on us. I can see us fine tuning our form ready for the saffers.

Can't wait to be honest. It also means that the crowds at the test matches should be calmer and a bit more knowledgable...

[Doggy Styles]

Cooky gone! And we still need two runs from 48 overs with only 5 wkts left!

[BigTime]

It's started The tennis finished a bit quick today and work distracted me from following it as closely as I'd like so was at a loss for what to watch this evening.

[Gentile]

Good show by Russia there : 4-1 at the moment against the Czech Republic, in extra time.

[Doggy Styles]

Good show by Russia there : 4-1 at the moment against the Czech Republic, in extra time.

They seem to have done well in the years since AtW left and Putin became president.

[AtW]

They seem to have done well in the years since AtW left and Putin became president.

Yes and you pay for it every time you refuel car, turn on gas for heating/cooking or use any electricity.