Victory is not always winning the battle, but rising every time you fall … Thus spake Napoleon Bonaparte but one suspects now is not the best time to administer this motivational dose to the New Zealand cricket team. In a single day they found themselves putting in a lion-hearted effort to put up a fighting total after being derailed a number of times, but dug deep and put themselves on […]
During the 1987 Cricket World Cup in India during one of the group matches, England were set a target of 240 runs in their 50 overs by Pakistan. This was of course a formidable score during that time. At one stage England were cantering along, with Mike Gatting and Allan Lamb scoring relatively easily. The commentators marveled at the ‘professional’ approach of the Englishmen, who having being weaned on a […]
A battle of nerves beckons, as India and Australia lock horns at the cricketing citadel of the Sydney Cricket Ground on Thursday in the most intense clash of cricket’s greatest carnival – the ICC World Cup. The stakes for Australia, the co-hosts, went higher as soon as New Zealand secured a place in the final. Australia are four-time world champions, more than anyone else, while India are the defending champions […]
