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The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 08/09/2008
South Africa's Jacques Kallis savours uphill challenge against EnglandIt is one of the anomalies of the summer. Jacques Kallis, one of the giants of modern cricket, has scored just 95 runs in this series. Forget Superman, Kallis has been batting like Clark Kent without his spectacles, struggling even to see the ball for much of the Edgbaston Test. By Simon Briggs Last Updated: 11:54PM...
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The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 08/06/2008
By Simon Briggs and Graham Ruddick Last Updated: 7:43PM BST 06 Aug 2008Simon Briggs talks to Sturat Broad after his recall to the England side. ; Broad, 22, was left out of the England side which was beaten at Edgbaston in the third Test by South Africa after bowling a draining 79 overs in the previous two matches for just three wickets. However he responded by taking seven...
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The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 08/04/2008
By Simon Briggs Last Updated: 12:31AM BST 04 Aug 2008Michael Vaughan gives a press conference to announce he is stepping down as England Cricket Captain. ; Collingwood had certainly been short of runs and confidence until last Friday's cathartic century, but he is not normally one to give up without a fight. Kevin Pietersen is expected to be confirmed today as England's captain in both...
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The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 07/31/2008
By Simon Briggs at Edgbaston Last Updated: 1:20AM BST 31 Jul 2008 Last chance: Paul Collingwood's lack of runs may end his Test career Photo: Getty Images If Darren Pattinson's promotion represented a shot in the dark, how do you describe a recall for a man averaging 8.60 in Test cricket this summer? This England team have long been accused of going on reputations. And that is what they...
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22dropout.com (Free subscription) | 07/29/2008
... at Headingley and his return has provoked a mixed reaction from fans and pundits alike, writes Simon Briggs on the Daily Telegraph website. Some have welcomed the prospect of his 92mph lifters, which could give the attack the X-factor lacking over the last two Tests. But others have described his selection as a backward move. “Are England planning for the Ashes or are they planning...
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The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
South Africa's excellence gives Michael Vaughan's men a taste of what they can expect in next Ashes, says Simon Briggs at Headingley.
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The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 07/19/2008
Shock at selection is greater than debutant's mark on the game, writes Simon Briggs.
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The Village Cricketer (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
Beefy’s joust admitted on Sky that he knows nothing about Darren Pattinson. That makes two of us! He has, however, just leapt above Hoggard, Harmison, Jones, and a host of other bowlers that would have considered themselves to be in line for a test recall at some stage. Simon Briggs in the Telegraph provides more details, [...]
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The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
The player, his colleagues and opponents all expect only the unexpected, writes Simon Briggs.
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The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
South Africa could be forced to change their successful opening partnership if Neil McKenzie fails to recover from a groin strain that he sustained at Lord's, reports Simon Briggs.
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The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 07/14/2008
For bowlers, a Lord's Test must rate as the equivalent of a prison sentence. They arrive here in the awful knowledge that they will leave with another bootful of blisters, writes Simon Briggs
