What a difference a captain makes. Or so it seems. Kevin Pietersen made a century and did what very few of his predecessors have done; lead his team to victory in his first Test as captain. England won comfortably rather than easily but it was too little too late. South Africa won the series 2-1. Already [...]
Continue reading...Monday, August 4, 2008
Kevin Pietersen has been appointed as the captain of the English cricket team following resignations by both Micheal Vaughan, the test captain and Paul Collingwood, the limited overs international captain. It came as absolutely no surprise as Petersen has been scoring consistently over the past few years and is a key member of both formats of [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, August 3, 2008
They say cricket is a game for gentlemen but that doesn’t stop the odd fiery encounter. And when South Africa defeated England by five wickets at Edgbaston on August 2, 2008 to claim the series, the result was not without incident. A window in the grandstand was reflecting light and the South Africans complained that the [...]
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