Month: September 2017
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The Windies dragged themselves from their death bed
Reports of the death of Caribbean cricket were, it appears, greatly exaggerated. The tourists’ excruciating collapse in the first Test at Edgbaston – losing 19 wickets on the third day in Birmingham – had all and sundry penning their final obituary. But the Windies dragged themselves from their death bed at Headingley to record one […]
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Why England need Kane and not Henderson to lead them
Gareth Southgate has hinted he’s willing to spread the England captain’s armband around between now and next summer’s World Cup Finals (not a tact I agree with), but today’s newspapers tell me it’s ‘Hendo v Harry’ for the right to land the privileged position permanently. Football & World Cup betting expert Adrian Clarke tells us why […]
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Same as it ever was as Road to Russia gets Clearer
Germany set to qualify for next summer’s World Cup finals with two games to spare? England fans booing their own team despite a 4-0 away win that puts their side on the brink of guaranteeing at least a play-off place? The bookmakers unmoved in their opinion of the home nations’ chances of glory in 2018 […]
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The Winners and Losers of the Transfer Window
The 2017 summer transfer window hasn’t disappointed: Premier League clubs alone took their deadline day spending to a record £210m. We asked Adrian Clarke to highlight the highs and lows of this year’s window…