2006: Dreams of playing for England. 2019: Adil Rashid wins the World Cup with England. #CWC19 pic.twitter.com/ukhKAsWUH0 — BBC Yorkshire (@BBCLookNorth) July 15, 2019 Well, what a ridiculous, riveting Cricket World Cup Final that was. I spent Sunday camped on the sofa, eyes glued on England’s efforts to get the better of New Zealand, pausing […]
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How do we create a legacy from this Cricket World Cup?
Thursday heralds the beginning of cricket’s premier international tournament, the 50-over ICC Cricket World Cup. After all the stump demolitions and switch hits, the carrom balls and controversies, we arrive at a remarkable conclusion before a ball has been bowled. Hosts England, who have a record in World Cups best viewed between splayed fingers from […]
Which World Cup cricketer are you?
Who are you all? What does a usual day pan out like? What do you eat or read? Ok, I could go on but already you’re probably wondering where this is going… **Before I do so, you have two options. You can read about the world of market research and understanding who cricket fans are […]
Will England qualify and do we want them to?
Right. That’s it. I have had enough. Consider this England’s World Cup rocket from a position of extreme grumpiness. I have sat up into the early hours, with only a strong mug of tea and a crème egg for companionship, to watch England get absolutely decimated three times now. There comes a tipping point in […]
How to watch the cricket World Cup 2015
Ok, two assumptions. You’re a cricket fan based in the UK and you want to watch the cricket World Cup 2015. Apologies to cricket fans around the world looking for country-specific broadcasting details. Due to the fractured nature of TV and online media rights, the best I can do for you is flag up directions […]
Can England play and look the part at a cricket World Cup?
View image | gettyimages.com We have a brash Australian media mogul to thank for coloured clothing in cricket and it wasn’t Rupert Murdoch. The notion of breakaway cricket competitions barely raises an eyebrow now but the World Series Cricket (WSC) between 1977 and 1979 was less evolution, more revolution. Kerry Packer designed a bold, alternative […]