Simon Hughes's Blog, page 27

England's Ashes hero Jonathan Trott hungry for more runs despite winter run feast

Ashes hero has solved England's problematic No 3 position.

Simon Hughes: India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni timed entire World Cup campaign to perfection

Simon Hughes: inspirational, calm India skipper promotes air of conviction to those around him as hosts lift World Cup trophy.

India v Sri Lanka: hosts' bowlers hold the key to outcome of World Cup final

Simon Hughes: Cricket World Cup final should be a ripper of a match with the toss also likely to play a big part.

India v Pakistan: Suresh Raina shows his class to set up winning total in Cricket World Cup semi-final

Sachin Tendulkar's 85 and Suresh Raina's unbeaten 36 steered India to a jittery victory over Pakistan in the semi-final of the World Cup.

India v Pakistan: Classy Suresh Raina shows his class to set up winning total in Cricket World Cup semi-final

Sachin Tendulkar's 85 and Suresh Raina's unbeaten 36 steered India to a jittery victory over Pakistan in the semi-final of the World Cup.

India v Pakistan: Sachin Tendulkar is the best batsman ever to play cricket

Simon Hughes: It may be sacrilege, but Sachin Tendulkar is the best batsman who ever took guard.

Fossil walk on Dorset's Jurassic Coast

For Simon Hughes and his son, a trip to Dorset's Jurassic Coast was exciting as well as educational.

Simon Hughes: When it mattered, England's bowling lacked Sri Lanka's panache

The situation was crying out for some English sleight of hand with the ball.

Simon Hughes: batting Powerplay has aided bowlers more than batsmen in the World Cup

Simon Hughes: Five-over spell is producing wickets rather than expected glut of runs at World Cup.

England v West Indies: Hawk-Eye's lbw decisions saved the day for persistent bowlers

Three cricial lbw decisions helped England's slow bowlers against the West Indies.