Right, now that Australia and Oman have finished playing the single most pointless game of cricket ever, the Men's T20 World Cup group stage has officially come to an end. The stage was full of highs and lows, back and forths and near misses, with the associate nations really stepping up and showing the big guns that there is life beyond the Test nations. We saw a massive upset in Group B with Zimbabwe TOPPING THE GROUP ahead of Sri Lanka and Australia. England were massive f

Wow. If the fourth edition of the SA20 is remembered for anything, it will be the final that we have just witnessed. I was lucky enough to be at Newlands for it and I can tell you the energy in that stadium could have generated enough electricity to run a small city. The game ebbed and flowed to such an extent that you never truly knew what the outcome would be and it was only once Tristan Stubbs, the much-maligned Tristan Stubbs, hit the first ball of the 20th over of the se

We are now three weeks out from the start of the 2026 Men's T20 World Cup and it is shaping up to be one of the best editions yet. Defending champions India are still the team to beat and are looking quite formidable coming into the tournament. However, there are 19 other sides looking to snatch that crown away from them. Let's have a look at who they are, and how hopeful they should be: Group A India, Pakistan, United States, Netherlands, Namibia Prediction: 1. India 2. Paki

After my Cambodia visit gave me my first taste of Southeast Asia I was keen and ready to go back for seconds. And thirds. Hell, I wanted the whole buffet. When I was deciding where to head off to next I was genuinely spoiled for choice. Much Like an actual buffet, Southeast Asia offers everything, with it all being totally different regardless off their close proximity. I ended up picking Vietnam, specifically Hanoi, the capital city. Great decision it turns out, as it change

2025 has come and gone and what an incredible year it was for cricket. The Women's World Cup saw first-time winners India beat South Africa in a final that did not feature either Australia or England for the first time. The South African Men's Test side beat defending champions Australia in an incredible World Test Championship final at Lord's. England and India played to a thrilling 2-2 draw in a series that culminated in one of the best Test matches of the year. South Afric

It's been a bumper year for Test cricket. India, England and Australia all played 5 match series against each other, Zimbabwe played a match in England for the first time since 2003, the West Indies were bowled out for 27 against Australia, Wiaan Mulder scored 367* but opted to not chase 400 and the World Test Championship was decided in a tense game at Lord's. There have been some incredible performances with both bat and ball this year and, as I have already done for ODI an

It has been quite a year for T20I cricket. We saw the final teams qualify for the T20 World Cup to be held in February and March 2026, hosted by India and Sri Lanka. Italy were the headliners here as they qualified for their first ever T20 World Cup tournament. Namibia won a match against South Africa and unveiled their newest cricket stadium to be used when they co-host the ODI World Cup in 2027. Associate nations Bahrain and Austria had monumental years with 33 and 29 wins

2025 has been quite a year for ODI cricket with two major tournaments taking place in the ICC Champions Trophy and the ICC Women's World Cup. There have been some fantastic performances from both the men and women and I look to honor those here. To do this I have looked at stats and performances starting from January 1st, 2025. So, without further ado: Men's ODI Batter of the Year 2025 Joe Root (England) Honestly this award could have gone to any of Root, Daryl Mitchell, Matt

I first saw the film "Apocalypse Now" when I was around fifteen years old. Based on Joseph Conrad's 1899 Novel "Heart of Darkness", it tells the story of Captain Willard as he travels up the fictional Nung River from Southern Vietnam into Cambodia to find and terminate (with extreme prejudice) Colonel Kurtz. I have now seen the film at least twenty times and on every viewing I find something new that captures my attention. The river, the jungle, the patrol boat, the danger...