It was a thrilling day of flimsy batting in the face of some hostile bowling. Patrick Noone analyses the performances of the pacemen from either side on Day 2 in St Lucia. Batting collapses and hostile fast bowling; two of the most compelling spectacles to watch in cricket. Both keep you transfixed to every ball, […]
Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes batted through the evening session as England had the better of Day 1 of the third Test. Patrick Noone picks out the key moments in St Lucia. After below-par batting performances in both Barbados and Antigua, there were calls for changes to be made to the playing XI. But the […]
West Indies completed a series win over England as they took an unassailable 2-0 lead in Antigua. Patrick Noone looks at how Alzarri Joseph played a pivotal role in the home side’s win. Alzarri Joseph cannot have had many more difficult days as a cricketer than today. Before play started this morning, it was announced […]
It was another excellent day for West Indies as England were bowled out for 187 in Antigua. Patrick Noone looks at how the North Sound pitch contributed to a compelling day of Test cricket. Cricket pitches are something on which almost everyone has an opinion but almost no-one is an expert. No Test match passes […]
Roston Chase picked up 8-60 as England were thrashed by 381 runs. Patrick Noone looks at how West Indies’ off-spinner delivered an historic performance in Bridgetown. The run chase? That was always going to be impossible. Facing Roston Chase? Well, that turned out to be similarly beyond England. In a way, this defeat was inevitable. […]
18 wickets fell on Day 2 in Bridgetown as West Indies took giant strides towards going 1-0 up in the series. Patrick Noone looks at how the bowling of two local talents propelled the hosts into pole position. In 1994 it was Courtney Walsh and Curtly Ambrose, in 2009 it was Jerome Taylor and Sulieman […]
On a day that saw the initiative swing back and forth between the two sides, Patrick Noone looks at how West Indies’ rock shaped the innings for the hosts on Day 1 in Barbados. Cricket is often guilty of misty-eyed nostalgia, of harking back to bygone eras that may or not have actually existed in […]
As Australia prepare to take on India in the first of three ODIs on Saturday, Patrick Noone looks at how the World Champions have stalled since their 2015 triumph. When Steve Smith worked a ball off a good length from Matt Henry to the square leg boundary, the MCG erupted and Australia were crowned World […]
December has been a busy month for Test cricket with eight of the 12 full member nations playing at least one match. Using CricViz data, Patrick Noone picks out the most impressive performers of the last 30 days. Tom Latham There were few signs at the start of the month pointing to what the New […]
Patrick Noone looks ahead to the 2nd Test in Perth and what conditions India and Australia can expect at the new venue. The 2nd Test will be a trip into the unknown for both Australia and India as the Optus Stadium in Perth hosts its first ever Test match. The new ground has only staged […]
CricViz Analysis: Gabriel & Wood crank it upFebruary 10, 2019 - 9:53 pm
CricViz Analysis: Buttler & Stokes cash in after Jennings struggles againFebruary 9, 2019 - 10:20 pm
CricViz Analysis: Alzarri JosephFebruary 2, 2019 - 8:52 pm
CricViz Analysis: The Antigua PitchJanuary 31, 2019 - 10:03 pm
CricViz Analysis: Chase leaves England in a spinJanuary 26, 2019 - 8:56 pm