On 14 October 2008 Michael Sylvester wrote: >There was a time England led the world in cricket... Not since the 1880s, after which Australia came to the fore!
http://www.334notout.com/ashes/scorecards.htm http://www.334notout.com/ashes/scorecards1.htm http://www.334notout.com/ashes/scorecards2.htm >Now England is competitive again because of the many Indian >and Pakistani members that make up the British cricket cycles. I don't know what you mean by the "British cricket cycles", but England has always been "competitive", with ups and downs. What changed post-WW2 was the rise, first of West Indian cricket (which went into relative decline around the 1980s) then Indian and Pakistani and, latterly, Sri Lankan cricket. It is certainly true that English cricket has benefited from the presence of cricketers of Indian and Pakistani descent, but only a small number of them are regular members of the current England team. The most influential cricketer in the England team at the moment is the current captain and world-class batsman Kevin Pietersen, who was born in South Africa. For those interested, here's the right-handed Pietersen hitting a six with a reverse (left-handed) sweep: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0k-f_nwtF3Q Michael wrote: >South African cricket is also dominated by Asians.< I don't think South Africans would recognise that description! At any rate, in the current South African 13-man squad there are two Asians: http://www.cricket.co.za/default.asp?cId=8620 Allen Esterson Former lecturer, Science Department Southwark College, London http://www.esterson.org --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
