Is England an elite sporting nation, or is it a well-funded, bloated professional sporting environment, unable to produce consistent excellence in major sporting events? Are we becoming a nation of sports-observers with ‘world-class’ facilities and hospitality, as opposed to enjoying a hard-earned reputation as ‘world-class’ performers? Recently England lost an Ashes Test Series in Australia 5-0 (2006-7), [...]
Since the end of August, last season (2009), Kent’s Darren Stevens has reproduced a consistently high level of skill and performance, making him the form player in the country. Stevo is in the form of his life, but still cannot gain the England Selectors favour, despite out-performing other players in one day cricket who have [...]
West Ham and England Goalkeeper Robert Green will have developed a deeper understanding of who he is, as a result of the sporting trauma he experienced on Saturday. By allowing a soft shot to pass through his hands and crawl agonisingly over the goaline, in the first half of England’s opening group match against USA [...]
