If the Stanford Super Series is slated to save cricket from its purportedly inevitable descent into the gloomy depths of unwatched five-day matches, then we’d better hope it can come up with something a bit more thrilling than the opening spectacle offered last night.
“It is true that low-scoring matches can be very exciting – and last night’s narrow win for England over Middlesex was an enjoyable encounter – but we really need a better surface if this week is really to be hailed a success” – Adam Mountford, TMS blog.
” I suppose it is in a way a new start. I’ve got a central contract and I have to start getting wickets because this squad has done magnificently. There is no reason why I can’t do it again but I have to look after the body” – Ryan Sidebottom explains how his trip to Antigua is about more than just the cash.
Today sees the first match in the controversial Stanford Super Series, kicking off with a contest between the Stanford Superstars and Trinidad & Tobago, and culminating in the Superstars’ match against the England team on November 1.