Angelo Mathews has never spoken publicly about the Big Three takeover of our sport. At least not with words. But his series-winning Headingley masterpiece in June felt like a statement of defiance. It was a century that stuck a finger in the eye of the English cricket establishment and proved that off-field clout, and all it pays for, is still no match for on-field nous. As if to demonstrate the inequity, England pinch.

On a sleepy March Sunday when the world has turned a shade of brilliant white for the second time in three weeks, it seems incongruous to be musing on the retirement of a cricketer. But actually it is appropriate, as this feels like no ordinary day and Kevin Pietersen was no ordinary cricketer. In the back row of seats on the eastern side of the Oval, in front of the ageless gasholders as the distinctive afternoon warmth of September, muggy but with a hint of changing temperatu.

Travel writing and photography from the Former Soviet Union and Europe. I am a British travel writer. I now live in London, but travel to Russia and eight other countries in the CIS and New East, as part of my job as a wine and spirits analyst. Is a collection of short stories and photo sets, about the people and places that have captured my imagination during my travels. I hope you will enjoy them. There are also links to feature articles and travel guides that I have written for.

The consolations of a cricketing life. Friday, 31 July 2015. Darren Stevens has a day out. He was way too good, and knew way too much for them. Kent went from 111 to 220 in just under eight overs. Stevens got 90 and a raucous, affectionate standing ovation as he walked off. It was deserved, not just for that night, but for all of the effort over all of the years. Monday, 22 June 2015. No one knows who they were, or. Thursday, 18 June 2015. It feels strange to d.

Sunday, November 13, 2016. Trumps win and some insights from the coverage of the 2016 elections. Donald Trump is going to be the next President of the United States of America. Coming close after the surprise Yes vote in the Brexit referendum in the UK, this was yet another shocking blow to the established liberal order in general and the rule of globalised elites in particular.