The Amazing Test Match Crime is an inspired 1930s spoof thriller that fires out jokes in all directions.
Category: sport
The end of cricket?
Michael Henderson sets out to use a cricket season to take the temperature of England. He gets lost in a cloud of privilege.
‘You never heard such cheering’
Joe DiMaggio, Marilyn Monroe, and other American icons
Coping with pressure
Etape revisits stages of the Tour de France through the eyes of the protagonists. The chapter on Chris Boardman’s prologue win in 1994 is about coping with pressure.
Lumps of energy
I’m always interested in how professional sportspeople think about their craft. It’s intrinsically interesting, and sometimes there are life lessons … More
My best 2015 Tour de France moment
Steve Cummings wins Stage 14 of the Tour de France © ASO/X.Bourgois My favourite moment in this year’s Tour de … More
Blitzed
My own chess career was modest: I made it as far as number 4 board in a moderately good school … More
Guards of honour
Alberto Contador won the Giro d’Italia at the weekend by an impressive – or suspicious – 6 minutes 10 seconds. … More
Following the Ashes
The arrival of a new Ashes series always sends me in search of Gideon Haigh, who is probably the best … More
When England lose
After England’s World Cup débacle it seems a good moment to be reading Why England Lose, by the journalist Simon … More