Freddie Auld

Vaughan under the cosh

Needlessly coming off for bad light, their failure to finish off South Africa when they were down, their woeful bowling and careless batting ... the list of England's disasters in the Headingley Test goes on and on

26-Aug-2003•The Paper Round by Freddie Auld

Kirsten and Kallis give South Africa the edge

Gary Kirsten edged South Africa's nose in front in an intriguing two-horse race as they closed on 164 for 5 - a valuable lead of 199 - after England crumbled to 307 soon after lunch on the third day of the fourth npower Test at Headingley

23-Aug-2003•The Wisden Bulletin by Freddie Auld

Butcher and Trescothick give England the edge

Close England 197 for 3 (Hussain 14*, Smith 0*) trail South Africa 342 (Kirsten 130, Zondeki 59) by 145 runs

22-Aug-2003•The Wisden Bulletin by Freddie Auld

England rediscover their optimism

After scraping the depths of despair at Lord's, a stirring display on a helpful Trent Bridge track has breathed life back into England's cricketers, who now go to Headingley for the fourth npower Test against South Africa with the series delicately

20-Aug-2003•The Wisden Preview by Freddie Auld

Late burst from England gives them the edge

In another captivating day's cricket, in which the balance of power shifted from one side to the other, England emerged with a slight edge in the third npower Test match at Trent Bridge

17-Aug-2003•The Wisden Bulletin by Freddie Auld

Trescothick wicket puts icing on South Africa's day

Marcus Trescothick's wicket to the final ball of the evening rounded off a fruitful day of fight, with a touch of finesse, for South Africa in the third npower Test at Trent Bridge

16-Aug-2003•The Wisden Bulletin by Freddie Auld

England take control at Trent Bridge

Two wickets late in the day from Andrew Flintoff and Steve Harmison put England on top for the second day running in the third npower Test against South Africa at Trent Bridge

15-Aug-2003•The Wisden Bulletin by Freddie Auld

One good, one bad and one for the future

David Graveney, the England chairman of selectors, said the meeting prior to the third npower Test match was one of the most important in quite some time

09-Aug-2003•Wisden Comment by Freddie Auld

Don't panic!

One-nil down with three to go

06-Aug-2003•Freddie Auld

England go down fighting at last

In a Test match full of records, two more were broken in a memorable fourth and final day of the second npower Test at Lord's, which South Africa inevitably won, by a huge innings and 92 runs

03-Aug-2003•The Wisden Bulletin by Freddie Auld

South Africa enjoy another day of domination

Close England 129 for 2 (Butcher 33*, Hussain 36*) and 173 trail South Africa 682 for 6 dec

02-Aug-2003•The Wisden Bulletin by Freddie Auld

Another record for Smith as South Africa press on ... and on

On a day of South African domination and English depression, Graeme Smith added yet more records to his already bulging scrap book on day two of the second npower Test match at Lord's

01-Aug-2003•The Wisden Bulletin by Freddie Auld

The darkest of new dawns

English batting collapses are supposed to be a thing of the past

31-Jul-2003•The Wisden Verdict by Freddie Auld

Adams puts the pressure on Surrey

Sussex 362 for 4 v Surrey at Hove Scorecard Sussex justified their position of second in the table with a commanding display against leaders Surrey

30-Jul-2003•Freddie Auld

Seven of the worst

In light of England's dire start to the series, Freddie Auld looks back at seven other dismal series first days

24-Jul-2003•Freddie Auld

All but one county game a wash out as rain has its say

Essex 271 for 6 v Leicestershire 600 for 7 dec at Southend Scorecard Only 16 overs at Southend, but it was enough for Leicestershire to tighten their grip on the game

24-Jul-2003•Freddie Auld

Leicestershire amass 471 for 5 against Essex

Essex v Leicestershire 471 for 5 at Southend Scorecard It's not often a side racks up over 400 in a day, but bottom-placed Leicestershire took advantage of an inexperienced Essex attack and a flat pitch to race to a whopping 471 for 5 - the most

23-Jul-2003•Freddie Auld

Stewart has the final word

Alec Stewart will retire from Test cricket at the end of the summer

22-Jul-2003•Freddie Auld

The Twenty20 Cup reaches its grand finale

On Saturday a new generation of cricket fans will assemble en masse at Trent Bridge, the venue for the first-ever Twenty20 Cup final

18-Jul-2003•Freddie Auld

Ormond shines under the Trent Bridge lights

In the end it wasn't the thrilling finale that the competition deserved, but it nevertheless produced worthy champions as Surrey became the first ever Twenty20 Cup winners at Trent Bridge

18-Jul-2003•Freddie Auld

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