Steve Bucknor unplugged

Steve Bucknor may have umpired in 309 international matches, including five successive World Cup finals, but he is often reminded of the decisions he got wrong. “Last year, I was in New York umpiring a local match and there was one fellow who came and said: ‘On my phone, I have a video with 10

Backyard tales: when England trounced India in 1993

In a piece for issue 30 of The Nightwatchman, I wrote about England’s infamous tour to India in 1993. The series – in which India won all three Tests – is now seen as the lowest point for the England team in what was a bleak decade. Running parallel to the series was my own