< 1 minute readThe content rehashing practices at an old job of ours gave rise to an unofficial company slogan of, “Yesterday’s news – today!” Old habits apparently die hard, because this week we have consistently been one step off the pace. Just like in life. Today we bring you the news about
Continue readingMonth: July 2016
Only half of this week’s Division One County Championship matches were draws!
2 minute readDoes this make it the most resultsive week yet? Is this as much winnery and lossery as we’ve had? Has the staggering impact on the County Championship table bespoilt our internal dictionary? Middlesex beat Yorkshire This was the big result. Middlesex’s wise decision to finally play a match outside the
Continue readingPakistan’s pretty impressive attack
< 1 minute read“They are a pretty impressive attack,” said Marcus Trescothick after Somerset played Pakistan. He had plenty of time to assess the bowlers’ worth because he scored a hundred. The fact that he is 40 and now bats in glasses due to his deteriorating vision shouldn’t in any way be held
Continue readingAngelo Mathews’ super durability sorely tested by Super Series
< 1 minute readIll-applied and irrelevant (ironic given that it’s meant to make the individual fixtures more relevant) the Super Series score does at least give us a numerical overview of Sri Lanka’s tour of England. We know that it was an unsuccessful one for the tourists – but how unsuccessful? Well, it finished
Continue readingTwo Pakistan players to watch this summer
< 1 minute readWe know you all come here for our singular insight. As such, we’re going to name a couple of Pakistan players you might want to keep an eye on in coming weeks. These are players you might not know so well, but we think they might have something of an
Continue readingEngland to have a couple of hours off one afternoon at some as yet unscheduled point during 2017 summer
< 1 minute readRemember when September 29 was autumn? It’s summer now. England are playing the West Indies at the Rose Bowl on that day in 2017. The 2017 fixture list is a triumph of “Two into one doesn’t go? We’ll see about that,” thinking. A bunch of one-day internationals (ODIs) is followed
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