< 1 minute readChris Martin has always struck as being a good bowler with a knack for not taking wickets. Opening the bowling in India and dismissing Gambhir, Dravid, Tendulkar, Raina and Dhoni in no time at all, it’s safe to say he no longer has that knack. Or perhaps he now has
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Otherwise known as Alex Bowden, a lapsed cricket journalist who has written for ESPNCricinfo, wisden.com, Cricket 365, The Cricketer and plenty of other places.
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Chris Read meets Paul Allott
< 1 minute readBert sent us these, plus some other pictures and some text. We left out half the pictures and then changed one of the lines to make the whole thing more repetitive. This gives you some insight into our “style”. Chris Read’s day just gets better and better. Here he gets
Continue readingAustralia’s worst losing streak of all time
< 1 minute readHaving lost to Sri Lanka in the first one-day international, Australia are now on their worst losing streak of all time. Admittedly, we have discounted a few of their wins to reach that conclusion, but it still counts. Sri Lanka were 107-8 chasing 240 for victory and still won. The
Continue readingDr Pietersen, he talks with the animals, talks with the animals…
< 1 minute readLike most people, we’ve always assumed that Kevin Pietersen was a trained zoologist. That was proven this week when he offered this insight into the workings of the animal kingdom when talking about the Australian cricket team: “They’re a wounded animal at the moment and you know what happens when
Continue readingWe could be the ECB’s positivity guru
< 1 minute readWhat? We could. Just because we know that the world’s an unremittingly bleak place where crushing disappointment follows crushing disappointment doesn’t mean we can’t pretend that it isn’t. Just because we can’t bite into a sandwich in the middle of the day without thinking about how the sun’s now going
Continue readingAn interview with an England cricketer
< 1 minute readNo-one in particular, it’s just ‘generic England cricketer’. “It’s going to be tough in the Ashes, but we’re all looking forward to it. We’re going to enjoy the tour and we’re going to enjoy the experience. The great thing about this group of players is that we’re all really, really
Continue readingMark Greatbatch assesses New Zealand’s performance in Bangladesh
< 1 minute read“We played like dicks really.” Punditry is far from dead.
Continue readingStuart Broad’s going to need…
< 1 minute readMore ties! From Stuart Broad’s Twitter feed: “There can’t be a worse advert at the moment than Just For Men! ‘I’m gonna need more ties!’” We are currently in a ‘love’ phase in our ever evolving relationship with the ‘more ties’ advert. Broad probably watches less cricket than we do,
Continue readingWho is Xavier Doherty?
< 1 minute readWho ISN’T Xavier Doherty? Friends of ours will tell you that one of our less endearing characteristics is a propensity to ask meaningless rhetorical questions when responding to direct requests for information. Friend: “Which turning is it?” Us: “Which turning ISN’T it?” Friend: “Where did you get that prosciutto from?”
Continue readingEngland v Pakistan at the Oval – match report
2 minute readString writes: I went to the fourth day of the Pakistan test at the Oval with Price, Dandy Dan and our friend Will. Anticipating sun, and wanting to protect my thinly covered scalp, I decided to wear my Ashes hat from the 1993 series. My Dad bought it for me
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