2 minute readLike Andrew Flintoff, Brett Lee’s had to jack in proper cricket because his body’s had it. Fast bowling’s a mug’s game, but anyone who’s seen our Too Cool mug or our robot mug knows that we love mugs. In many ways, Brett Lee was the perfect Australian fast bowler. He
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Ricky Ponting: It’s possible to inflict self-inflicted problems on your opponents
< 1 minute readIs there no limit to Ricky Ponting’s powers? Pakistan are currently in some disarray. Ponting says: “I guess a lot of the stuff that is happening around their side at the moment was probably stuff they brought on themselves.” He then adds: “If you play really well, you can create
Continue readingMike Hussey is a man you can’t give a fourth chance to
< 1 minute readWhen the best players are given a chance, they take it. For example, Mike Hussey didn’t need to be given a fifth chance when compiling 134 not out in Australia’s stunning win against Pakistan. Dropped by Kamran Akmal off Danesh Kaneria on 23, Hussey merely narrowed his eyes and said:
Continue readingIs it funny that Shane Watson keeps getting out in the nineties?
< 1 minute readOf course it is. Just take a look at his teary-eyed, albino automaton face when he’s been dismissed. Shane Watson’s 120 not out (dropped on 99) really ballses up a cracking record that’s seen him hit 96, 89, 93 and 97 in his last eight innings. Even if he doesn’t
Continue readingMohammad Sami – good bowling speed, like usual, but wickets too
< 1 minute readNever judge a pitch until both teams have batted, but if a side’s bowled out for 127 and they’ve chosen to bat, you can take a good long look at the captain and maybe laugh at him a bit. Ricky Ponting should have been wary of Mohammad Asif, who’s probably
Continue readingShane Watson and Ian Bell and what they have in common
< 1 minute readWe wrote about Shane Watson and Ian Bell over at The Wisden Cricketer. We said that they weren’t hugely popular in their respective countries, perhaps because they were overly serious. We also said that Shane Watson couldn’t bowl. Shortly after the post went up, both Bell and Watson scored hundreds
Continue readingShane Watson run out against Pakistan
< 1 minute readOpening batsmen always talk about developing ‘an understanding’ with their opening partner. Shane Watson and Simon Katich should try and understand that batsmen should end up at opposite ends when running between the wickets. We hope Australia never drop Shane Watson. He blends haplessness, incompetence, misfortune and childish petulance. It’s
Continue readingHow soft is Shane Watson?
< 1 minute readWe’ve always said that Shane Watson always looks on the verge of tears. Chris Gayle agrees. Gayle says that Watson’s easy to wind up. “He only looks big and strong but he’s soft.” But how soft? We already know that Watson’s so soft he has to sleep in Brett Lee’s
Continue readingKemar Roach to Ricky Ponting
< 1 minute readKemar Roach didn’t break Ricky Ponting’s elbow, but Ponting must have been mainlining milk for the past six years for that not to happen. He’s David Dunn to Nasser Hussain’s Mr Glass. Kemar Roach bowls at 90-95mph and when he learns that he should bowl with the wind instead of
Continue readingICC Test rankings system
< 1 minute readIndia have risen to be number one in the rankings and many people will say that the rankings are questionable. Are India the best Test cricket team? A lot of people say the rankings are meaningless. When they make this criticism, they always do it according to a team’s position.
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