< 1 minute readLemon Bella writes: As is customary at times like this, cricketing greats of the past must come out of the woodwork to pass opinion on the breaking news of the day. Therefore I found it necessary to consult StraussCat regarding the retirement of Graeme Smith. He wasn’t particularly interested when
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Ashes 2013/14 crossword
2 minute readWe were waiting for an England win before we published this, or something like that. It absolutely isn’t that we totally forgot about it. Answers will appear when we’re reminded in a day or so. Bert writes: Life has lost its lustre. Things that were once shiny and bright are
Continue readingCricinfo have slightly changed their scorecards
< 1 minute readWe wish they’d warned us. We hate change. We have to prepare for it properly. We needed at least eight weeks’ notice to come to terms with something like this. Look at it! The main bit’s slightly off to the left! We’re used to the main bit being in the
Continue readingMiddlesex v Nottinghamshire County Championship match report
2 minute readGed writes: Late season, I always try to take in a day of county cricket with my old friend, Charley “The Gent” Malloy. It helps us both to prepare for the inevitable winter withdrawal symptoms to come. By 11am we were already tucking in to sesame bagels stuffed with honey
Continue readingThe other article about that draft proposal
< 1 minute readWe like the way people are talking about ‘the draft proposal’ as if that’s in some way a unique label. The damn thing needs branding. We need some shorthand so that Cricinfo don’t have to invest a paragraph at the start of every article explaining what it is. The other
Continue readingEngland v Australia at Old Trafford – match report
3 minute readDandy Dan writes: As rain was forecast for most of the day, Becky and I decided not rush to Manchester. We both arrived at our salubrious Ibis hotel at lunchtime and headed immediately to the ground. Soon the rain returned so we spent the afternoon waiting to see this sign.
Continue readingICC to highlight Test cricket’s low standing by making near-meaningless change to financial incentives
< 1 minute readThe Test Championship that never really existed anyway is to be officially given the arse by the end of the month. It’s said that the ICC will instead look to enhance the standing and significance of Test cricket by increasing the financial incentives on offer for topping the rankings. They
Continue readingWinding up England
< 1 minute readNo, not like that. There’s been enough of that. We’re talking about liquidation. The England cricket team isn’t currently making the repayments owed to its supporters, so rather than making the effort to come up with solutions, why don’t we just bin it? That’s what we do when something proves
Continue readingSomething a cricketer shouldn’t say on Twitter
2 minute readWe’ve done our usual Twitter thing for Cricinfo, but you’ll notice we haven’t mentioned Ryan Harris and his Al Swearengen style whinge about not being let into some casino. Nor have we mentioned Graeme Swann. If you don’t already know, Swann’s receiving criticism for likening England’s Ashes defeat to being
Continue readingThe state of the cricketing nation
2 minute readWe’ve a growing problem with what might be called the ‘dissection of the nation’s cricket system’ piece. More specifically, we’ve a problem with the increasing readiness to publish such articles. The state of the cricketing nation piece is when a writer draws far-reaching conclusions about the way the sport is
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