< 1 minute readWe have done a review of the overly-short seven-match one-day series between Australia and England for Cricinfo – the series that had everything. On the plus side, Luke Wright gets a mention. On the down side, we got disappointingly complimentary comments, which is not what we’re used to at Cricinfo.
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Out of the Ashes DVD winners 6-10
2 minute readHere are the other winning entries to the Out of the Ashes DVD competition. Everyone else who wants a copy will have to pay money for a copy. We asked people to name a non-Test playing nation and say how they’d get them to the 2015 World Cup. Sarah, Canterbury
Continue readingOut of the Ashes DVD winners 1-5
< 1 minute readHere are the first five winning entries to the Out of the Ashes DVD competition. The other five will appear either tonight or tomorrow, depending on ‘arsedness’ on our part. We asked you to name a non-Test playing nation and say how you’d get them to the 2015 World Cup.
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< 1 minute readWorth watching to see Matthew Fleming getting super-nervy whenever a batsman hits a shot towards the car while he’s coaching at the MCC Cricket Camp in Afghanistan. Win a copy of the DVD: 50 words on how you’d get any non-Test playing nation to the 2015 World Cup Send your
Continue readingWe know how you all feel about change
< 1 minute readWe’re pretty sure that none of you are in favour of change, so apologies for making things look different. Just try and ignore it. If you want someone to blame, blame The Crowe. We got him to do this design for us. We’d link to his website, but he hasn’t
Continue readingWin Out of the Ashes on DVD (UK residents only)
< 1 minute readTo be in with a chance of winning one of 10 copies of Out of the Ashes on DVD, simply name a non-Test-playing nation and in 50 words or fewer explain how you would get them to the 2015 World Cup. Funniest and most colourful answers win. Don’t put your
Continue readingOut of the Ashes | DVD review
2 minute readOut of the Ashes is a documentary about the Afghanistan cricket team’s joyously ludicrous journey from war to the Twenty20 World Cup. Have you ever watched a film and felt completely and utterly unmoved by the most spectacular action sequences because you don’t care one bit about the characters in
Continue readingNot enough Blu-Tack in cricket
< 1 minute readYou know it and we know it too. Thankfully, there’s a little bit of Blu-Tack on the Wisden Cricketer blog at the moment. The bit where some of the Blu-Tack looks sad is a high point.
Continue readingLondon Tigers tour to Bangladesh – joke needed
< 1 minute readLondon Tigers are sending a team to tour Bangladesh at the same time as the World Cup. London Tigers help underprivileged youths, so we’re having a hard time coming up with a joke for today’s post. Maybe something about them being better than England? Is there something in that? You’re
Continue readingBacklift | batting lessons
< 1 minute readAs the bowler runs in, lift the bat backwards in the direction of the stumps. Keep raising the bat until you feel glad. If you start to feel depressed and resentful, your bat is too high. Ensure your shoulder rolls counter-topwise at the moment the bat reaches its highest point
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