< 1 minute readIn other words, they didn’t get enough overs in for messrs Duckworth and Lewis to put their umbrella-holding hands up and come to the rain-affected party. Aside from David Warner’s performance ferrying drinks, this match was perhaps most notable for Dan Vettori’s immobility. His Achilles tendon problems necessitate saline injections
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David Warner punching Joe Root – the real reason why it was such a despicable incident
< 1 minute readThey were in a Walkabout. Of all the pubs in Birmingham, David Warner and Joe Root opted to go to an Australian-themed bar which uses the slogan: “Home of the awesome spirit of Australia.” This makes Warner look like a homesick child, desperately clinging to anything even faintly Antipodean, while
Continue readingEngland are better than Australia
< 1 minute readGreat news. We still don’t have to expend mental energy thinking of post titles. It’s tempting to draw all sorts of conclusions after any match between England and Australia. We have just two things to say. The team without a spinner lost The law of scarcity dictates that Aussies will
Continue readingDavid Gower is both right and wrong about Aussies
< 1 minute readDavid Gower has said in an interview in the Radio Times that Australia has no culture and that their cricketers have ‘an animal mentality’. He’s partly right, but probably for the wrong reasons. Culture This one’s lazy and wrong. Australia has plenty of culture. Arguably too much. Plenty of websites
Continue readingRicky Ponting’s batting tips
< 1 minute readMumbai Indians are currently benefiting from Ricky Ponting’s expertise and Surrey will be getting a few top tips shortly when he arrives to play for them. Don’t believe us? Ask Dinesh Karthik: “Some of the things that he says in team meetings and some of the points he brings to
Continue readingRyan Harris the role model
< 1 minute readFast bowling isn’t just about bowling quickly. It’s also about sitting around worrying about your knee. As such, Australia’s younger bowlers have the perfect role model in Ryan Harris. Harris is injured again, which is pretty much his default status. Really, the news was that earlier in the week, he
Continue readingChris Rogers – one Test wonder?
2 minute readMaybe not. One of first-class cricket’s finest batsmen may yet get an opportunity to play a second Test having been selected in Australia’s Ashes squad. It just goes to show, if you hang around long enough, the failings of the next generation will eventually earn you the recognition you sort
Continue readingGraeme Hick to help Australia
< 1 minute readTo which the less generous among you might say: “Again?” We have mixed feelings about such jokes because we retain a great deal of affection for Graeme Hick. Many years ago, we spent a great deal of time desperately wishing he would turn the corner and start savaging Test attacks.
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< 1 minute readICC: Hi Australia, could you possibly name your long list of 30 players for the Champions Trophy. You don’t have to name your 15-man squad yet, just a bunch of players who might appear in it. Cricket Australia: No. ICC: Er, why not? Cricket Australia: Because that’s just what they’ll
Continue readingRecalculating list of worst things in the world…
< 1 minute readWe used to fear this kind of thing, but it’s all been put in perspective by this: The holiday ends with you having a barbecue with the man himself. At least he’s a good cook. “Yes, I could definitely eat a 14th steak if you’d be good enough to go
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