< 1 minute readWe have a bit. It’s not so much that we don’t really care about any of the teams – you can get over that. It’s more the feeling that none of the matches actually matters yet. They’re still going to be playing in a few weeks’ time and maybe then
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Mongoose in the IPL – most inevitable press release ever
< 1 minute readThere aren’t many things you can rely upon in this world, but the Mongoose marketing department is one. Sometimes Mongoose press releases take unexpected forms, but their arrival is inevitable. After Matthew Hayden used the Mongoose to hit many of the 93 runs he hit off 43 balls for Chennai
Continue readingMatthew Hayden and the Mongoose – together at last
< 1 minute readConsidering that Matthew Hayden and the Mongoose cricket bat are two of our favourite things to talk about on this site, you’d think we’d have more to say about this: The heading on the press release says: Matthew Hayden and Andrew Symonds to ‘let loose the Goose’ We should DEFINITELY
Continue readingShane Warne learns Indian English
< 1 minute readDepending on the speaker’s mother tongue, there are different forms of Indian English. Each has its own little quirks. The word ‘the’ might disappear from one sentence and appear unexpectedly in another. The words ‘would’ and ‘will’ are often used interchangeably. We’ve no problem with any of this. Our Hindi’s
Continue readingMitchell Johnson makes friends in New Zealand
< 1 minute readFrom Fox Sports: “Johnson had come to the bowling crease for the fifth over and was greeted with the ‘wanker’ chant.” What’s the ‘wanker’ chant? Is there one particular ‘wanker’ chant that’s better known than all the others? We know a bunch of them. We’ve all been there, haven’t we?
Continue readingBrett Lee’s Test career
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
Continue readingRicky 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
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