3 minute readHave you ever been at a funeral where they’ve skipped through the first 80 years of the person’s life before really dwelling on recent history? Half a century of adult life is summed up by counting progeny and then all the eulogy goes on about is how you liked a
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Tim Bresnan falls between two stools
< 1 minute readNot really cycling. Just putting in some training for next year's Tour De France.@GaryVerity @Welcome2Yorks I know the roads #advantage pic.twitter.com/TqMIRmnZYG — Tim Bresnan (@timbresnan) September 9, 2013 And not cricket either. He gets one point for trying to broaden his horizons. Zero points for execution.
Continue readingWhy you don’t give a toss about England v Australia this month
< 1 minute readFollowing yesterday’s look at the workload that is being shouldered by fans, it seems a decent time to restate our position that ODIs don’t matter. We were quite surprised to note that the article in question was written almost two and a half years ago and so there may well
Continue readingAn Englishman and an Irishman walk onto a cricket field
2 minute readSometimes there is cricket news that positively cries out for an irreverent article. In these situations, we know instantly that we should produce no such thing. It’s usually the kind of news that people email us about; the kind of topic people think we would cover well. It’s usually something
Continue readingJames Tredwell is a cult hero, right?
< 1 minute readWe just want to confirm this really. He seems to have all the requisite qualities. Deluxe Nineties cricketer Of all England’s current players, James Tredwell is the one we think would have seemed most at home in England teams of the Nineties. He boasts a kind-of-okay first-class record and no
Continue readingHow many Tests against India in 2014?
< 1 minute readFive! A full five! This would appear to be the upside to the fact that Test cricket is pretty much only played by England, Australia and India these days. We finally get a full length series that isn’t the Ashes. When did that last happen? No, really – when? We
Continue readingThe physiques of batsmen for Twenty20 and Tests
3 minute readAaron Finch and sixes. That’s the story of the first Twenty20 international between England and Australia. Finch hit the first ball he faced over the ropes and pretty much stuck with that approach, hitting 14 sixes in all. He even managed to push one over point while falling onto his
Continue readingThe players England are sort of maybe half-interested in for proper cricket
< 1 minute readIt’s one-day squad announcement day! It’s when we get to find out some of the players that England are sort of maybe half-interested in for proper cricket at some indeterminate point in the future! But actually, it’s not as clear-cut as that. A one-day squad is actually a blend of
Continue readingTest standard boos before celebratory booze
< 1 minute readThe moment, when it came, was hugely exciting. Connoisseurs of booing had spent quite some time nervously anticipating it. A full series build-up and then a full day’s play where the prospect of a home win grew ever more likely. Just what would it sound like when Megatron finally turned
Continue readingEven the highlights were boring
< 1 minute readOver rates and now run rates. England are in no hurry. Whatever the motivation, it doesn’t make for much of a spectacle. A team batting for a draw can make for riveting entertainment, but it’s tension that makes the cricket so compelling. When a team is batting for a draw
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