< 1 minute readYesterday’s theme was of how bowling success can be about playing well frequently rather than extremely well occasionally. You remember great bowlers for the occasions when they took 7-20; when the ball was swinging or turning a mile. But often those performances aren’t what made those players’ reputations. It’s often
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A fact and a question from the Gabba
< 1 minute readWhat we learnt last night: Stew is not a stimulant And here’s a question for you: Shouldn’t Mitchell Johnson’s tattooed arm be ‘the doing arm’?
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< 1 minute readUnsure how to approach opening the bowling in the Ashes? Simply consult ‘the tin’. “Jimmy does what it says on the tin – he swings it both ways at pace with the new ball.” – Peter Moores The tin is clearly very wise.
Continue readingAshes contradictions and how we think the series might pan out
< 1 minute readWe have written a piece for Cricinfo about how we are massively pessimistic about England’s chances no matter what the evidence in front of us. We have also said that England will win 3-2 over at World Cricket Watch. The truth is that we are pessimistic by default, but hate
Continue readingIs the lead-up to the Ashes the best bit?
< 1 minute readWe sometimes wonder, because in a way, it’s when Test cricket’s shown at its best. No-one’s actually playing, but the fact that we still have so much to talk about despite that highlights what makes Test cricket better than every other sport. Even luge. Will the humidity in Brisbane aid
Continue readingMedia cheat sheet for England cricketers
< 1 minute readThe Ashes is all about propaganda, so we have produced a handy media cheat sheet for England’s cricketers. It is over at Cricinfo. The article currently seems to be ‘big on Facebook’. We’re not on Facebook, so we don’t really know what that means. As far as we can tell,
Continue readingHow many times will England become airborne?
< 1 minute readWe only ask because they’re hitting the ground running with alarming frequency. After Ben Hilfenhaus looked forward to a sprint landing last week, some of you questioned our assertion that cricketers no longer know what ‘hit the ground running’ means. Well, consider this new evidence. England’s captain’s had a go
Continue readingDr Pietersen, he talks with the animals, talks with the animals…
< 1 minute readLike most people, we’ve always assumed that Kevin Pietersen was a trained zoologist. That was proven this week when he offered this insight into the workings of the animal kingdom when talking about the Australian cricket team: “They’re a wounded animal at the moment and you know what happens when
Continue readingAn interview with an England cricketer
< 1 minute readNo-one in particular, it’s just ‘generic England cricketer’. “It’s going to be tough in the Ashes, but we’re all looking forward to it. We’re going to enjoy the tour and we’re going to enjoy the experience. The great thing about this group of players is that we’re all really, really
Continue readingStuart Broad’s going to need…
< 1 minute readMore ties! From Stuart Broad’s Twitter feed: “There can’t be a worse advert at the moment than Just For Men! ‘I’m gonna need more ties!’” We are currently in a ‘love’ phase in our ever evolving relationship with the ‘more ties’ advert. Broad probably watches less cricket than we do,
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