< 1 minute readExceptional cricket. That is how you exploit a weakness. At 108-2 chasing 222, South Africa seemed untroubled, but there was a spot on their face. It was very small, but it was there. With the dismissal of Jacques Kallis, they gave it a little bit of a scratch and took
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Cricket World Cup storylines
< 1 minute readThe great thing about actual, proper tournaments is the way that narratives develop. Every remaining team already has a good story in place if they eventually go on to become World Champions. Pakistan – Would defy what was a catastrophic build-up to the tournament even by their standards. Being as
Continue readingKamran Akmal helps Ross Taylor to a hundred
< 1 minute readPakistan’s last five overs went for 100, largely thanks to Ross Taylor. Earlier in his innings, Taylor had been given a couple of lives by – who else – Kamran Akmal. Kamran Akmal amazes us. We hope he never goes away. You’d think the ability to catch might be an
Continue readingDaniel Vettori just wants to be ‘the guy with the glasses’
< 1 minute readEveryone’s got a thing. Whether you’re Overreaction Girl, Super-keen Man or even if it’s simply that you look like a toad wrapped in human skin, it’s important to give people some sort of a handle; something they can grip onto so that they can more easily know who you are.
Continue readingChris Martin loses the knack
< 1 minute readChris Martin has always struck as being a good bowler with a knack for not taking wickets. Opening the bowling in India and dismissing Gambhir, Dravid, Tendulkar, Raina and Dhoni in no time at all, it’s safe to say he no longer has that knack. Or perhaps he now has
Continue readingMark Greatbatch assesses New Zealand’s performance in Bangladesh
< 1 minute read“We played like dicks really.” Punditry is far from dead.
Continue readingRoss Taylor hits fastest Test hundred by a New Zealander
< 1 minute readAre breathtaking innings all about how many sixes are hit and how few balls are faced? Ross Taylor’s 81-ball hundred against Australia wouldn’t even be half as good as Yusuf Pathan’s 37-ball IPL hundred if that were the case. Clearly, it’s all about context. A DLF Maximum is commonplace. In
Continue readingNapier groundsman in saying New Zealand batsmen are shit SHOCKER
< 1 minute readNapier groundsman Phil Stoyanoff was asked if there will be a result in the current Test between New Zealand and Pakistan: “Yes, because both sides have such bad batsmen. That’s my honest opinion, they’re useless.” As this might be considered a bit inflammatory, New Zealand Cricket public affairs manager Stephen
Continue readingICC Test rankings system
< 1 minute readIndia have risen to be number one in the rankings and many people will say that the rankings are questionable. Are India the best Test cricket team? A lot of people say the rankings are meaningless. When they make this criticism, they always do it according to a team’s position.
Continue readingInnings victories in cricket – good or bad?
< 1 minute readIt’s good if it’s your side that’s won, but if you’re impartial, it means that a Test has been one-sided. Australia’s innings victory over West Indies also raises uncomfortable and unwelcome questions about the future of the West Indies as a Test team, even if their best player, Adrian Barath,
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