< 1 minute readHe’s kind of like a McBride, but saltier. With all of one first-class match and three one-day internationals to his name before today, he delivered the stupid figures of 0-26 off 10 overs against the West Indies – this in a match in which Ireland chased down 305 inside 46
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England hit the ground, not running, but with exceptional conservation of energy
< 1 minute readThis World Cup’s a marathon not a sprint. The last thing you want to do is hit the ground running. You want to hit the ground with a wet splat; look up; slowly get your bearings; and then start crawling in about a fortnight’s time. You want to reach a
Continue readingWhy we want England to win the World Cup
2 minute readThis shouldn’t really need writing on an England cricket website, but there’s a lot of cynicism about so we thought we’d state our position. We had what may or may not be considered a ‘Twitter rant’ earlier. We’d been reading various previews from various writers from various nations and had
Continue readingWhich cricketers are world class?
< 1 minute readWhen the England captain ain’t making runs, the drill goes like this: journalist asks one of his team-mates about his loss of form; team-mate describes him as ‘world class’ and says there’s nothing to worry about. It was Joe Root earlier in the week and now it’s Jimmy Anderson’s turn.
Continue readingWhich cricketers possess X-factor? A comprehensive guide
< 1 minute readHow do you measure X-factor? Does it come in units or is it a subtance. Does Glenn Maxwell give you one X-factor or does he provide you with a few centilitres of X-factor that you can pool along with whatever can be provided by Mitchell Johnson, David Warner and Xavier
Continue readingEngland appear to be playing and beating Pakistan
< 1 minute readWe’re struggling with the build-up to the World Cup. We fundamentally believe that a World Cup is a big deal, but at the same time we’re aware of the need to ration our enthusiasm. It might be another month before one of the major teams has to play a match
Continue readingKP: The Autobiography – book review
3 minute readA guest review of KP: The Autobiography by Dandy Dan. Having met KP and most of team, I feel I’m very qualified to review this book – especially as he came across to me as actually being all right. I didn’t buy it. I got it out from the library.
Continue readingThe other 10 World Cup cricketers to watch
2 minute readWe could do the same Kohli, de Villiers, Johnson list as everyone else or we could pick out 10 players who you’ll actually have to make some effort to watch. So, in no particular order… Misbah-ul-Haq, Pakistan 40 years old and ostensibly a plodder, Misbah recently matched Viv Richards’ record
Continue readingThe lollop, the leap and physics-defying bounce
< 1 minute readSay what you like about Steve Harmison’s overall record, but he could lollop in and hit you on the elbow with the best of them. That uncanny ability to make the ball bounce considerably more than should have been physically possible brought him a bunch of wickets and England a
Continue readingApparently we’ve covered Eoin Morgan’s personal life once before
< 1 minute readWe knew this site would become a hub for celebrity gossip one day. We received a surge in traffic yesterday off the back of the fully weird news that someone tried to blackmail the ECB over some sort of relationship Eoin Morgan once had with a human woman. The landing
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