< 1 minute readSay what you like about Craig Kieswetter’s work behind the sticks, at least he owns a pair of gloves. We’ve half a mind that he’ll end up as England’s Test wicketkeeper simply because he’s the only one who spends any time actually keeping wicket. Today’s Yorkshire report on Cricinfo centres
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< 1 minute readJust a quick update to draw your attention to an old post which a lot of you won’t have seen because it’s from 2009. It’s about Jim Foat. If you don’t know Jim Foat, it’s hopefully worth a read, but that’s not the main reason why we’re reviving it today.
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< 1 minute readBecause honestly, what’s the point updating this website on a day when someone else has published a Rob Key interview? It reminds us why we like him. What is the best thing about playing cricket at Canterbury? There’s a Sainsbury’s at the ground. Ever since 2008, we’ve had a draft
Continue readingMichael Clarke and ‘the line’
2 minute readOne of the most annoying things about the Australian cricket team is not its verbal aggression but the players’ relentless self-righteousness about it. Here’s a quote from Michael Clarke that you’ll feel like you’ve read a thousand times before. “I think we play our cricket hard on the field but
Continue readingSharpen the England Test team pencil
< 1 minute readThird seamer – Chris Jordan? Can we start assuming this now, or is that going too far? It’s just it would mean one less thing to keep track of, and the less we have to keep track of, the more we can concentrate on the important stuff, like moaning about
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2 minute readWe know that’s kind of the point, but it’s worth cementing this notion while everyone’s moving in similar circles. It’ll prevent confusion later in the season. There will come a point – probably at some point in July – when Ian Bell will have made a couple of ducks against
Continue readingSteve Magoffin and MacGuffins
< 1 minute readIn film, a MacGuffin is something characters strive for which rather conveniently drives the plot. As often as not, its exact nature is unimportant. What matters is that at least one of the characters wants it. People aren’t fighting to acquire Sussex’s Steve Magoffin, so he doesn’t really fit the
Continue readingOne batsman and a bit of pace bowling
2 minute readRefreshingly manageable levels of information this week with very little of note happening with regards to candidates for the England squad. Gary Ballance This is probably the headline event. Gary Ballance made 174 against Northamptonshire. Reading between the lines written by better-informed people than us, it’s possible that England have
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< 1 minute readIs it a good idea for a team that can’t bat to hire the coach of a team that can’t bat? It’s probably okay. The England coach is basically just a management figure, after all and Peter Moores seems pretty good at that side of things. He brought in many
Continue readingBen Stokes and the cure-all that is ‘passion’
< 1 minute readOne worrying, but entirely predictable, revelation from Ben Stokes’ recent interview in the Guardian is that he’s broken bones punching inanimate objects before. He reckons he’s going to learn this time. “I don’t think punching lockers is the way forward for anyone. There’s only going to be one winner there.”
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