< 1 minute readWith 11 Ashes series in the next three years, this one-day series between England and Australia is the only real hors d’oeuvre. It’s just steak and duck breast after this, albeit with slightly more potatoes than you’d probably want in an ideal world. As everyone knows, hors d’oeuvres aren’t for
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BCCI rejects calls for speed limits in residential areas
< 1 minute readSpeaking about the decision review system, Sanjay Jagdale, the secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, indicated that his organisation was still unwilling to see it used in all Test matches. “The BCCI continues to believe that the system is not foolproof.” Jagdale may or may not
Continue readingEngland played – who knew?
< 1 minute readBecause we didn’t. It was a Twenty20 international. Alex Hales scored 99. England won. Does anybody know anything about it? Are we supposed to have opinions about it? Did anything particularly noteworthy happen other than Alex Hales’ innings? If it did, we might read a match report. Otherwise, we’ll just
Continue readingAndrew Flintoff’s world
< 1 minute readIf there’s one thing that’s become clear from Freddie Flintoff’s slurred slights against acerbic Athers, it’s that the duff-kneed purveyor of forced laddish bonhomie cares little for freedom of speech. “How can he talk about a player like Alastair Cook who is 10 times the player he ever was –
Continue readingEngland v Australia will sap our enthusiasm
2 minute readWe’re doing far too much moaning about this kind of crap and frankly we’re sick of reading about it elsewhere as well, even if we agree with much of what’s being said. This post is an attempt to purge some of our ill-feeling, because the negativity is spreading like a
Continue readingChris Gayle takes a look
< 1 minute readMuch has been made of the fact that Chris Gayle has become consistent at Twenty20, because many mistakenly believe the format is all about luck. Clearly it isn’t, as Gayle has shown. His has been a calculating method: See off the good bowler; cane Joe McMilitary-Medium. However, this execution of
Continue readingEngland v West Indies first XIs
< 1 minute readThere have been a lot of ifs over the course of this West Indies tour. ‘If Sunil Narine, Chris Gayle, Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard were here…’ Those four players found their way into the team one by one, so that yesterday they all played. What happened? West Indies got
Continue readingNeil Carter is sickeningly wrong-handed
< 1 minute readWarwickshire’s Neil Carter describes himself as ‘full-on left-handed’ on his Twitter profile. It’s almost like he’s taking pride in his distasteful predilection. At best, the left hand is for fork-holding or for slapping against the right one to express appreciation for something.
Continue readingTom Maynard of Surrey is killed aged 23
< 1 minute readTom Maynard was a talented batsman and he may or may not have turned out to be a very significant cricketer. But that question – as to what he might or might not have achieved in cricket – isn’t really the point, is it? The point is that no-one will
Continue readingIan Bell wants to play one-day cricket
2 minute readIn a parallel universe, players and fans care about one-day internationals – or, more accurately, one-day internationals are worth caring about. In this universe, we’ll have to muddle through, making the best of flukes and serendipity. Kevin Pietersen retired from one-day internationals because on the morning of a game, he
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