< 1 minute read…of a lengthy duration. We’re not the kind of cricket site that’s ashamed when we completely overlook an England one-day international and the nineteenth match in a row between England and New Zealand was no time to adopt professionalism. When England were in New Zealand, they won the Tests and
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Kevin Pietersen to captain England
2 minute readPaul Collingwood’s been banned for four matches for England’s slow over rate and Kevin Pietersen‘s picked up the reigns to the haggard, lifeless horse that is the England one-day side. We’re not unhappy about this. We’ve said before that we think Kevin Pietersen would make a half-decent captain. KP said
Continue readingSuresh Raina was there too
< 1 minute readWith Virender Sehwag doing some spectacular repairs to his surprisingly ordinary one-day record, it’s easy to overlook his juvenile, boundary-hitting accomplice, Suresh Raina. Sehwag followed his 44 ball 78 against the might of Hong Kong with a 95-ball 119 against Pakistan’s increasingly mediocre attack. Suresh Raina took 68 balls to
Continue readingRunning out a player who’s on the deck
< 1 minute readWe like a bit of ruthlessness, but there’s a fairly clear line between ‘ruthlessness’ and ‘being a dick’. We call it the ‘being a dick line’ and we always try and stay the right side of it. England didn’t. Ryan Sidebottom went after the ball and inadvertently decked Grant Elliott
Continue readingLast ball finishes are good whatever length the format
< 1 minute readWhat a great match. What a fantastic finish. One-day cricket’s an idiot – how can it not know that it’s dead? Twenty20 waited for one-day cricket in an Indian backstreet and when one-day cricket arrived, Twenty20 beat it senseless with a black cricket bat. One-day cricket’s bloodied and barely conscious,
Continue readingGraham Napier’s ‘mensely bad timing
< 1 minute readThis is what we’re pommily whinging about. Graham Napier hit ‘mense amounts of runs off negligible balls due to a ‘mense number of sixes. Yet where’s our report? Napier’s innings ended during the beer hours and we can’t be expected to remain coherent at that time. How much more ‘mensely
Continue readingHalf of England in love with money
< 1 minute readApparently half of the England team would consider retiring early to play in the IPL. The greedy blighters. How dare they come down on the side of fiscal wealth against such lofty notions as pride, honour and respect. How dare they forfeit the unique opportunity to be slagged off in
Continue readingOnce upon a time Joe Denly did something good
< 1 minute readThree problems with the Twenty20 Cup. (1) While the matches are at a great time for supporters, they’re at a rubbish time for people writing about them because they finish during the beer hours. (2) There are about ten matches a day and we quite simply don’t have ten pieces
Continue readingKevin Pietersen’s ‘new shot’
< 1 minute readKevin Pietersen said: “That is a new shot, played today” after twice reversing his stance and whopping Scott Styris for six. No it isn’t. It’s batting left-handed. People have been batting left-handed for a while now. It’s a new approach though, even if it’s not a new shot. Is it
Continue readingAndrew Flintoff unveils his big surprise
< 1 minute read“Voila!” Brilliant, Fred. It’s a cricket ball. We’ve all seen a cricket ball before. What’s next in your box of tricks? A bat? A box?
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