< 1 minute readCharged with massive fraud involving $8bn investment scheme Alleged to have bowled a deliberate no-ball
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A rousing speech about spot fixing
< 1 minute readFriends, we must take a stand. This great game has been our lifeblood for oh so many years and now is the time to return that favour. Just as cricket sustained us, so must we now sustain it in these times of hardship. This noble game of ours is badly
Continue readingReceiving money for underperformance
2 minute readA man with a pencil moustache approaches King Cricket. Man: Hellooooo. KC: Er, hello? Man: How are you doing this fine day? KC: I’m fine. Sorry, do I know you? Man: No, you don’t know me. But perhaps you should. The man raises an eyebrow and looks King Cricket up
Continue readingHow do you feel about the Pakistan betting scam?
< 1 minute readWe just feel depressed. Cricket is joyful escapism and this kind of thing just knackers it up. Questioning on-field events Assuming it’s true (and having seen Mohammad Amir’s giant no-ball, we’re pretty sure it is) the real damage is in the fact that people question everything that happens in a
Continue readingMohammad Yousuf was banned for life and then retired
< 1 minute readBut he seems okay. It reminds us of the immortal tagline of the entertainingly ludicrous Crank: High Voltage – “He was dead… but he got better.” You can ban Mohammad Yousuf for life and he can retire, but it doesn’t matter, he’ll still be there scoring runs in a Test
Continue readingSalman Butt’s leave | Pakistan batting propaganda
< 1 minute readPretty sure propaganda has to be clearly labelled as such in order for it to be properly effective. In the comments on our last post, Ceci suggested that the Pakistani batsmen believe what they read. With that in mind, we’d like to put this site forward as official Pakistani cricket
Continue readingPakistan’s middle-order – what we want from them
< 1 minute readAs anyone who’s read a newspaper in the last week or so knows, Pakistan have picked a batting line-up made entirely out of number 11s. Apparently, Azhar Ali only started playing cricket in February and Umar Amin was spotted trying to affix his batting helmet to his elbow a couple
Continue readingWill Mohammad Yousuf returning mean it all kicks off again?
< 1 minute readPoor Salman Butt. That’s all we can think about. He’s trying to organise a nice tea party, even though the crockery’s jagged and serrated and keeps cutting people’s hands. The teapot’s got a hole in it and it’s dribbling boiling water over everyone. Yet Butt’s holding it all together. He’s
Continue readingWe have a not-so-serious point to make
< 1 minute readIt’s not really a point. In fact, several of the commenters on our latest Cricinfo piece say it just sort of tails off. It’s a fictional Pakistan team meeting, if that makes you more or less likely to click through and have a read.
Continue readingAsif, Aamer and Gul ask you if you enjoy fun
< 1 minute readIf you actually enjoy cricket, you can’t help but have enjoyed watching Mohammad Asif, Mohammad Aamer and Umar Gul bowl yesterday. It was better than spoon meat and carbonated dipping jam. That they bowled Australia out for 88 was something of a bonus. Quite simply, this was cricket LIKE IT’S
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