King Cricket

< 1 minute readA lesson here in the allocation of runs, surely. In England’s opening match against a Western Australia XI, Joe Root wisely restricted himself to nine, while that master of Australian conditions, Alastair Cook, hung around for all of two balls. Everyone else frittered away runs, meaning they are no longer

< 1 minute readIf we’ve learned anything about Ashes series, it’s how vital it is that the touring team hits the ground running. We know this because everyone says it all of the time and has done for years. It’s said so often that we don’t need to check whether the importance of

< 1 minute readNot in the sense of being incapable of being defeated because she’s just lost two Ashes matches out of two. We mean it purely in a batting sense. Hartley made nought not out today. In her 20-match international career, she has NEVER BEEN DISMISSED. Not once. Now, admittedly, Hartley has

< 1 minute readLong-term readers/masochists will be aware that this website has often published cricket-themed artwork. This beautiful picture of Rob Key by Suave brought forth a veritable torrent of follow-up works, including Rob on a capybara in front of a wall of flame, Rob making the diving stop of his life and