< 1 minute read Most people seem to be saying ‘Joe Root is amazing’ but we’ll take it down a few notches from there. We’re still forming an opinion. There’s no rush. The story so far seems to have followed this course: He looks an excellent stodgy blocker Wait, he can score quick runs
Continue reading< 1 minute read England Lions are in the process of playing (and losing) ‘unofficial ODIs’ against Australia A. Even though it’s of no consequence whatsoever, we aren’t happy with that label. ODI stands for one-day international, but if two sides defined by their players being from particular countries play each other, is that
Continue reading< 1 minute read That is a deeply unsatisfactory title and we’ll tell you why – fire and ice are not equal. No matter how dangerous ice can be, fire is just fundamentally scarier. Talk about fire and it conjures images of blazing infernos. Talk about ice and you think of slipping over and
Continue reading< 1 minute read For a man with 21 Test hundreds and an average of over 50 who’s also been involved in his fair share of drama, Younus Khan can be surprisingly low profile. That said, your singy, shouty ‘look at me’ types tend to lack inner steel. Younus is far too busy getting
Continue reading< 1 minute read This is pretty much unforgivable. Reporting on the Women’s World Cup, they’ve gone with: “Spirited WI make it to maiden final” Clearly, it should be: “Spirited WI make it to maidens’ final.”
Continue reading3 minute read We really need to update the saying “throw the baby out with the bath water”. Who ‘throws out’ bath water these days? In the modern world, bath water exits via a plughole and no baby could be lost via one of those. You could argue that a parent might be
Continue reading2 minute read More often than not, an out of form batsman needs to be treated sensitively and given reassurance. If their confidence returns, they tend to discover it was actually all that was ever absent. Then again, sometimes a batsman needs the bracing reality check that comes with having someone’s lace holes
Continue reading< 1 minute read One answer would be ‘because Michael Clarke’s injured’. If you’re wondering what’s wrong with Clarke, a Cricket Australia spokesman said: “Michael Clarke has had his right hamstring assessed by team medical staff following the game and the team physiotherapist has confirmed that Michael has stiffness in the right hamstring.” There’s
Continue reading2 minute read Twenty20 leagues all operate in the same way. They try and attract as many stars as possible and then they use local players as padding. However, different leagues have to settle for different stars. Some players will turn up for anything. Azhar Mahmood, Dirk Nannes, Shaun Tait – obviously all
Continue reading< 1 minute read Well, on the assumption that you are employing a treasurer, why not do what the BCCI has done. From Cricinfo: “The BCCI has been hit with a Rs 2300 crore (approx $433m) notice from the income tax department and has asked its treasurer Ajay Shirke to suggest how to deal
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