England

Nick Compton is up and ambling

< 1 minute read After nought and then one, Nick Compton is finally up and running for England. Well, he’s up and ambling at any rate, having made 64 runs off 162 balls in their second warm-up match. We entirely approve of this complete lack of urgency. Hopefully the majority of his six fours

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Regulars

Laszlo is indifferent to Chris Gayle‏

< 1 minute read Michael sent us this picture, the title above and nothing else: Our unquenchable thirst for information led us to ask whether Laszlo was named after a fictional character mentioned by Troy McClure in a Simpson’s episode. Michael replied: “He’s indirectly named after the cinematographer, but mostly I just liked the

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Extras

Forming opinions about batsmen

< 1 minute read Sometimes we’ve watched a batsman for the first time and thought he looked okay without reaching any conclusion beyond that. When other people have then waxed lyrical about the same player, this has left us feeling like a fraud for writing about cricket. How have we not seen the talent

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India

Where do you stand on Gautam Gambhir?

2 minute read Cricinfo have published a story with the slightly mischievous headline: “‘We still average 53 as an opening pair’ – Gambhir”. It’s not much of a statement, but by making it a headline Cricinfo have made it seem like a rather desperate plea. Gautam Gambhir is under pressure and he’s resorting

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