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February 13, 2012 Match report

Slavishly copying Pakistan

< 1 minute read We did a Cricinfo piece about ways England could slavishly copy Pakistan – because if you’re beaten by a particular side, it stands to reason that EVERYTHING they do is correct. One thing that we didn’t suggest was that England should try and get their opening bowlers incarcerated. We’re quite

February 11, 2012 Afghanistan / Associates

Cricket can help rebuild Afghanistan society

2 minute read Before you start criticising us for getting carried away and not appreciating the depths of the problems facing a war-torn nation, let us just say that those aren’t our words. They’re the words of Afghanistan’s minister of finance, Dr Omar Zakhilwal and you’d hope he’d have half an idea what

February 10, 2012 England

A team with England in its name is going to win

< 1 minute read We’re not quite sure what’s going on in Abu Dhabi and we’re not sure we want to know. England Lions made 96 all out in 28.3 overs. This apparently means that an England XI are chasing 230 in 50 overs. It is not clear at this stage whether you get

February 9, 2012 Match report

Some kind of match report or something

2 minute read Bert writes: On Saturday last I found myself home alone for the evening, my The Wife having gone out. Bert Jr. and his brother Ernie were in bed, fast asleep. So I had the TV and DVD player all to myself. But what to watch? I narrowed it down to

February 7, 2012 England

Jos Buttler one-day call up shocks no-one

< 1 minute read Jos (short for Joseph) replaces Ian Bell in the squad. Bell actually had a pretty good one-day tour of India compared to most of his team mates. However, this was largely because he only played in one of the matches. Sadly for him, neither of the runs he scored on

February 6, 2012 England / Pakistan

Why we enjoyed England being thrashed by Pakistan

2 minute read What about Pakistan, eh? Talk about feisty. They’ve just won a Test match after being bowled out for 99 on the first day. That’s exceptional. Pakistan seem a really hard team. They’re not too flashy; not too dynamic with the bat; but they fight like a sack of drunk badgers.

February 5, 2012 Pakistan

Azhar Ali has a long way to go and a long time to get there

< 1 minute read If Azhar Ali knows that speed equals distance over time, it doesn’t unduly concern him. This is a batsman who will not be rushed. With a train to catch in ten minutes’ time and the station five minutes from his house, Azhar’s sitting in his dressing gown with a cup

February 3, 2012 England / Pakistan

Freaky Friday for England and Pakistan

< 1 minute read England and Pakistan seem to have swapped identities at some point in the recent past. Pakistan are all obdurate and professional, while England try to make up for their catastrophic batting with ever more spectacular bowling efforts. There’s a limit to what the poor bowlers will be able to achieve

February 2, 2012 England

So, Eoin Morgan then?

< 1 minute read He’s been kind of crap of late and even when he has made runs in Tests, they’ve seemed a bit jousey. However, at the same time, he’s been a pyrotechnic gnarl-dog in one-day internationals and they ain’t ten a penny. Should England drop him? He’s not the only one to

February 1, 2012 County cricket / Match report

CB40 Final match report

2 minute read Sam writes: Saturday morning, late September Cut price tickets through a friend who is a member South West Trains and then the Bakerloo Tesco express for a beer or two First to the Tavern, then to the Warner Down to the toilets with a window in the corner Through which

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