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May 27, 2010 England

Jonathan Trott hit a hundred against Bangladesh – what does it say?

< 1 minute read A few people will say that Jonathan Trott‘s 175 not out at Lord’s means nothing, because it’s against Bangladesh. Slightly fewer people will say he’s proving he’s a Test batsman after an ordinary winter. Why go to extremes? Jonathan Trott’s guts and technique could have been tested more, but his

May 27, 2010 Match report

Tibet v England match report

3 minute read Ged Ladd writes: When you arrange to go on holiday to Yunnan Province in South West China, you don’t expect much in the way of a cricket experience. Daisy and I ended up in a village named Ringha in the high hills of Yunnan, otherwise known as Greater Tibet. There,

May 26, 2010 County cricket

Stephen Moore and Sajid Mahmood

< 1 minute read Durham aren’t the only team who are currently muddling by with about one and a half batsmen. Lancashire’s current mediocrity is largely due to a batting order that starts at six with Steven Croft and ends at seven with Glen Chapple. Actually, that’s not fair. Sajid Mahmood has been playing

May 25, 2010 County cricket

What’s happened to Durham this season?

< 1 minute read As we pointed out yesterday, Durham’s season isn’t a complete catastrophe. Two wins, two draws and a loss isn’t the end of the world. (The machines haven’t even managed to produce a single robot cricketer yet, so the end of the world’s months away.) That said, Durham are increasingly prone

May 24, 2010 England

Is Eoin Morgan a Test cricketer?

2 minute read Eoin Morgan has been included in an England Test squad for the first time after excelling in the shorter formats. However, his first-class average is 36 – and that with a lot of second division cricket. Is he good enough to make runs in Test cricket? We tend to think

May 24, 2010 Extras

An apology to King Cricket readers

< 1 minute read We didn’t actually pay any attention to the cricket at all over the weekend. How should we be punished? By working as Michael Clarke’s ego masseur By working as South Africa’s actual masseur By having to share our lunch with Mark Cosgrove By being the person nominated to let Ian

May 21, 2010 England / Regulars

Andrew Strauss and Mike Gatting have a go at painting

< 1 minute read Not Michael Vaughan style painting. DIY style painting. We all know how rubbish cricketers are when it comes to DIY. Andrew Strauss probably gets a man in to load the next toilet roll. He doesn’t even know which way he’s supposed to face. At least he’s pointing the brush the

May 20, 2010 County cricket

Fantasy Cricket Administrator League 2010

2 minute read Bert writes: Everyone in my office is currently all abuzz about the prospect of a Fantasy World Cup. I wondered if anything similar existed for our favourite pastime. Sadly it appears not, so I have felt the need to invent one. Welcome to Fantasy Cricket Administrator League 2010. What you

May 19, 2010 England / Regulars

Ashley Giles has a go at DIY

< 1 minute read First Ravi Bopara and Charlotte Edwards, now Ashley Giles. Is the King of Spain any better at DIY than those two charlatans? No. You don’t need to know much about plastering to know that Giles isn’t up to the task. Look at his pristine sportswear. What do plasterers look like?

May 17, 2010 County cricket

Rob Key double hundred

< 1 minute read It’s not exactly on a par with the 221 he hit in a Test match against the West Indies, but Rob Key‘s 261 off 270 balls against Durham today has added a cheese garnish to the plate of cured meat that was England’s World Twenty20 victory. That’s our version of

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Show me the money. Inattention and monetisation in Major League Cricket, The Hundred and Test cricket