< 1 minute readBobby K writes: I have just ordered a new bat and been told by the pod shaver that he has a piece that was made for someone else that may suit me. There is however one problem. As a Spurs fan, I am not a major fan of the colour
Continue reading< 1 minute readThe South Africans generally get their wickets by having fast bowlers knock the stumps over. This is not the way it’s supposed to work in India. Aside from Dale Steyn’s efforts this week, there was the 2008 match where India were dismissed for 76. On that occasion, Steyn and Ntini
Continue reading< 1 minute readWe’ve read enough about the Royals branding thing to know that this is classic marketing news: a lot of column inches are being devoted to nothing of any real consequence. Rajasthan Royals are an IPL team. Some other teams are also going to be known as ‘Royals’. They’re going to
Continue reading< 1 minute readStumps. Everywhere. Shaun Tait might have notched 160kph this week, but Dale Steyn’s shown that if you add swing to the mix, you’re sorted. In fact, he didn’t even need to resort to scorching pace against India. It’s good to have scorching pace to fall back on when you aren’t
Continue reading< 1 minute readHashim Amla bearded India all round the park in bearding 253 not out. Bearding for most of the day, his bearding was immaculate throughout. Amla did struggle to beard against Amit Mishra for a while, but he bearded that problem by bearding his head down and bearding before bearding other
Continue reading3 minute readLisa writes: I was sitting upstairs on the bus with TMS on my headphones on my way to meet some friends in the pub when a middle-aged gentleman came up the stairs and started handing out what looked like flyers. Grateful that the headphones meant I didn’t have to say
Continue reading< 1 minute readA lot of big names are being bandied about – Allan Donald, Jason Gillespie, Darren Gough and Shaun Pollock, to name but a few – but why is no-one talking about Ian Austin? Ex-Lancashire medium-pacer, Ian Austin, could bring a lot to the job. Imagine a fabulous foursome of rotund
Continue reading2 minute readDon’t be alarmed, but we’re taking a stance on something. It’s to do with semantics though, so we’re not overstretching ourself. In cricket, what people describe as a good pitch is invariably one that is good for batting. It is flat, offers even bounce and little spin. Batsmen score hundreds
Continue reading< 1 minute readAll those who’ve had the privilege of watching the Lancastrian long-hop machine turn his arm over will be not in the least bit surprised to discover that this magic involves cards and not cricket balls. There is a video of Chris Schofield doing a magic trick on Surrey’s website. It
Continue reading< 1 minute readVery few cricketers combine stellar brilliance with all three major types of retardation. Update: We’ve done some slightly lengthier writing on this subject for The Wisden Cricketer. Update update: The Wisden Cricketer doesn’t exist any more, so we’ve had to remove the link.
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