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January 28, 2010 South Africa

What to think about Mickey Arthur not being South Africa coach

< 1 minute readDid he really resign? Was he pushed? Was it Graeme Smith? Was it political pressure? Was it to do with quotas? Was he marginalised by the use of Duncan Fletcher? So many questions and you’ve come here for the answers. We will tell you what to think, so you don’t

January 27, 2010 County cricket

Worcestershire sign Avatar director, James Cameron

2 minute readAn exodus of playing staff has led Worcestershire to make some unusual signings. Their latest recruit is 55-year-old Canadian, James Cameron, who recently directed the hugely successful film, Avatar. “I have always dreamed of being a professional cricketer and I am thrilled to take up this opportunity with Worcestershire.” Cameron

January 26, 2010 Bangladesh

Latest news from the Bangladesh-aren’t-shit camp

< 1 minute readOver the years, we’ve firmly positioned ourself in the Bangladesh-aren’t-shit camp. This is partly because there are fewer people in this camp and that always appeals to us. Mostly it’s because the Bangladesh-aren’t-quite-as-shit-as-you-say-they-are camp doesn’t exist though. You’ve got to pick a side and we’ve chosen ours. Our normal approach

January 25, 2010 Pakistan

Mohammad Yousuf given the slow boot

< 1 minute readDespite the fact that there are still a few matches to go on the tour of Australia, Pakistan Cricket Board chairman, Ijaz Butt, has already confirmed that Mohammad Yousuf will not be captain when it finishes. Having to do a job when you already know you’re being made redundant is

January 22, 2010 Extras

Cricinfo appearance with Andy Zaltzman and an article

< 1 minute readSome of you may have heard us being interviewed on Andy Zaltzman’s World Cricket Podcast over at Cricinfo. We were going to direct you all towards Andy’s excellent fortnightly podcast a few weeks ago, but we knew that we were due to appear and it seemed reasonable to assume that

January 21, 2010 India

Dheeraj Jadhav does the decent thing

< 1 minute readAnd turns rubbish as soon as we draw attention to him. Dheeraj Jadhav, playing in the quarter-final of the Duleep Trophy, was dismissed for 28 by Sanjay Bangar today. You may remember Sanjay Bangar from decades such as ‘the Eighties’.

January 21, 2010 Cricket books | reviews and recommendations

When Freddie Became Jesus by Jarrod Kimber | book review

2 minute readFirst, a disclaimer: we went to Jarrod’s wedding. Set against that is the fact that he’s Australian, so we probably average out as being impartial. People always talk about the swearing and the sex references when they talk about Jarrod’s writing. Jarrod himself often plays up to this, but he’s

January 20, 2010 India

Dheeraj Jadhav hitting hundreds for fun

< 1 minute readShould probably write about Bangladesh v India or the IPL auction or something. Have decided to do a follow-up to a 2006 post about Dheeraj Jadhav instead. If you read that post, you’ll see that in 2005 we tipped Gautam Gambhir for great things, but only to ourself. Being as

January 19, 2010 England

Alastair Cook: future England captain

2 minute readWe appreciate England’s desire to identify the next England captain in advance, but why has Alastair Cook been chosen? Warning: this article may contain some petty, bigoted views about certain strands of British society Leadership attributes There is no standout candidate to be the next England captain, yet England have

January 18, 2010 Bangladesh / England

Tours of Bangladesh are real tours

< 1 minute read“They can’t beat us in Test matches. They can surprise you in ODIs but not in Tests.” So said Virender Sehwag about Bangladesh before his side fell to 213-8 on the first day. Presumably Sehwag saw this coming as well as an almost infinitely better second innings in which India