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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

January 17, 2010 England

What can England take from the South Africa tour?

< 1 minute readA lesson in momentum: South Africa will take momentum from winning this last Test handsomely. England will take momentum from drawing a series they truthfully expected to lose. Everyone’s a winner. Such is momentum in cricket. England can take quite a lot of pride after winning the one-day series, saving

January 17, 2010 England

Low key fast bowling triumphs No.1 | James Anderson

< 1 minute readRyan McLaren plays an immaculate cover drive for four. James Anderson bounces him with the next ball and the one after that. McLaren ducks them both. Will it be three in a row? Yes, it will. This time McLaren attempts a hook, but misses and the ball strikes him on

January 16, 2010 South Africa

Mark Boucher and Graeme Smith – South Africa’s foulweather batsmen

< 1 minute readThe ball has swung in this match. There has been seam movement, some bounce and good turn. On top of that, South Africa need to win this game. Mark Boucher and Graeme Smith have been the standout batsmen. This is not surprising. Most players play worse in these situations. A

January 15, 2010 England

England v South Africa fourth Test post mortem

< 1 minute readWhat do you mean it’s still moving? It’s as good as dead. It can’t feel pain any more. Did England listen to all the media coverage that said they’d done well in the series even if they lost this Test and ease off as a consequence? We say no. We

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