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June 28, 2009 Australia / England

Ashes 2005 Twenty20 international and one day series

2 minute readPeople forget about the one-day series that preceded the 2005 Ashes, but they were a key part of it. They were ingeniously scheduled before the Test series, so that tension mounted. In 2009, they’re afterwards, like vegetable soup after a six-course meal. Twenty20 match England won the Ashes because they

June 27, 2009 Uncategorised

What happened in the 2005 Ashes?

< 1 minute readWe’re going on holiday in a bit. The ECB have foolishly left a minuscule window between the end of the World Twenty20 and the start of the Ashes and we’re using it. We’ve done stuff for you though, so that you don’t miss us. Coming up this week, we’re taking

June 26, 2009 Australia

Matthew Hayden approves of Phil Hughes

< 1 minute readMatthew Hayden has given Phil Hughes, his successor as Australia’s opener, his seal of approval. We know what you’re all wondering: How has Hayden expressed this? The answer, of course, is ‘badly’: “He’s got all the evidence and the skillsets he needs. His humbling personality and how respectful he is

June 25, 2009 West Indies

The England and Wales Cricket Board’s business partners

< 1 minute readHere’s one: No-one with a moustache could ever be evil.

June 25, 2009 Australia / England

Andrew Flintoff’s strengths as a bowler

< 1 minute readBit of pace, bit of bounce, good control and then there’s what the lazy among us refer to as ‘presence’; or worse, an ‘X-factor’. The concept of an X-factor always pisses us off. It’s not that there’s some mystical, unknowable attribute. It’s just that you haven’t bothered to find out

June 24, 2009 County cricket

Bring forth the Mongoose

< 1 minute readIf we wanted to build a life-size replica of the Arndale Centre made out of press releases, we could do it at the minute. We’d have to print them all off first, obviously; and then we’d have to actually find a way of building the thing, but we’ve got the

June 24, 2009 Regulars

Various beasts being conspicuously indifferent to cricket

2 minute readSW writes: Here are the animals of the SW household demonstrating considerable indifference to key moments of the T20 World Cup. First up there is Jasper (aka Fatty McFat). He is technically the neighbour’s cat, but they don’t feed him and call him Nike so he has rejected this emasculating

June 23, 2009 Australia

Are there no Australians in London?

< 1 minute readDo you think barbecues should be gas powered, even though they really, really shouldn’t be? Does losing at sport make you want to drink to excess? Does winning at sport make you want to drink to excess? Do you own a vest? If you answered ‘yes’ to these questions, you’re

June 22, 2009 County cricket / England

Why is Michael Vaughan not in England’s Ashes squad?

< 1 minute readBecause he’s busy scoring tens of runs for Yorkshire and pensively rubbing his knee when in the field. Seven first-class innings, 147 runs at 21 with a top score of 43. County cricket can consider itself safe from combustion. It’s common for people to say that Michael Vaughan has ‘class’,

June 21, 2009 Pakistan

Shahid Afridi wins T20 World Cup for Pakistan

< 1 minute readOut of form and out of practice, Pakistan were playing like a cutlery drawer full of spoons at the start of the tournament but literally improved with every game. Shahid Afridi played like a grown-up today, which is again missing the point of Shahid Afridi. But being as he won

Lots of weird but broadly applicable measures in there and then also... "Head coach Gautam Gambhir's personal manager will not…

Looks like he’s decided to take them to the no girls allowed club. https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/no-wags-family-on-tour-bcci-disciplines-india-after-disastrous-australia-series/ar-BB1rppVU

After my previous disastrous attempt to opine on the line, I should probably hold my peace. But surely Dusty is…

This is a valid question.

At what point does over-conspicuous indifference cross the line into... er, difference? Because Dusty feels like he's skirting mighty close…

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