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June 8, 2009 England

Taking risks when batting in Twenty20 matches

< 1 minute readEngland should have learnt a major lesson from their first two matches in the World Twenty20. Against the Netherlands, they thought they were the better team and thought that if they didn’t make any mistakes when batting, they’d win. You don’t win Twenty20 matches by not making any mistakes. You’re

June 7, 2009 England

How can we convince England they’re not losers?

2 minute readWe wrote this for a grown-up website, but they didn’t want it, so we’re fobbing it off on you lot instead… Dress them in orange and change their names From the Pavilion End, James Van Andersen; and from the Nursery End, Stuart den Broad. Feed them spinach Tell them it’ll

June 6, 2009 Australia / West Indies

Chris Gayle is awesome at Twenty20

< 1 minute readAmid all the furore when Chris Gayle said he wouldn’t be all that sad if Test cricket died, one key fact slipped into the background: Chris Gayle is phenomenally good at this form of the game. Why wouldn’t he prefer it? Gayle is an exceptional Twenty20 batsman. Arguably the best

June 6, 2009 Associates

Darron Reekers – Netherlands opening batsman and short-term cult hero

< 1 minute readIs there anything on earth that can’t be improved by the presence of a fat man who achieves his ends using amateurism and brute force? No, of course there isn’t. Think of Walter in The Big Lebowski. “You see what happens, Larry? You see what happens?” Incidentally, here’s a surreally

June 6, 2009 England

When Holland beat England in the Twenty20 World Cup

< 1 minute readThat was a good finish. You can keep your sixes. You can keep your big name players. You can keep your England-remaining-in-a-major-tournament-for-more-than-five-minutes. Produce a finish like the one in today’s match and cricket’s the best sport in the world. Nerves, misfields, a yo-yo run rate and a huge upset off

June 5, 2009 County cricket

The greatest post of all time

< 1 minute readYou should all thank SimonC for this in the comments.

June 5, 2009 County cricket

Is this the greatest post of all time?

< 1 minute readNo. This is not the greatest post of all time. This is quite possibly a competitor for the title ‘worst post of all time’. Two hours, people. We’re on the edge of our seat and we’ve seen the thing maybe a thousand times already. You will literally NEVER get bored

June 4, 2009 Australia

The big news about Andrew Symonds being sent home from the Australia squad

< 1 minute readThe big news is that during the press conference, Ricky Ponting went a little bit boss-eyed. Look:

June 4, 2009 County cricket

It’s your birthday tomorrow and it’s Christmas tomorrow AND that girl off that television advert that you’ve got a thing for has got something planned for you too

< 1 minute readMaybe you’re feigning indifference. Maybe you think you’re above it all. Maybe you genuinely don’t care. It matters not a jot. We are going to RAIN CAPITAL LETTERS DOWN UPON YOU in the build-up to the greatest post of all time. It is being published TOMORROW at midday to mark

June 4, 2009 England

Openers in Twenty20 cricket

< 1 minute readWe’ve written before about how important wicketkeepers are in Twenty20, but arguably the most important positions are your opening batsmen. A single batsman can win you a game of Twenty20. A single bowler probably can as well – just about – but they only do their thing for four of