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September 25, 2008 Australia

Peter Siddle’s UNBELIEVABLE skill

< 1 minute readEveryone’s got a skill. Everyone’s got one thing that they’re inexplicably good at. For many people it’s something useful, like having the ability to retain facts. Other people have more specific abilities, like being good at table tennis without every really having played before. Our skill is drinking litres and

September 24, 2008 Australia

Can there be any justification for adopting Jason Krejza – let’s put it to the vote

< 1 minute readOn the one hand, he’s a spin bowler with a really mediocre record and people are lining up to, er… not know who he is – which is quite endearing. On the other hand, he’s Australian, which isn’t endearing. It’s a quandary and no mistake. Former Aussie spinner, Ashley Mallett,

September 24, 2008 Match report

Car Colston v Thurgaton match report

< 1 minute readJo Fitz writes: Here’s the match report as seen from the perspective of an umpire. Car Colston is a village just east of Nottingham that centres on its cricket pitch. Pavilion on one side, pub on the other. The pitch has the “Big House” end and the “cow” end. A

September 23, 2008 County cricket / England

Darren Gough retires

2 minute readThere’ll be a bit of Twenty20 next year, but basically this is it. This is as close to a definitive goodbye as he’ll give us. The very reason why Darren Gough didn’t go out in a blaze of glory is the very reason why he deserved to do so. He

September 22, 2008 Australia

Self-effacing Hayden looks forward to India tour

< 1 minute readMatthew Hayden is the kind of man who looks in the mirror and smiles at what he sees. “Having played over there and played well over there, I think I’m going to be the obvious target.” Really he should look in the mirror and immediately burst into tears before punching

September 21, 2008 County cricket

Glen Chapple tries to deny Lancashire’s batsmen division two

2 minute readDon’t think for one minute that we don’t like the wisened pile of freckles that is Glen Chapple. We always moan about Lancashire’s ageing medium-pace all-rounders, but the truth is we’ve nothing against either Chapple or Dominic Cork. It’s just that having both of them clogs the side for younger

September 19, 2008 Regulars

Laurence embraces the lower order

< 1 minute readFor some reason I am being asked to bat at nine. I don’t know why. I sit and watch our innings with the haunted air of the disenchanted. After what seems like weeks, it is my turn to bat. The time has come for Laurence Elderbrook to take his stage.

September 18, 2008 County cricket

Why Lancashire have earned relegation

2 minute readLancashire’s bowling has been acceptable, if little more than that. Lancashire’s batting has been as embarrassing as the thought of Henry Blofeld calling someone a ‘dude’. We’ve done the statistics about Lancashire’s batsmen already, but here are some updates. Mal Loye had previously scored 103 runs from 12 innings –

September 17, 2008 County cricket

An influence on Lancashire’s batting

< 1 minute readWe’ve made an unbelievable discovery. The F5 key on our keyboard is a shortcut that leads to the fall of a Lancashire wicket. Go and look at the scorecard for their current match and give it a go yourselves. See if you too have the power. We have honestly just

September 17, 2008 Match report

South Africa v England Lions match report

< 1 minute readLemon Bella writes: Indian Skimmer and I went to see South Africa against the England Lions at Grace Road. Upon arriving at the ground, we spent twenty minutes trying to find a cup of coffee. Eventually we had to ask someone else who had a cup. In retrospect, we should

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…

23 of the best, worst and weirdest cricket moments of 2024

Lord Megachief of Gold 2024

Are we already watching peak Harry Brook?

Suffering centuries: Six bowlers who conceded extraordinary Test hundreds

Hats off to Harry Brook’s very particular ‘steamrollered pancake pitch’ set of skills