2 minute readIf you’re English, your heroes shouldn’t be talented or eye-catching. Being English is about celebrating the people who really don’t seem like they should be doing something, but are doing it anyway and are doing it well. Here are the official King Cricket heroes for the 2011 World Cup. These
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Tim Bresnan is two players in one
< 1 minute readMore specifically, Tim Bresnan, England’s fifth-choice seamer, is Ben Hilfenhaus and Peter Siddle rolled into one. Bresnan has the fitness, pace and accuracy of Siddle. He also bowls away swing with the new ball and reverse swing later on like Ben Hilfenhaus. Oh, and he can bat. Bresnan’s reputation as
Continue readingShould Tim Bresnan be in England’s Test team?
2 minute readAs a bowler, it’s hard to see what Tim Bresnan offers that no-one else can. He’s a bit of a poor man’s Jimmy Anderson: a fractionally slower, slightly less sophisticated swing bowler who’s not quite as fit as the Burnley Express. Set against that, he was England’s best bowler in
Continue readingTim Bresnan could be the yeoman
< 1 minute readEngland haven’t had a bowler who commentators can patronisingly refer to as a ‘yeoman’ since Matthew Hoggard got the boot. Tim Bresnan’s from Yorkshire and bowls a bit of swing. Maybe he can step in and be a doughty northern caricature so that the English cricket establishment can reinforce their
Continue readingEngland’s one-day all-rounders
< 1 minute readAre they going to win a game with the bat? Are they going to win a game with the ball? Luke Wright Dimitri Mascarenhas Tim Bresnan Adil Rashid There’s room for players who chip in, rather than deciding matches on their own, but there seem to be altogether too many
Continue readingCricket headline of the week
< 1 minute readFrom the BBC website: “Bresnan ready for Flintoff battle” Tim Bresnan must be getting feisty. Wonder what he’s said about Flintoff. “He’s well within his rights to walk straight back into the team on his past performances and what he has done.” Yep. Timmy Bresnan’s ready for battle all right.
Continue readingTim Bresnan being in the England squad
< 1 minute readRumours that we kidnapped Geoff Miller’s family and told him we were going to force them to watch Eastenders constantly until he picked Tim Bresnan for England are well wide of the mark. Clearly we told him to pick Rob Key and clearly he ignored us. We released the Miller
Continue readingTim Bresnan, Yorkshire – one to watch in 2009
2 minute readTim Bresnan’s 2007 season saw 34 wickets at an average of 32, accompanied by two hundreds and a batting average of 39. His understated 2008 season saw 45 wickets at 28 and 506 runs at 33. It’s solid stuff. He’s an asset to Yorkshire, but he’s not at the stage
Continue readingTim Bresnan crosses the line
< 1 minute readIt’s okay – it’s a good line. It’s the line you have to cross to get written about on King Cricket. Tim Bresnan has been having one of those quietly productive seasons in which our Ones To Watch seem to specialise. Despite having taken more wickets than anyone else in
Continue readingTim Bresnan, Yorkshire
< 1 minute readWe saw Tim Bresnan looking out of his depth for England at Old Trafford for one of his four one-day international matches. The crowd didn’t think much of him. He took 0-58 off eight overs. Fortunately for him, Kabir Ali went for 77 off ten, so he didn’t stand out.
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