< 1 minute read We’re not quite sure why we never put two and two together before, but it turns out that Tino Best is Carlisle Best’s nephew. Now, why is this significant? Well, there’s a good chance you know about Tino Best. We have a regular feature in the Twitter round-up we do
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Otherwise known as Alex Bowden, a lapsed cricket journalist who has written for ESPNCricinfo, wisden.com, Cricket 365, The Cricketer and plenty of other places.
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Is Jonny Bairstow the next Ravi Bopara?
2 minute read Regular readers will know we rather like Ravi Bopara. We don’t think he’s the next Bradman or owt, but we do think he’s probably England’s sixth best batsman. People don’t like picking the sixth best batsman. They have it in their heads that there must be someone better out there
Continue readingAlan Mulally is CEO of Ford
< 1 minute read We always wondered what happened to flaxen-haired wrong-handed Nineties seam bowlers when they retired. Turns out they go all corporate. After retiring from cricket, Mullally spent quite some time working for Boeing, where he rose to become executive vice president despite his CV being stained by the fact that he
Continue readingYorkshire fast bowlers and competition for places
< 1 minute read It’s popular these days to encourage ‘competition for places’. However, as a means of keeping players on their toes, it’s expensive and according to Yorkshire stereotype, that’s not an option. The county has instead adopted a policy whereby it instils fear in its pace bowlers. Ajmal Shahzad was bundled across
Continue readingAjmal Shahzad enters a completely different world
< 1 minute read Ajmal Shahzad has shacked up with Lancashire following the barney with Yorkshire which led to him sleeping in the box room. Welcome to the civilised world that lies on the correct side of the Pennines, Ajmal. Leave your thermal underwear behind, but bring a light waterproof. The move makes a
Continue readingChris Gayle genuflects
< 1 minute read It’s easy to characterise Chris Gayle as a man who’d rather play Twenty20 for money than international cricket for less money. However, recent jumping has taken him through a number of hoops in order that he is now, once again, able to play for the West Indies. Essentially, the West
Continue readingLimp top orders and wily old gnarl-dogs – Lancashire v Nottinghamshire
< 1 minute read Both good teams. Both good teams who wait until six wickets are down before scoring any runs. So far Lancashire are having the better of things, bowling Nottinghamshire out for 169 before producing a staggeringly huge 48-run opening stand. Our man Paul Horton still stands a chance of top-scoring for
Continue readingWhy is Ajmal Shahzad leaving Yorkshire?
< 1 minute read Who knows? It’s Yorkshire. The only thing that can be stated with any certainty is that the decison will have been made by someone muttering: “All right, well ruddy sod yer then.” Our guess is that Ajmal Shahzad has never felt too loved by his county. England always seemed to
Continue readingWarwickshire still top by a couple of points
< 1 minute read It rained last week. You might have noticed. This meant that very little happened in the County Championship. No-one won. Warwickshire stayed top largely due to the vast bat of Jonathan Trott who is entirely unarsed by green pitches and cloudy skies and hit 178. Whether it’s a packed MCG
Continue readingA tribute to Shivnarine Chanderpaul
< 1 minute read Shiv has just hit his 10,000th run and Cricinfo wanted someone to pay tribute to him. Being as we named him not just Lord Megachief of Gold, but Grand Lord Megachief of Gold, we were well-placed to pass comment. For some reason, our idea of a tribute is to describe
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