< 1 minute read It’s a great era for run-ups. As well as Friedel de Wet’s bunny-hop, we also have Naeem Islam’s high-step. Just as he’s about to enter his delivery stride, his right leg suddenly tries to knee him in the face. It’s ace. We can only assume that Naeem Islam learnt to
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Andy Flower motivates England’s openers and wicketkeepers
< 1 minute read It’s tricky motivating people. Trust us on this, we’re pretty clued up on the psychopathology of apathy. Earlier in the year, Graeme Smith subtly dissed Dale Steyn because he didn’t think he was pulling his weight, even though Steyn was only just returning from injury. Smith didn’t care about that.
Continue readingHow good is Sachin Tendulkar?
< 1 minute read If Sachin Tendulkar hits exactly 100 and another batsman hits exactly 100, Sachin Tendulkar is top scorer. When Sachin Tendulkar gets bowled, it is only because he can hear the thoughts of wood and one of the stumps has insulted him. The wood only insults him because it is bitter
Continue readingSachin Tendulkar hits an ODI double hundred
< 1 minute read Due respect to Saeed Anwar, but from the minute Zimbabwe’s Charles Coventry equalled his world record ODI score of 194 against Bangladesh, someone needed to go past it. That someone was Sachin Tendulkar. There are some pretty ordinary batsmen making big scores these days, but Sachin is not one of
Continue readingBrett Lee’s Test career
2 minute read Like Andrew Flintoff, Brett Lee’s had to jack in proper cricket because his body’s had it. Fast bowling’s a mug’s game, but anyone who’s seen our Too Cool mug or our robot mug knows that we love mugs. In many ways, Brett Lee was the perfect Australian fast bowler. He
Continue readingCraig Kieswetter – yes or no?
< 1 minute read We might as well do our usual thing of formalising our fence-sitting position. Our initial feelings when Somerset wicketkeeper, Craig Kieswetter, started eating up column inches was: ‘No, not another one. Too many wicketkeepers!’ Everyone’s got a favourite wicketkeeper to push and we hate it. No-one can make an informed
Continue readingLast ball thriller between India and South Africa
< 1 minute read Didn’t watch it. Don’t much feel like reading about it.
Continue readingA toucan taking guard in a Test match
< 1 minute read If you want to hear our latest failed attempt to get our words out without laughing, listen to Andy Zaltzman’s World Cricket Podcast. It’s a war we’ll always wage, but will seemingly never win. This week’s highlight that was left on the cutting room floor was Andy going to answer
Continue readingShakib Al Hasan’s first Test hundred
< 1 minute read Four years after we tipped him for greatness, Shakib Al Hasan hit his first Test hundred. New Zealand were on the receiving end and while they won the match, their bowlers took some stick. After dawdling along on nought for an age, Shakib Al Hasan suddenly engaged the long handle
Continue readingAnd the number one Test side is…
< 1 minute read Two frigging Tests. Whose bright idea was it to have a two-Test series between India and South Africa? Don’t tell us that originally there were no Tests scheduled. If you fancy a sandwich and there’s no bread in the house, you don’t go out and buy a single slice of
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