< 1 minute read Geoff Boycott’s comments about Mike Yardy have attracted a lot of criticism. When told that Yardy was being forced to go home because of depression, Boycott said: “I’m surprised, very surprised. But he must have been reading my comments about his bowling, it must have upset him. “Obviously it was
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Cricket World Cup storylines
< 1 minute read The great thing about actual, proper tournaments is the way that narratives develop. Every remaining team already has a good story in place if they eventually go on to become World Champions. Pakistan – Would defy what was a catastrophic build-up to the tournament even by their standards. Being as
Continue readingPakistan v West Indies at Mirpur | World Cup quarter final
< 1 minute read Australia coach, Tim Nielsen, has described Australia’s match against India as being a “mini-grand final”. We prefer the more traditional term ‘quarter final’ ourself. But that match is on Thursday. Pakistan v West Indies is the first of seven one-day internationals that are actually worth watching. It’s the World Cup,
Continue readingJonathan Trott has become one of our favourite players
2 minute read We realised this last night while watching The Ashes Series 2010/2011 – The Inside Story for an upcoming review. Obviously the runs help, but it’s not just that. What we like most about Jonathan Trott is his certainty. We trust his opinion. Everyone else is wrong During this World Cup,
Continue readingAustralia’s World Cup winning streak bookended by losses to Pakistan
< 1 minute read Australia lost in the World Cup yesterday. Turns out we were there last time that happened, at Headingley in 1999. That match featured one of the all-time great run-outs with Inzy taking a quick single in the time it took Moin Khan to run two. Nothing unusual in that, but
Continue readingA five-step plan for an England World Cup win
< 1 minute read Since the telling contributions of Luke Wright and James Tredwell against the West Indies, it’s now apparent that we know what we’re talking about. Specifically, our bowl shallow-bat deep computer game-inspired template is clearly the way forward. With that in mind, we thought we’d outline a five-point plan as to
Continue readingEngland in the 2011 World Cup group stages
< 1 minute read Four wickets for two runs to record a win over the West Indies by 18 runs. That was the latest instalment of England’s ongoing experiment to see how much tension human beings can endure. It’s just plain ridiculous now. It doesn’t matter who they pick, how they play, who they’re
Continue readingWorld Cup heroes finally selected
< 1 minute read The England camp has been struck by a few cases of the wild shits this week. This might not seem that interesting in itself, but it has allowed us to answer one important question. Is Luke Wright a batsman, a bowler or simply a blank canvas who doesn’t get injured?
Continue readingEngland World Cup heroes update
< 1 minute read We named our England heroes for the World Cup before it had started. We remember now that cricketing heroism is more about what you do on the pitch than the shape of your head. That said, the man named on the basis of head shape, Tim Bresnan, has been something
Continue readingOn drive | batting lessons
< 1 minute read When playing the on-drive, always remember the following mantra. The batsman whose shoulder rolls counter-topwise places undue emphasis on hip position and will often play bethwart the intended line. Yes, of course we all know the dangers inherent in a counter-topwise rolling shoulder, but are we always aware of it?
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