< 1 minute read What are names for? We give things names so that we know what the bloody hell they are. Old Trafford Cricket Ground is going to be known as ‘Emirates Old Trafford’ and as long as we all shorten that to ‘Old Trafford’, there shouldn’t be any problems. Sponsors make a
Continue readingMonth: February 2013
Edwina Currie on the death of Tom Maynard
< 1 minute read It’s always reassuring when someone you suspect of being a complete dickhead confirms that yes, in fact they really are a complete dickhead. “@courtnewsuk: Tom Maynard abandoned his Mercedes with the engine still running,Blackberry logged in to his Facebook page” Darwinism at work — Edwina Currie (@Edwina_Currie) February 26, 2013
Continue readingHow will Australia win Tests in India?
< 1 minute read England fans appear to be making the most of Australia’s eight wicket defeat to India, drawing all sorts of conclusions based on this one Test match. This shows a certain lack of awareness when their own team recently lost the first Test in a series in India by nine wickets.
Continue readingMS Dhoni does much of the job himself
< 1 minute read If we had to sum up the opinions aired regarding Dhoni’s captaincy yesterday, it basically boils down to something like: “Yes, he could do a bit more to support and encourage his bowlers, but it probably doesn’t matter all that much because they’d still be pretty middling even then –
Continue readingDoes MS Dhoni make Test cricket interesting?
< 1 minute read Speaking about captaincy in his interview with the Guardian, Ian Chappell said: “I also felt – and I think this is overlooked a bit – that it was your job to make the cricket interesting for the players. In doing that, you get the best out of your best players.
Continue readingIan Chappell’s view of squad rotation
2 minute read There’s an interview with Ian Chappell over at The Guardian (in which he comes across very well) and there’s a couple of things in it that we want to talk about. The first is Chappell’s view of the modern world of rest and rotation: “I can understand that you’ve got
Continue readingOne of Australia’s bowlers can kind of bat
< 1 minute read That’s the big news for the Australians today. Moises Henriques might well turn into the next Jacques Kallis or the next Imran Khan, but at present there’s a vague scent of bits and the distinct whiff of pieces in the air. Henriques is one of the better Test players born
Continue readingBuilding a cricket team Surrey style
< 1 minute read Ricky Ponting’s signed for Surrey. He also got fined the other day for throwing his bat after being dismissed. Mindlessly throwing the bat is how one or two Surrey batsmen approach first-class cricket, so he should fit in well. About this time last year, there were a stack of articles
Continue readingJoe Root seems okay
< 1 minute read Most people seem to be saying ‘Joe Root is amazing’ but we’ll take it down a few notches from there. We’re still forming an opinion. There’s no rush. The story so far seems to have followed this course: He looks an excellent stodgy blocker Wait, he can score quick runs
Continue readingWhen is an ODI not an ODI?
< 1 minute read England Lions are in the process of playing (and losing) ‘unofficial ODIs’ against Australia A. Even though it’s of no consequence whatsoever, we aren’t happy with that label. ODI stands for one-day international, but if two sides defined by their players being from particular countries play each other, is that
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