We wish they’d warned us. We hate change. We have to prepare for it properly. We needed at least eight
Continue readingMonth: February 2014
Ryan Harris versus Lillee’s bag o’ bairns
It’s been suggested that this could be Ryan Harris’s last Test. He’s scheduled to have a load of loose knobbles
Continue readingDissecting ‘momentum’ for the millionth time
Ahead of the third Test between South Africa and Australia, Hashim Amla has said: “There’s a lot riding on the
Continue readingTake the next exit and turn around
It was like they were running late, had got onto the motorway heading in the wrong direction and had to
Continue readingShaun Marsh holds up South Africa
No, he did. One of the three deliveries he faced in this Test match didn’t see the fall of his
Continue readingHow Steve Smith makes the most of what he’s got
We’ve not actually seen it yet, but we’re hearing great things about Quinton de Kock’s dismissal; that maybe it was
Continue readingDean Elgar will probably be out by the time we’ve finished typing this
Cricinfo are making reference to ‘toss drama’ but don’t be misled. The second Test between South Africa and Australia demands
Continue readingRyan McLaren out due to brain rattle
Ordinarily we don’t report on injuries – and not just because we don’t report on anything in any meaningful sense.
Continue readingBrendon McCullum and BJ Watling hang around for a bit
Brendon McCullum is a positive person; the kind of irritating, upbeat character who can’t understand everyone else’s entirely logical can’t-do
Continue readingMS Dhoni to be investigated for toss fixing
That’s a reference to his name cropping up in talk of IPL match fixing and the fact that he’s won
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