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Month: March 2019

March 9, 2019 Australia / Cricket computer games | reviews, previews and downloads | PC, Xbox 360, PS2, PS3, Wii / England

Rejoice! Cricket 19 is coming out on PC, PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch and player likenesses are still slightly funny

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March 7, 2019 Extras

Does Harry Kane know how to hold a cricket bat?

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March 6, 2019 England / West Indies

That Chris Jordan caught and bowled: Can anyone explain the physics to us?

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March 4, 2019 West Indies

Did you see… Chris Gayle break into a run?

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  1. Ged Ladd on Can anyone get a grip on the attenuating unpredictability of the Pakistan Test team?May 22, 2026

    Thanks for clarifying guys. That was most helpful.

  2. King Cricket on Can anyone get a grip on the attenuating unpredictability of the Pakistan Test team?May 21, 2026

    We've been thinking this all day and how delighted we'd be. But it feels so unlikely. Which is of course…

  3. A P Webster on Can anyone get a grip on the attenuating unpredictability of the Pakistan Test team?May 21, 2026

    Although the less frequently the strange and unexpected things happen, the stranger and more unexpected they become. Maybe Pakistan are…

  4. King Cricket on Can anyone get a grip on the attenuating unpredictability of the Pakistan Test team?May 21, 2026

    Who knows, Ged? Who knows? Strange things can happen. All we're saying is that strange things are happening less and…

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