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Month: March 2020

March 19, 2020 England / Sri Lanka

Sim Series, Sri Lanka v England, 1st Test, day 1: Cook to the fore on turgid day

4 minute readWith the Sri Lanka v England Test series postponed because of Coronavirus, we’re playing out two Test matches between Sri Lanka and England on Cricket Captain 2018’s ‘All-Time Greats’ mode… Welcome to Sim Series. If you missed Tuesday’s preview, this is what we’re doing this week. Might as well start

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March 17, 2020 England / Features / Sri Lanka

Sim Series: Sri Lanka v England – if real sport’s off we’re just going to have to improvise

2 minute readLike pretty much everything else at the minute, the Sri Lanka v England Test series is postponed or possibly just completely cancelled because of Coronavirus. The only logical thing for a cricket website to do in this situation is to play out two Test matches between Sri Lanka and England

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March 14, 2020 Regulars

A cat being conspicuously indifferent to the Boxing Day Test

< 1 minute readAP Webster writes: “Please find attached two pictures of my parents’ cat, Dusty (sadly not named after Dusty Rhodes), being conspicuously indifferent to the Sky pundits at lunchtime in the First Test at Centurion. “He is also showing considerable indifference to the pile of Christmas presents in front of the

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March 13, 2020 Australia

Was it weird that Alyssa Healy enjoyed all of the World Cup final – even the bit where she was out?

< 1 minute readOne thing that struck us during Australia’s T20 World Cup win last weekend was Alyssa Healy’s demeanour after she was out. Upon being dismissed she remained happy. That’s highly weird, isn’t it? It’s pretty weird to see someone who isn’t a tail-ender enjoying batting even when they’ve not been given

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March 10, 2020 Australia / Features

How Adam Zampa and Marcus Stoinis are pissing away the great legacy of David Boon

2 minute readIf Australian cricket is respected for anything, it is respected for that time David Boon skulled 52 beers on a flight from Sydney to London before the 1989 Ashes (supposedly). If Boon could see the state of modern Australia now (and was also dead or buried alive) he would be

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March 7, 2020 Australia / India

The T20 World Cup final will be decided by whether or not India can run “all across the ground”

2 minute readIndia play Australia in the T20 World Cup final. You can read all sorts of match previews, but we assure you the match will be decided on India’s ability to run “all across the ground.” There are many different factors affecting the outcome of a cricket match, but some are

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March 5, 2020 Extras

Rain, redesigns and response times | Mop-up of the day

2 minute readNo amount of mopping-up would have been sufficient to ensure the T20 World Cup semi-final between England and India would have taken place. With no reserve day, India went through to the final because they came top in the group stage. Harmanpreet Kaur reckoned India had taken the rules into

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March 3, 2020 Associates

Thailand are wondering whether the lofted off drive is enough

< 1 minute readThere are two types of people in this world: people who feel like the weather has denied them a point and people who feel like the weather has secured them a point for a no result. Which ones are optimists? If Thailand see their first T20 World Cup point (secured

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March 1, 2020 Regulars

A cricket jumper in an episode of Seinfeld

< 1 minute readGeorge Costanza would bowl Ian Blackwell-esque flat, non-spinning spin. He would bat at number nine and make regular 20s but never pass 50. George Costanza would frequently be involved in run outs. George Costanza would spend a lot of time off the field with the team doctor in the mistaken

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