2 minute readRemember The Device? The Device was created about 20 years ago by Special Correspondent Dad so that he could sidestep the flimsy and unreliable cardboard beer carriers that were handed out at Old Trafford at that time. Pint-carrying technology has only advanced in two-steps-forward-one-step-back fashion since then so The Device
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Otherwise known as Alex Bowden, a lapsed cricket journalist who has written for ESPNCricinfo, wisden.com, Cricket 365, The Cricketer and plenty of other places.
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Shahid Afridi made a T20 hundred yesterday
< 1 minute readAnd everyone is, as usual, missing the point. Shahid Afridi is the least T20 cricketer to have ever graced the format. Here’s why.
Continue readingStuart Broad is ‘due’
< 1 minute readIt’s not just batsman who can squirrel performances away for a later date. Stuart Broad has told George Dobell that he doesn’t really mind that he hasn’t taken all that many wickets this summer because he’s been creating chances. He then added: “If I’m saving all my wickets for Australia,
Continue readingWhen only being good enough to play for the West Indies became a crime
2 minute readWhen a system’s broken, a large proportion of people will only lose their temper with whoever’s closest. Overworked due to cutbacks? Blame the colleague who just asked you a question. Huge queue of traffic on the motorway? Focus your bad mood on the driver of the car in the adjacent
Continue readingWhat’s it like to attend a day-night test in England?
3 minute readEngland are playing the West Indies at Edgbaston in the first day-night Test match in this country. Everyone’s been wondering what the experience would be like for the fans. We’ve had a handful of early reports and we’ll add any more we get to this page. Day one attendee, Tom
Continue readingJason Holder’s old ball half-over
< 1 minute readMany things happened during the UK’s first day-night of Test cricket, but the most memorable was the 81st over. The whole focus of the day was on what would happen when a new pink ball was used under lights – but no-one told the captain of the bowling side. It
Continue readingAre you attending the day-night Test at Edgbaston?
2 minute readWith its short surges of action and long playing hours, cricket is an unusual sport to watch in person. This is why we started publishing match reports from our readers that don’t actually mention the cricket. We’ve always been interested in other people’s live cricket experiences. A day at a
Continue readingCricket is getting used to pink balls
2 minute readPink balls have been around for a while. We were making jokes about them a decade ago, but interest really spiked when they held the first day-night Test in Australia in 2015. The weeks and months leading up to that match were characterised by endless versions of the same two
Continue readingThe best part about Jack Leaning’s catch
< 1 minute readYorkshire’s Jack Leaning took a cool catch. It went like this. ICYMI @JackLeaning1 completed cricket with this stunning catch#Blast17 pic.twitter.com/KAmm239EB9 — NatWest T20 Blast (@NatWestT20Blast) 12 August 2017 But this was the best part. Also this guy. Yorkshire fans.
Continue readingMark Stoneman took the long way round
< 1 minute readWe’ve done this one already. Mark Stoneman has finally turned up in an England squad about a month after we expected him to. He’s a patient man though – the oldest something-or-other to maybe do something, according to a piece we read earlier. We’ve covered Mason Crane too, so you’ve
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