2 minute readWe changed what time this site’s daily email went out recently. We can’t be bothered checking what time range we set it to and we also can’t be bothered working out what impact British Summer Time will have. As such, this post is a preview of the India v Australia
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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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England v Sri lanka post-match analysis
< 1 minute readEngland are through (to the next round). Sri Lanka are through (as a short format side).
Continue readingEngland v Sri Lanka World T20 in-depth preview
< 1 minute readIf England win, they go through. If Sri Lanka win, they or South Africa will go through.
Continue readingGreene King IPA mixed with Foster’s to be the official ‘golden’ of England cricket
< 1 minute readThe ECB has announced that bland-tasting pish, Foster’s, is to become the official lager of England cricket. Interestingly, England cricket already has an official beer, which is Greene King IPA, so you can now go to the pub and get a pint of golden while remaining entirely ‘brand loyal’. Or
Continue readingBangladesh commit seppuku with surprise crockery
< 1 minute readPlaying India, Bangladesh got themselves into a position where they needed two to win off three balls. Metaphorically speaking, all they had to do was avoid smashing a plate and accidentally disemboweling themselves with a shard of it. Being as they didn’t even have a plate, things looked pretty good.
Continue readingAfghanistan are pillaging England’s tile improvements
< 1 minute readEngland appear to have sold you a dummy. Just when you thought they might be transforming into some sort of competent modern T20 side, they conspire to lose three wickets in an over against Afghanistan. Masterful stuff. The bowler was Mohammad Nabi, one of our ten World Cup players to
Continue readingNew Zealand are punching their exact weight
< 1 minute readHow many World Cup finals would New Zealand have to reach before people considered them ‘the team to beat’? We’d guess about forty. This is assuming they didn’t lose each of those finals to the same team because in that situation the team that beat them would obviously be the
Continue readingWhere do things stand in the World T20?
< 1 minute readDon’t know. New Zealand are yet to make any runs and yet have won both games, the Windies are also unbeaten, while everyone else has lost at least once. England looked like the England of old in their first match. South Africa failed to defend a million. Sri Lanka have
Continue readingMohammad Sami is still playing cricket – as are India and Pakistan
< 1 minute readIndia are playing Pakistan. It’s a big deal. This website being what it is, the only appropriate course of action was for us to wander out halfway through. At the time of writing, Mohammad Sami – Mohammad Sami! – had taken two wickets in two balls as India set about
Continue readingThe first 229 runs of a T20 chase are apparently the easiest
< 1 minute readAfter two overs against the West Indies, England had scored five. They then added another 177. After two overs against South Africa, England had made 44. They then added another 186. The first two overs aren’t to be wasted. It was an odd match though. We can only conclude that
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