2 minute readPerspective is rarely so absent as in the immediate aftermath of a successful Indian run chase. Even so, the plaudits for Virat Kohli’s unbeaten 82 off 51 against Australia were… let’s go with ‘fulsome’. Fox Sports called him an ‘absolute freak’ because a freak’s a good thing these days. Sourav
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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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Sick of winning hearts, Afghanistan win a match
2 minute readWith West Indies needing 10 to win off four balls, Carlos Brathwaite whopped one high into the legside outfield. Najibullah Zadran sprinted, dived, took the catch, broke his neck or something when landing, but never let go of the ball. Of course he didn’t let go. Why would he let
Continue readingEither India or Australia will be/have been knocked out – but who could have predicted the outcome (and when)
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
Continue readingEngland 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
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