2 minute readA good Test match should change in character as the pitch changes character. Early on, there might be a bit of moisture for seam bowlers to exploit; then it might flatten out, favouring the patient batsmen; and eventually the pitch should deteriorate so that there’s uneven bounce and plenty of
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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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They’re going to broadcast county cricket in Asia
< 1 minute readThe ECB have sold the rights to broadcast county cricket in Asia for about £135m. It seems oddly vague to talk about ‘Asia’ in this way. It’s an entire continent. We can’t imagine people in Japan or Mongolia are particularly interested in Arul Suppiah’s back foot defence right now, but
Continue readingA second Shiv
< 1 minute readFor all that cricket is a team game, West Indies are only one Shiv away from being literally unbeatable. England basically took wickets at one end only throughout this match and Marlon Samuels gave an indication what would happen were a second Shivnarine Chanderpaul to come to the crease. In
Continue readingAndrew Strauss and his cravings for nonsense
< 1 minute readAndrew Strauss is so painfully sensible, he’s allowed to engage in a bit of nonsense every now and again. Over the last year or so, he’s tended to crave nonsense round about the point that he’s scored 22 runs in a Test match. “The underpants are ironed, the silverware’s nicely
Continue readingLuke Pomersbach’s done something else
< 1 minute readWhen we saw that Luke Pomersbach had been accused of molesting an American woman before punching her fiancé, we thought ‘Luke Pomersbach has done something else’ – but we couldn’t remember what. Luke Pomersbach HAS done something else. He’s been involved in two stories you’d think we’d have remembered without
Continue readingSo this is England v West Indies
< 1 minute readLike salt and pepper chicken wings from a tried and tested Chinese takeaway, today’s play was hugely enjoyable and entirely predictable – although it was far less likely to result in heart problems later in life. Mad swing from Jimmy Anderson early on, promising starts from a couple of Windies
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Brian Lara’s backlift
< 1 minute readThey were talking about similarities between Darren Bravo and Brian Lara on Sky this morning. (They’ve a lot of time to fill. They can’t always keep you guessing.) We were quite glad they did this however, because we got to see Brian Lara’s backlift. We’re not one of those people
Continue readingCarlisle Best is Tino Best’s uncle
< 1 minute readWe’re not quite sure why we never put two and two together before, but it turns out that Tino Best is Carlisle Best’s nephew. Now, why is this significant? Well, there’s a good chance you know about Tino Best. We have a regular feature in the Twitter round-up we do
Continue readingIs Jonny Bairstow the next Ravi Bopara?
2 minute readRegular readers will know we rather like Ravi Bopara. We don’t think he’s the next Bradman or owt, but we do think he’s probably England’s sixth best batsman. People don’t like picking the sixth best batsman. They have it in their heads that there must be someone better out there
Continue readingAlan Mulally is CEO of Ford
< 1 minute readWe always wondered what happened to flaxen-haired wrong-handed Nineties seam bowlers when they retired. Turns out they go all corporate. After retiring from cricket, Mullally spent quite some time working for Boeing, where he rose to become executive vice president despite his CV being stained by the fact that he
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