< 1 minute readThe story at the moment is ‘liberated England’ – daring, dashing World Twenty20 champions who play with no fear. That’s the official line, but we’re looking at an Australian one-day international (ODI) bowling attack that’s shorn of Mitchell Johnson, Peter Siddle, Ben Hilfenhaus and even Ryan Harris. You could also
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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.
Links to some non-cricket writing and a bit more background here.
Royal Challengers Bangalore v Mumbai Indians match report
2 minute readRitesh writes: This was my third game at the ground during this year’s IPL. At the previous game, my marriage was almost destroyed when the missus and I had to wait in line for an hour and subsequently had to sit on hard concrete rafters approximately at square leg. So
Continue readingWe’re pacing ourself like Eoin Morgan
< 1 minute readApologies for the delay. We’ve a new internet provider and getting back online is never easier than pushing string. Eoin Morgan’s hundred against Australia is worthy of high praise, but if we’ve learnt anything from the serious-faced Paddy finishotron, it’s to pace yourself. We’ve got to leave ourself room for
Continue readingThe context of England v Australia
< 1 minute readEngland are playing Australia today. We imagined the team talk for Cricinfo and they gave us our usual Sunday slot. We also wrote about why context matters for the Wisden Cricketer, but it’s not actually about England v Australia. It’s about the Twenty20 Cup.
Continue readingEngland football fans and cricket
< 1 minute readThis is cricket-related. Stick with it. Supporting a football club is basically just supporting a business. It feels like supporting Sony or someone. However, we can still watch international football. We can still watch the World Cup. On Saturday, we watched England’s footballers give a performance of such breathtaking ineptitude
Continue readingKevin Pietersen’s tough life
< 1 minute readKevin Pietersen is leaving Hampshire. “Geographically, it just doesn’t work – I live in Chelsea.” Our commute isn’t that bad, but unlike Pietersen we have to do it far more than once every two years.
Continue readingA different Monty being conspicuously indifferent to cricket
< 1 minute readDandy Dan writes: When visiting my friends Simon and Esther in Durham, I couldn’t help notice their cat Monty being conspicuously indifferent to the cricket. However, what we can see from this photo is that Mohammed Ashraful has obviously sensed Monty’s indifference to him and his batting, so has decided
Continue readingSteven Finn asks for trouble
< 1 minute readIs everyone sick of reading about how Steven Finn could be McGrath-esque? “McGrath is someone I’ve always idolised.” – Steven Finn Thanks Steve. Thanks a stack. It’s just an off the cuff remark to you, isn’t it? You don’t seem to realise the consequences of what you’ve just said. You
Continue readingShahid Afridi might smash a hundred
< 1 minute readWith Shahid Afridi, it’s not about what will happen; it’s about what might happen. Pakistan might need 20 an over, but if Shahid Afridi has got a bat in his hand, that’s not beyond the realms of possibility. In order to maintain this feeling, Afridi occasionally needs to do something
Continue readingJames Anderson can’t be arsed with Australia ODIs either
< 1 minute readHe doesn’t say that explicitly, but that’s the gist. “It would be a perfect time to be playing for our counties in the Twenty20 competition, especially while the two overseas players are involved, but it’s out of our hands and we have five one-dayers against Australia to try and cope
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