< 1 minute readThat’s the caption to this picture on Cricinfo. We’d rather this were a slip from a Cricinfo staff member, but we suspect it was done knowingly. Thanks to Sam for pointing this out, although we’re increasingly concerned by the frequency with which he sends Ian Bell pictures to us.
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Rob Key – England opening batsman
< 1 minute readJust imagine the match announcer saying: “Opening the batting for England: Robert Key and someone else.” Because that’s what they’d say. They wouldn’t name the second batsman, because there would be NO POINT. The announcer has already given you all the information you could ever need: It’s England and it’s
Continue readingTim Bresnan being in the England squad
< 1 minute readRumours that we kidnapped Geoff Miller’s family and told him we were going to force them to watch Eastenders constantly until he picked Tim Bresnan for England are well wide of the mark. Clearly we told him to pick Rob Key and clearly he ignored us. We released the Miller
Continue readingGraham Onions celebrates
< 1 minute readGraham Onions was called into the England squad today and he’s celebrated in fine style. It’s been debated whether runs scored at Taunton count as much, being as the pitch is famously so generous to batsmen. If that’s the case, what are wickets worth? Presumably more. We’ve also argued that
Continue readingPhillip Hughes in England
< 1 minute readAfter scores of 118, 65 not out and 74 last week, today’s 99 not out marks the moment when we move away from admiring an exceptional young Antipodean talent and towards being sick to the back teeth, the front teeth and tonsils of a winnetty-faced, cork-hatted bastard. Phillip Hughes is
Continue readingPaul Horton’s first one-day hundred
< 1 minute readPakistan v Australia? The England Test squad? The IPL? No, we’re going to cover an early season one-day match between Lancashire and Northamptonshire that happened at the weekend and we’re going to cover it by saying ‘Paul Horton hit a hundred’ and nothing more. Paul Horton hit a hundred. Join
Continue readingRob Key: all-rounder
2 minute readOver the years, we’ve often asked ourself: ‘Could Rob Key actually be any more awesome?’ Always the answer has been the same: ‘Not really. Only if he managed to clean bowl Northamptonshire’s David Willey.’ Finally, after years of waiting, David Willey actually started playing first-class cricket this season. Kent faced
Continue readingCounty cricketers to watch in 2009
< 1 minute readWhat county cricketers are worth watching in 2009? These ones: Liam Plunkett Mark Davies Steve Davies Adil Rashid Tim Bresnan Will Smith Simon Jones Paul Horton You can watch other cricketers bat and bowl if you want, but you’d be far better off watching Mark Davies do his rehab or
Continue readingSteve Davies goes one better
< 1 minute readNottinghamshire v Worcestershire. It’s Chris Read v Steve Davies in a battle for third or fourth place in the England wicketkeeping hierarchy. Game on! Steve Davies clearly said to himself: ‘Whatever Chris Read can do, I can go one better.’ Fortunately for Steve Davies, Chris Read hit 125, so ‘one
Continue readingMark Cosgrove flobs back into county cricket
< 1 minute readSometimes it’s okay to make use of the verb ‘to flob’. This usage is entirely justified. While the world trains its gaze on Fake IPL Player or the IPL itself – or Ian Bell or Michael Vaughan or Philip Hughes – while the world trains its gaze on those events,
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