< 1 minute read The Swalec Stadium is going to host the first Ashes Test, but don’t worry, Lord’s and The Oval have still got their Tests and that’s the main thing. Actually, Edgbaston and Headingley have still got theirs as well. There hasn’t been a change in venue for the Ashes Tests at
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Jermaine Lawson signs for Leicestershire
< 1 minute read We could just reproduce the article about Fidel Edwards signing for Worcestershire, but can we really be bothered reading through it and changing the names? It’ll be interesting to see what Leicestershire’s team will be like this season. At present they’re an intriguing mix of old, experienced foreigners and virtually
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< 1 minute read A good signing for Worcestershire, but perhaps an even better deal for Fidel Edwards. The lack of West Indians appearing in county cricket is both a symptom of their current weakness, but also a cause. A great line of West Indians have broadened their cricketing education in England, from Learie
Continue readingJames Bruce retires from cricket
< 1 minute read At the age of 28. Uninjured. We’ve been here before, haven’t we? James Bruce is going one better than Alex frigging Loudon though. He’s moving into a career ‘in the city’. He’s got a job with ABN Amro Bank, who we’ve never heard of but instantly hate anyway. Where we
Continue readingRob Key conquers Australia and the USA AT ONCE
< 1 minute read “The dream scenario was to have Russell Crowe firing down bouncers at Jude Law and Robbie Williams in the final over of the inaugural G’Day USA Hollywood Ashes cricket match in suburban Los Angeles.” Thankfully, that nightmare never arose, because those three idiots didn’t bother turning up. Instead, Rob Key
Continue readingTwenty20 wicketkeeping
2 minute read Do you want the better batsman or the better wicketkeeper behind the stumps for your team? That argument’s been represented by any number of individual duels over the years. Recently though, we think you’ll all agree that the better batsman’s been winning out, in general. Blame Adam Gilchrist. He’s a
Continue readingAn open letter to Kent’s online shop
< 1 minute read Dear Kent, Instead of selling ‘Spitfires geometry sets’ and Kent clipboards, phone-chargers and ‘golf towels’, why not stock a few Rob Key mugs? Eh? Maybe make a bob or two. We’ve even come up with a new motto for you all as you busy yourselves putting non-resilient transfers of Rob
Continue readingRob Key to continue as Kent captain
< 1 minute read Not news exactly, more the reporting of the status quo, but if you’re the kind of website that publishes pictures of Rob Key as a pie in the sky, then you’re the kind of website that reports on the status quo – insofar as it relates to Rob Key. Kent’s
Continue readingBowlers forced to wrap their fingers round pink balls
< 1 minute read There are some things you just have to do and making a ‘pink balls’ joke is one of those things. Pink balls are going to be tested in second XI matches next year with a view to using them in Twenty20 cricket the following summer and in one-day internationals after
Continue readingThe pie in the sky
< 1 minute read The Count Of Montetwisto writes: “One merry summer’s day I was out walking m’ whippets, as one does, and happened across a field of golden crop. I drew a hearty toke upon my pipe and took in the halcyon vista and thought to document it for you all.” What relevance
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