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May 20, 2009 Cricket books | reviews and recommendations

Jrod’s book

< 1 minute readHe claims it’s got better spelling and grammar than the website, but he’s put ‘disrepsective’ on the page where he’s selling the thing, so do you trust him on that? The writer of Cricket With Balls gives us The Year Of The Balls 2008: a cricket disrespective. Part with your

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December 17, 2007 Australia / Cricket books | reviews and recommendations / England

Book review: If It Was Raining Palaces I’d Get Hit By The Dunny Door

2 minute readYes, it’s good. There’s a review for you. Okay, let’s do a little bit more. First of all, the title. If It Was Raining Palaces I’d Get Hit By The Dunny Door is quite transparently a bit of Australian slang. It’s a way of saying you’re unlucky even when it’s

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  1. King Cricket on Joe Root’s efforts definitively prove that England do/don’t need a spinner for the first Ashes TestNovember 14, 2025

    What doesn't?

  2. Tim on Joe Root’s efforts definitively prove that England do/don’t need a spinner for the first Ashes TestNovember 14, 2025

    This doesn't help the "we've forgotten about Carey/Bairstow" argument

  3. King Cricket on Joe Root’s efforts definitively prove that England do/don’t need a spinner for the first Ashes TestNovember 14, 2025

    The main thing that strikes us is that he looks in better physical shape than when he was as player…

  4. Sam on Joe Root’s efforts definitively prove that England do/don’t need a spinner for the first Ashes TestNovember 14, 2025

    Alastair Cook has done a....well, see for yourself... https://twitter.com/cricketontnt/status/1989302462352593136

  5. Balladeer on Joe Root’s efforts definitively prove that England do/don’t need a spinner for the first Ashes TestNovember 13, 2025

    At least they're not a bit fast-medium. (checks descriptions of Atkinson, Tongue, Stokes in Cricinfo) oh God

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