< 1 minute read From the BBC website: “Bresnan ready for Flintoff battle” Tim Bresnan must be getting feisty. Wonder what he’s said about Flintoff. “He’s well within his rights to walk straight back into the team on his past performances and what he has done.” Yep. Timmy Bresnan’s ready for battle all right.
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Glamorgan’s pitch for the first Ashes Test
< 1 minute read Some of you might have seen that Glamorgan were docked two points for producing a duff pitch. This is at the beautifully monikered Swalec Stadium, where the first Ashes Test is due to take place. ‘Oh no,’ people have said. ‘What if the pitch for the Ashes is sub-standard?’ These
Continue readingJames Anderson bowls England to victory
2 minute read James Anderson won this match for England. 5-87 and 4-38. Those are bowling figures that make a difference. James Anderson is now a bowler who makes a difference. ‘Yeah, against the Windies. Wait until he’s playing Australia later in the summer,’ some of you might say. To which we would
Continue readingWhen did England win the Wisden Trophy?
< 1 minute read The West Indies won the Wisden Trophy for the first time in years back in March. Some would say that England regained it today after winning at Chester-le-Street, but they’d be wrong. In reality, England regained the Wisden Trophy the moment the entire West Indian squad gathered round their hastily
Continue readingAn unexpected manufacturer of cricket equipment
< 1 minute read Do you know who makes the light meters that the umpires use to ruin people’s days? Do you? Do you? It’s only Megatron. From the Megatron website: “Megatron manufactures photoelectric cells and instruments for measuring light.” It’s a strange choice of career for a gun that can transform into a
Continue readingWhy does Fidel Edwards hate James Anderson?
< 1 minute read Fidel Edwards has mostly been bowling at James Anderson’s head of late. Edwards appears to have some sort of a problem with the Lancashire bowler, giving him a mouthful once every few balls and bowling about 5-6mph quicker due to the adrenaline. When these sorts of duels get personal, it
Continue readingRavi Bopara and Alastair Cook
< 1 minute read Ravi Bopara and Alastair Cook have batted together for Essex for ten years or so. They make an odd, but effective, couple. Cook’s a gangling left-handed posho who’s lumpen at the crease and nervy in front of the camera. Bopara’s a podgy, right-handed bloke, who’s often aggressive at the crease
Continue readingEoin Morgan does something mental with his cricket bat
< 1 minute read We saw this plastered across Jrod’s Balls yesterday. It’s Eoin Morgan doing something quite ridiculous in the name of batting. It’s pretty impressive, but is he really that good? He can play that shot well enough in those circumstances, but how well would he bat with his upper arms tied
Continue readingGraeme Swann loves dismissing left-hand batsmen
< 1 minute read We dare say Graeme Swann quite likes dismissing right-hand batsmen as well, but he doesn’t do it half as often. Of his six wickets in this match, only one was right-handed – Jerome Taylor. This is by no means unusual for Swann. Against right-handers he looks an everyday bowler. Against
Continue readingWhy Graham Onions’ five-fer ain’t all that
< 1 minute read After being clean bowled for a golden duck and then seeing his first ball carted for four, Graham Onions didn’t immediately knock Test cricket sideways with his brilliance. A bit later, after three wickets in an over and 5-38, things looked a bit better. But… Have England found a great
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