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July 15, 2016 County cricket / England

James Vince’s batting average in the second division, first division and Test cricket

< 1 minute readWe had a first look at James Vince in Test cricket and weren’t much impressed – but we did add the proviso that we don’t ascribe much value to debut performances anyway. We’ve had a few more looks now and we’re still not particularly impressed. We generally find people’s decisiveness

July 14, 2016 England / Pakistan

Misbah-ul-Haq sweeps Moeen Ali for four

< 1 minute readThen reverse sweeps him for four. Then sweeps him for four again. Then he blocks one because he fancies a change of tempo. Then he sweeps him for four again. It could be a long summer for Moeen Ali. In amongst all the sweeping and reverse sweeping for four, Misbah-ul-Haq

July 14, 2016 England / Pakistan

Airborne Younus Khan

< 1 minute readYounus Khan’s record is even more remarkable when you consider that he seemingly makes contact with most deliveries while airborne. We made this observation on Twitter and Karthik pointed us in the direction of the Airborne Younis Khan Tumblr, which is rather delightful (and also reminds us of a time

July 13, 2016 England / Pakistan

Mohammad Amir’s back!

< 1 minute readAs in ‘returned’. He hasn’t got ankylosing spondylitis or anything. It’s also worth pointing out that that’s a younger version of his back in the photo above. Younger head too. Same age as the back, in fact – 2010 vintage. What are the odds on Mohammad Amir getting a wicket

July 12, 2016 England

What the hell is Stuart Broad talking about?

< 1 minute readAhead of the first Test against Pakistan, Stuart Broad said one thing that made sense. “The biggest test for the bowling unit will be trying to do what no other team has done this year, which is to win a game and take 20 wickets at Lord’s.” Lord’s: Home of

July 11, 2016 Match report

England v Australia at Edgbaston – day three match report

3 minute readGed Ladd’s smartphone, Ivan Meagreheart, writes: It can be exhilarating, being Ged Ladd’s smartphone; even after the bland ending to our Day Two, we were full of excitement ahead of Day Three. Ged woke me up and I was feeling 100% full of energy, which is as it should be.

July 8, 2016 England

Ballancing on Toblerone – something about that England squad you’ve already forgotten about

< 1 minute readThe content rehashing practices at an old job of ours gave rise to an unofficial company slogan of, “Yesterday’s news – today!” Old habits apparently die hard, because this week we have consistently been one step off the pace. Just like in life. Today we bring you the news about

July 7, 2016 County cricket

Only half of this week’s Division One County Championship matches were draws!

2 minute readDoes this make it the most resultsive week yet? Is this as much winnery and lossery as we’ve had? Has the staggering impact on the County Championship table bespoilt our internal dictionary? Middlesex beat Yorkshire This was the big result. Middlesex’s wise decision to finally play a match outside the

July 6, 2016 Pakistan

Pakistan’s pretty impressive attack

< 1 minute read“They are a pretty impressive attack,” said Marcus Trescothick after Somerset played Pakistan. He had plenty of time to assess the bowlers’ worth because he scored a hundred. The fact that he is 40 and now bats in glasses due to his deteriorating vision shouldn’t in any way be held

July 6, 2016 Sri Lanka

Angelo Mathews’ super durability sorely tested by Super Series

< 1 minute readIll-applied and irrelevant (ironic given that it’s meant to make the individual fixtures more relevant) the Super Series score does at least give us a numerical overview of Sri Lanka’s tour of England. We know that it was an unsuccessful one for the tourists – but how unsuccessful? Well, it finished