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March 31, 2016 India / West Indies

Virat Kohli is not a bowler, Lendl Simmons is not out, Andre Russell is not suspended

< 1 minute readIndia became so utterly convinced of Virat Kohli’s Midas touch that they gave him an over with the ball. He took a wicket with his first ball. That was the point where they should probably have drawn a line under things. Instead, Kohli came back to bowl the final over

March 30, 2016 England / New Zealand

If we start calling Jason Roy a ‘roybot’ do you think it’ll catch on?

< 1 minute readChris Jordan and Ben Stokes were the actual heroes for England, but this is Twenty20, so like everyone else, let’s instead turn our attention to Jason Roy – a batsman. Roy used both edges of his bat and quite often the middle. Crucially, he also abandoned the moronic belief that

March 30, 2016 England / New Zealand

Eoin Morgan and Kane Williamson are having a cricket

2 minute readWe find ourself humming Roscoe H Spellgood rather a lot at the minute. This is because of the sheer number of match previews saying that England have come a long way in a short time. It strikes us that if you go to the trouble of being as bad as

March 29, 2016 India

When it comes to Virat Kohli, object to the hero worship, not the hero

2 minute readPerspective is rarely so absent as in the immediate aftermath of a successful Indian run chase. Even so, the plaudits for Virat Kohli’s unbeaten 82 off 51 against Australia were… let’s go with ‘fulsome’. Fox Sports called him an ‘absolute freak’ because a freak’s a good thing these days. Sourav

March 27, 2016 Afghanistan / Associates / West Indies

Sick of winning hearts, Afghanistan win a match

2 minute readWith West Indies needing 10 to win off four balls, Carlos Brathwaite whopped one high into the legside outfield. Najibullah Zadran sprinted, dived, took the catch, broke his neck or something when landing, but never let go of the ball. Of course he didn’t let go. Why would he let

March 27, 2016 Australia / India

Either India or Australia will be/have been knocked out – but who could have predicted the outcome (and when)

2 minute readWe changed what time this site’s daily email went out recently. We can’t be bothered checking what time range we set it to and we also can’t be bothered working out what impact British Summer Time will have. As such, this post is a preview of the India v Australia

March 26, 2016 England / Sri Lanka

England v Sri lanka post-match analysis

< 1 minute readEngland are through (to the next round). Sri Lanka are through (as a short format side).

March 26, 2016 England / Sri Lanka

England v Sri Lanka World T20 in-depth preview

< 1 minute readIf England win, they go through. If Sri Lanka win, they or South Africa will go through.

March 24, 2016 England

Greene King IPA mixed with Foster’s to be the official ‘golden’ of England cricket

< 1 minute readThe ECB has announced that bland-tasting pish, Foster’s, is to become the official lager of England cricket. Interestingly, England cricket already has an official beer, which is Greene King IPA, so you can now go to the pub and get a pint of golden while remaining entirely ‘brand loyal’. Or

March 23, 2016 Bangladesh / India

Bangladesh commit seppuku with surprise crockery

< 1 minute readPlaying India, Bangladesh got themselves into a position where they needed two to win off three balls. Metaphorically speaking, all they had to do was avoid smashing a plate and accidentally disemboweling themselves with a shard of it. Being as they didn’t even have a plate, things looked pretty good.

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