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May 17, 2012 England / West Indies

So this is England v West Indies

< 1 minute readLike salt and pepper chicken wings from a tried and tested Chinese takeaway, today’s play was hugely enjoyable and entirely predictable – although it was far less likely to result in heart problems later in life. Mad swing from Jimmy Anderson early on, promising starts from a couple of Windies

May 17, 2012 West Indies

Brian Lara’s backlift

< 1 minute readThey were talking about similarities between Darren Bravo and Brian Lara on Sky this morning. (They’ve a lot of time to fill. They can’t always keep you guessing.) We were quite glad they did this however, because we got to see Brian Lara’s backlift. We’re not one of those people

May 16, 2012 West Indies

Carlisle Best is Tino Best’s uncle

< 1 minute readWe’re not quite sure why we never put two and two together before, but it turns out that Tino Best is Carlisle Best’s nephew. Now, why is this significant? Well, there’s a good chance you know about Tino Best. We have a regular feature in the Twitter round-up we do

May 15, 2012 England

Is Jonny Bairstow the next Ravi Bopara?

2 minute readRegular readers will know we rather like Ravi Bopara. We don’t think he’s the next Bradman or owt, but we do think he’s probably England’s sixth best batsman. People don’t like picking the sixth best batsman. They have it in their heads that there must be someone better out there

May 14, 2012 County cricket

Count Cricket’s county cricket round-up – May 14th

< 1 minute readGood day to you all. I, Count Cricket, attended the Nottinghamshire v Middlesex match last week in my role as King Cricket’s county reporter. Due to heavy rain, I was forced to seek refuge in the toilets. Fortunately, I discovered that I could emerge and check the scoreboard from time

May 10, 2012 England

Alan Mulally is CEO of Ford

< 1 minute readWe always wondered what happened to flaxen-haired wrong-handed Nineties seam bowlers when they retired. Turns out they go all corporate. After retiring from cricket, Mullally spent quite some time working for Boeing, where he rose to become executive vice president despite his CV being stained by the fact that he

May 9, 2012 County cricket

Yorkshire fast bowlers and competition for places

< 1 minute readIt’s popular these days to encourage ‘competition for places’. However, as a means of keeping players on their toes, it’s expensive and according to Yorkshire stereotype, that’s not an option. The county has instead adopted a policy whereby it instils fear in its pace bowlers. Ajmal Shahzad was bundled across

May 8, 2012 County cricket

Ajmal Shahzad enters a completely different world

< 1 minute readAjmal Shahzad has shacked up with Lancashire following the barney with Yorkshire which led to him sleeping in the box room. Welcome to the civilised world that lies on the correct side of the Pennines, Ajmal. Leave your thermal underwear behind, but bring a light waterproof. The move makes a

May 6, 2012 County cricket

Count Cricket’s county cricket round-up – May 6th

< 1 minute readGood day. I am Count Cricket. My parole officer told me it would aid my rehabilitation to find some form of employment and King Cricket has offered to pay me £2.70 to cover the county cricket season for his “website”. I assume he needs to subcontract because he is too

May 4, 2012 West Indies

Chris Gayle genuflects

< 1 minute readIt’s easy to characterise Chris Gayle as a man who’d rather play Twenty20 for money than international cricket for less money. However, recent jumping has taken him through a number of hoops in order that he is now, once again, able to play for the West Indies. Essentially, the West