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June 3, 2011 Extras

Can lightning strike twice in the same place?

< 1 minute readIt can if you install a lightning conductor to attract it. That’s preparation, that is. It’s no surprise that England mugged Sri Lanka in the first Test when there had appeared no danger, because they had been preparing to do precisely that all season, as detailed in our latest Cricinfo

June 2, 2011 England

Jade Dernbach chooses to use his ‘doing arm’

< 1 minute readThanks to Sam for pointing this out – although he did make the mistake of saying “Jade Dernbach has got a tattoo on his doing arm,” which is not quite correct. In reality, the tattoo DENOTES the doing arm. Dernbach is merely acknowledging this by choosing to bowl right-handed –

June 1, 2011 England

A not-at-all hubristic graph about England’s recent Test form

2 minute readBert writes: Pride comes before a fall, they say. But surely that’s obvious. If you’re ever going to be proud, the time to do it is definitely BEFORE a fall. There’s nothing to be proud about AFTER the fall – you’re too busy being embarrassed and having grazed knees. With

May 30, 2011 England / Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka slightly taken aback by England attack

< 1 minute readImagine you’re Sri Lanka. You’re four days into the world’s most uneventful bike ride. You’re in the middle of the Nullarbor Plain on a beautiful flat road and you can clearly see that there is nothing threatening for 50 miles in any direction. You’re tootling along at about 8mph feeling

May 30, 2011 England

Ian Bell’s year – an actual opinion

< 1 minute readDon’t be afraid. We’re experimenting with having opinions. We meant to say it before the first Test – and maybe this isn’t the best timing when he’s on 98 not out – but we think Ian Bell will be England’s best batsmen in the next 12 months. Ashes 2010-11 Bell’s

May 29, 2011 England

Jonathan Trott is relentless

< 1 minute readJonathan Trott is on holiday with his family. They decide to play table tennis – winner stays on. After Trott has won the first 18 games, Mrs Trott quietly suggests that he might like to find a way to let the kids win a couple. Trott says no. After 86

May 28, 2011 Extras

Chuck Fleetwood-Smiths hit Cricinfo

< 1 minute readWe have to plug the Chuck Fleetwood-Smiths (Jarrod Kimber and Sam Collins, formerly Two Pricks at the Ashes) because Jarrod wore our T-shirt yesterday. We had an extended discussion about Jarrod’s mooted attire earlier in the week, during which we told him about the time a friend had seen us

May 27, 2011 Extras

Sri Lanka’s bowling attack without Murali

< 1 minute readOur latest Cricinfo piece is picking up rave reviews. cud hav been more funnier!!! Extremely lame. Nothing to laugh at all who is Alex Bowden? I am sure ppl will remember Murali long after him We thought it was one of the better ones. Have a read, see what you

May 26, 2011 England / Sri Lanka

Playing Sri Lanka will be hard work

< 1 minute readA good first day of Test cricket for England, in the sense that it put them straight. Playing Sri Lanka demands perseverance. It demands perseverance so earnest it comes with a pipe and a scowl. If Sri Lanka’s feisty wins in their warm-up matches hadn’t got the message through to

May 26, 2011 County cricket

Kyle Hogg takes a lot of wickets

< 1 minute readHe took seven, in fact. For 28 runs. That is acceptable. That is very, very acceptable. He’s not quite up there with his grandfather yet, but he made Lancashire’s 328 look as whopping as a medium-sized block of flats, as Hampshire were bowled out for 133. England hold the Ashes,