Extras

Rob Key, Bono and ‘dot ball’ signs

< 1 minute readThis is the best article we’ve ever written in which a girl faints at the thought of seeing Lancashire chief executive, Jim Cumbes. It is also the best article we’ve written in which Beyoncé tries to associate herself with Rob Key in order to further her career. Read dreaming in

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Extras

The Cricketer website

< 1 minute readAs a colossal nerd whose interests include cricket and the internet, we’re interested to know what you think about the newly launched The Cricketer website. It’s the bastard offspring of The Wisden Cricketer and Test Match Extra. The latter you might not have heard of because it looked pretty hideous

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West Indies

Out with the old Windies players

< 1 minute readThe West Indies have dropped Chris Gayle, Ramnaresh Sarwan and Shivnarine Chanderpaul for the first two of five one-day internationals against Pakistan. Whether this is actually a strong move, we don’t yet know. It depends whether any of them return. The Windies’ coach, Ottis Gibson, has had fairly transparent opinions

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Bangladesh

Another reason to love Tamim Iqbal

< 1 minute readWhat is Bill Gates best known for? If you answered ‘being the happiest man in the world’ then have 100 points and go and sit with Tamim Iqbal. Speaking about his Lord’s hundred after he was named one of Wisden’s Cricketers of the Year, Tamim said: “I was the happiest

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India

IPL format 2011

< 1 minute readThis is so perfect we actually had a little bit of a cry to express our gratitude. We struggle to explain our feelings about this unbelievable format, but if pushed, we’d go for ‘super psyched’. Brace yourself. Group stages There are 10 IPL teams. They are split into two groups

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India

Has anything happened in the IPL yet?

< 1 minute readNo, nothing has yet happened in the IPL. Matches have been played, teams have won, teams have lost, but nothing of any importance has taken place. Teams who have won a match are probably about one-seventh of the way to a play-off place. If you are excited about a particular

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Australia

Shane Watson is a batsman

< 1 minute readIf you want to be taken seriously as a batsman, one of the worst things you can do is bowl. Every team is desperate for all-rounders, but the label gets misapplied so much it tars those who actually warrant it. Shane Watson probably just about qualifies as an all-rounder –

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County cricket / England

Adil Rashid is getting worse

< 1 minute readHow much worse? One worse. Having taken 6-77 in Worcestershire’s first innings, Adil Rashid could only manage 5-37 in their second innings. This grave loss of form is deeply worrying. Ben Stokes is getting better How much better? 125 better. Having scored 10 in Durham’s first innings, Ben Stokes then

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