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August 29, 2010 England / Pakistan

How do you feel about the Pakistan betting scam?

< 1 minute readWe just feel depressed. Cricket is joyful escapism and this kind of thing just knackers it up. Questioning on-field events Assuming it’s true (and having seen Mohammad Amir’s giant no-ball, we’re pretty sure it is) the real damage is in the fact that people question everything that happens in a

August 27, 2010 England

Jonathan Trott and Stuart Broad v Pakistan – what a partnership

< 1 minute readOne’s a balding, short-arsed, right-handed batsman. The other’s a boyish, lanky bowler who bats left-handed. Together they gave James Anderson the longest wait of his career. Trott and Broad caused Pakistan’s bowlers no little distress as well, which was entirely unexpected given the circumstances. Mohammad Amir started the day taking

August 27, 2010 England

Lord’s getting two Test matches in 2011 as usual

< 1 minute readMost grounds are pleased if they get even one Test match, let alone two. Lord’s is the home of cricket What does that even mean? People just bandy the phrase about mindlessly. It’s propaganda. We grew up with cricket and have followed it our whole adult life and never went

August 26, 2010 England

The Lord’s Test – it’s the social event of the season

< 1 minute readWe went to Lord’s once. It was fairly normal until we went round the far side of the ground and heard a guy talking about real tennis. Lord’s has a real tennis court.

August 25, 2010 Regulars

Yes!

< 1 minute readWhat more can you say?

August 24, 2010 Match report

Not a Surrey v Middlesex match report by any stretch

2 minute readOkay, we know we say not to mention the cricket in your match reports, but can there at least be some cricket that you avoid mentioning from now on? We’re including this one because it’s largely about food and because it contains some happy news and some good advice. Try

August 22, 2010 England

Alastair Cook’s footwork and TV analysis

< 1 minute readTV analysis can get a bit nit-picking and it turns us all into experts. Alastair Cook was in poor form and there had to be a reason: “His footwork’s not good. Here’s an example of that.” There’s your proof. Case closed. Only it doesn’t exactly work like that. Technique can

August 20, 2010 County cricket / England

Cost of a day at the cricket | Test match, ODI, Twenty20, County Championship

< 1 minute readFollowing on from yesterday’s post about poor Test match crowds and why it’s mostly a ticket price issue, we thought we’d make a page to try and gauge the cost of a day at the cricket. If you go to a match this year, try and keep a rough tally

August 20, 2010 Pakistan

Mohammad Yousuf was banned for life and then retired

< 1 minute readBut he seems okay. It reminds us of the immortal tagline of the entertainingly ludicrous Crank: High Voltage – “He was dead… but he got better.” You can ban Mohammad Yousuf for life and he can retire, but it doesn’t matter, he’ll still be there scoring runs in a Test

August 19, 2010 England

Test match crowds in England – what can be done?

< 1 minute readWorried that Test matches aren’t selling out? Make tickets a bit cheaper. You can make other changes – maybe allow people to bring a few beers in, stuff like that – but basically it’s just too expensive. It’s 40-odd quid for the cheapest ticket at the Oval. Whether it’s down