< 1 minute readYou should all thank SimonC for this in the comments.
Continue reading< 1 minute readNo. This is not the greatest post of all time. This is quite possibly a competitor for the title ‘worst post of all time’. Two hours, people. We’re on the edge of our seat and we’ve seen the thing maybe a thousand times already. You will literally NEVER get bored
Continue reading< 1 minute readThe big news is that during the press conference, Ricky Ponting went a little bit boss-eyed. Look:
Continue reading< 1 minute readMaybe you’re feigning indifference. Maybe you think you’re above it all. Maybe you genuinely don’t care. It matters not a jot. We are going to RAIN CAPITAL LETTERS DOWN UPON YOU in the build-up to the greatest post of all time. It is being published TOMORROW at midday to mark
Continue reading< 1 minute readWe’ve written before about how important wicketkeepers are in Twenty20, but arguably the most important positions are your opening batsmen. A single batsman can win you a game of Twenty20. A single bowler probably can as well – just about – but they only do their thing for four of
Continue reading< 1 minute readIf you think by failing to engage us, you’re going to discourage us, you’re kidding yourselves. If you think your silence is going to avert an excruciatingly unnecessary, day-by-day countdown, you’re wrong. It is two days until Rob Key plays for England in the Twenty20 World Cup. It is two
Continue reading< 1 minute readWith the Ashes on its way, the internet will see a huge number of cricket blogs being started in the next month or so. Most will die on their arses within a few weeks, but some will stick around. We’ve been doing this since January 2006 and in new media
Continue reading< 1 minute readFriday is a very special day. Friday is a very, very special day. Friday is the day when Rob Key represents England in the World Cup. At this point in time, we’re not even considering the slight possibility that he might not play. If he doesn’t play in the warm-up
Continue reading< 1 minute readCricinfo has changed. This is likely to be of at least some significance to you as someone who follows cricket online. What’s your opinion on the change? ESPN The first thing that struck us is that Cricinfo has been ‘acquired’ by ESPN. You have to say ‘acquired’. We don’t know
Continue reading< 1 minute readSwing bowling Give an Australian bowler the solidified lump of blancmange known as a Kookaburra cricket ball (which is used in Australia) and he’ll pound in and bowl at off stump until the batsman deliberately misses one to save himself from the boredom. Give an Australian bowler an English Duke
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