< 1 minute read We’re not convinced. “He’s doing exactly what it says on the tin. Bowling straight; wicket to wicket.” You can’t use ‘does what it says on the tin’ wherever you like. There are rules. You can’t say: “I’m doing exactly what it says on the tin: I’m stopping in with a
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Headline hero of the week
< 1 minute read The BBC go with: Cool Laxman steers Lancs to win Which is fair enough. Laxman did hit 38 not out off 37 balls to get Lancashire home. However, he was dropped twice and had a relatively easy task as Tom Smith hit 43 off 28 balls. This is what happens
Continue readingSky’s speed guns
< 1 minute read We’d say they gave readings about 3mph more than other cricket speed guns. That’s based on years of watching Andrew Flintoff and James Anderson and pretty much knowing their bowling speeds by now. How should we react to this? We should all try and make the effort to be 3mph
Continue readingShane Warne as commentator for Sky Sports
< 1 minute read As a commentator, Shane Warne‘s all that’s good about Australians: he’s straightforward, honest and not afraid to say what he’s thinking. Warne’s at his best describing spin bowling, but it’s also fascinating to hear about life in the Australia team. Without actually saying that he thought any particular player was
Continue readingAction replays with sound
< 1 minute read Back in the day, action replays didn’t have sound. This was the right way of doing things. You don’t need a big flashing R in the corner of the screen or anything like that, but you do need to know that it’s an action replay. Obviously, if you’re sitting there
Continue readingAshes news stories straight from a banal purgatory
< 1 minute read The Ashes sees a huge incease in the level of cricket coverage in the UK. A lot of it is very good, such as The Wisden Cricketer’s little guide, Battle For The Ashes, which comes free with this month’s issue. Some of it, like the Guardian’s over-by-over and TWC’s Story
Continue readingRichie Benaud appearing on Channel 5’s Ashes highlights show but unfortunately it’s a no-go zone for viewers
< 1 minute read Richie Benaud is going to be on British TV this summer. He is going to be working as Channel 5’s analyst during the Ashes. We’ve heard that Richie’s recent commentating has gone downhill a bit, but this role must surely be perfect for him and it must be perfect for
Continue readingCricinfo’s new design
< 1 minute read Cricinfo 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 readingMike Selvey leaves TMS
< 1 minute read Or rather, Mike Selvey is asked to leave TMS. We’ve had a few goes at writing this where we’ve tried to compare Selvey to his likely replacements, but that’s not the point. The point is simple. Mike Selvey has spent a lifetime thinking about cricket. He has interesting thoughts on
Continue readingSummer’s not over
< 1 minute read The Tests are over, the weather’s cooling down, we’re nearly out of bank holidays. It’s about this time of year that all our thoughts turn to suicide – but wait! Before we wade through the pessimism of another laboured one-day series, there’s a redeeming feature. There it is, midway down
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