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June 4, 2019 England / Pakistan

Joe Root: the most boring one-day batsman in the world

< 1 minute read2019 Cricket World Cup, Game 6, England v Pakistan

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May 18, 2019 England / Pakistan

Did you see Shoaib Malik flat-bat his own stumps like an absolute gimboid?

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May 17, 2019 England

Is a Ben Stokes with a rueful smile a diminished Ben Stokes?

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April 24, 2019 India

Did you see MS Dhoni fail to hit the ball when Chennai Super Kings only needed two to win?

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April 5, 2019 India

How has Virat Kohli been dealing with his recent inability to lay bat on ball?

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March 22, 2019 Australia

David Warner’s beard is probably worth talking about at least just a little bit

< 1 minute readDavid Warner looks like the top half of his head spent a year at home and the bottom half of his head spent a year in the literal wilderness. The top half of the head has been drinking frappuccinos and eating plenty of vegetables. The bottom half of the head

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March 12, 2019 England

David Willey’s Alice band has given us an awful lot to think about this week

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March 4, 2019 West Indies

Did you see… Chris Gayle break into a run?

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February 28, 2019 England / West Indies

Did you see… Jos Buttler’s wrists?

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