< 1 minute read Geoff Boycott’s comments about Mike Yardy have attracted a lot of criticism. When told that Yardy was being forced to go home because of depression, Boycott said: “I’m surprised, very surprised. But he must have been reading my comments about his bowling, it must have upset him. “Obviously it was
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England World Cup heroes update
< 1 minute read We named our England heroes for the World Cup before it had started. We remember now that cricketing heroism is more about what you do on the pitch than the shape of your head. That said, the man named on the basis of head shape, Tim Bresnan, has been something
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< 1 minute read No Mike Yardy for England’s World Cup opener against the Netherlands? Are they saving him for later in the tournament? Maybe he’s being remoulded as a secret weapon. Although if that’s the case, he’s not very weapon-like. He seems like something altogether more functional, like a spanner or a screwdriver.
Continue readingEngland heroes for the 2011 Cricket World Cup
2 minute read If you’re English, your heroes shouldn’t be talented or eye-catching. Being English is about celebrating the people who really don’t seem like they should be doing something, but are doing it anyway and are doing it well. Here are the official King Cricket heroes for the 2011 World Cup. These
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