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The players England are sort of maybe half-interested in for proper cricket 27 Aug 2013 | 05:53 pm
It’s one-day squad announcement day! It’s when we get to find out some of the players that England are sort of maybe half-interested in for proper cricket at some indeterminate point in the future! B...
Test standard boos before celebratory booze 26 Aug 2013 | 01:49 pm
The moment, when it came, was hugely exciting. Connoisseurs of booing had spent quite some time nervously anticipating it. A full series build-up and then a full day’s play where the prospect of a hom...
Even the highlights were boring 24 Aug 2013 | 01:26 pm
Over rates and now run rates. England are in no hurry. Whatever the motivation, it doesn’t make for much of a spectacle. A team batting for a draw can make for riveting entertainment, but it’s tensio...
What do you make of Steve Smith’s batting? 23 Aug 2013 | 04:00 am
We’ve been struggling with this for months and we’ve still not reached any firm conclusions. We asked an Australian friend for his view and he just said: “He’ll be fine,” which didn’t really help clar...
Shane Watson’s muscle and skull 22 Aug 2013 | 02:19 pm
One of the reasons why it’s been so enjoyable to watch Shane Watson’s hapless summer is because he generally looks like the kind of batsman who can rifle a long series of chanceless fours. Yesterday, ...
Investing in poor debuts 21 Aug 2013 | 10:59 pm
How much does the ability to handle debut nerves have an impact on whether or not a player might one day thrive in Test cricket? Answer that question and you go a long way towards deciding how much at...
Australia’s batting disorder, Watson’s travels, something about buckets and Lehmann acting like Kevin Keegan 21 Aug 2013 | 01:36 pm
It’s the first morning of a Test. It’s time to try and come to terms with yet another new Australian batting line-up. Some batting orders are etched in stone. Australia’s are spelt out in magnetic let...
Mike Carberry seems a sensible Twenty20 selection 20 Aug 2013 | 01:09 pm
The watercolour vivid intrigue surrounding this week’s Test squad is about as good as it gets when it comes to writing about England selections. Predictability is good, we suppose, but it’s not much f...
A can’t-make-our-minds-up England squad 18 Aug 2013 | 08:52 pm
So it looks like either Finn or Tremlett will replace Tim Bresnan for the fifth Test, unless England decide to play a second spinner, in which case Simon Kerrigan will get a game. Or, if they can’t ma...
Cricinfo scorecard news 17 Aug 2013 | 03:32 pm
In the spirit of being a half-arsed website with no clear direction, we thought we’d bring you the news as gathered by looking at a couple of scorecards on Cricinfo. First of all, if you haven’t seen...
