The Prindiville End
Woo, starting on this whole blogging shtick, five years late, but better than never.I plan to cover Australian cricket, a bit of Indian cricket (since they're a very interesting team, and some of the...
View ArticleIndia vs Sri Lanka at Motera, Day 3 Review
Jayawardene vs DravidDilshaan vs DhoniWelegedara vs ... who? Who in the Indian bowling attack was able to apply pressure, take wickets, restrict scoring?Z Khan 30 - 4 - 93 - 2 - 3.10 (8nb, 2w) I...
View ArticleA lot of Pluck, but not much behind it
The West Indies are, yet again, staring up at a big hill to overcome if they are to make any progress in this series. Their warm-up match against Queensland is looking very dicey at the moment, as...
View ArticleSri Lanka 760/7d
Eep.Something really needs to be done about this predilection for flat lifeless decks. Really, 760/7d? Bring back some life in the pitches, groundsmen!Mahela Jayawardene's innings were extraordinary...
View ArticleAustralian Squad for First Test announced
BatsmenRicky Ponting (capt)Simon KatichMichael HusseyMichael ClarkeMarcus NorthBrad Haddin (wk)BowlersMitchell JohnsonNathan HauritzPeter SiddleBen HilfenhausShane WatsonDoug BollingerOnly one change,...
View ArticleIndia vs Sri Lanka, Day 5 at Motera
Sri Lanka seems to have understimated how easy this pitch is to play on, allowing India to build up 190/2, giving India a very good chance of holding on for the draw. Barring no irregular...
View ArticleAnd we're back
After a busy weekend, a little worse for wear from the company Christmas Party, and we're back again.India and Sri Lanka batted themselves out to a dull and lifeless draw.Sri Lanka proved they are too...
View Article2nd Test at Kanpur
Okay, a disclaimer first: I'm short on sleep and between coffees!So, what will we have today, a pitch that could double as the taxiway of Kanpur International Terminal that looks like they picked it up...
View ArticleWest Indies Bowling
Well, good start for the West Indies bowlers, Roach's outswingers and Taylor's inswingers confounding and picking up the wicket of Watson for a duck.Had a nice run spurt but it's looking like they've...
View ArticleWell don't I look like a twit?
Here I was saying wilderness and draw draw draw when Sreesanth was cavorting about the pitch claiming wicket after wicket.Guess that proves how much of a pessimist I am. Of course, I don't imagine...
View ArticleWest Indies: Where to start...
Sorry I'm late to get on the topic but, busy weekend.Well, that was rather cruel and unusual. The pitch was lively enough for both sides, and on the third day you could see these terrifying...
View ArticleSreesanth the Bloody
Another belated post-weekend post, about another follow-on-inducing massacre.Sreesanth came out with accumulated figures of 33 Ov, 8 M, 122 R, 6 W, 2nb. But more importantly, he tore the Sri Lankan...
View ArticleChris Gayle
It's safe to say that Chris Gayle now knows exactly who Bollinger is.Too much slogging, Gayle, not enough batting; who do you think you are, Sehwag?
View ArticleIndia vs Sri Lanka
Suffice to say, India has now rather definitively proved that Sri Lanka has no business sitting in the # 2 position on the ICC Test Rankings. Decent performance in the first match, but two follow-ons...
View ArticleDear Blog
Dear Blog,Terribly sorry I have not updated you, I am quite remiss. I blame my holidays, but alas, they are over now, so I will try and churn out some stuff on this very weird series with Pakistan...
View ArticleWays not to stay competitive in a Test Match with Australia
28.6 Bollinger to Mohammad Yousuf, 2 runs, OUT, run out! full length delivery, driven along the ground through mid-off, Yousuf wants a third, Butt says no but the captain keeps coming, he's halfway...
View ArticleDaryl Harper & Tony Hill
Dear England,If you didn't want a New Zealander and an Australian to try scuppering your series and hand victory to a set of South Africans, you should have treated your Dominions better, now shouldn't...
View ArticleBangladesh
Shakib Al Hasan: "Losing hurts, but there is no use hanging on to it [emotion]. We want to keep improving and learning from our mistakes. Look, the first generation of cricketers had an average of 15...
View ArticleBest Moment From 3rd ODI
The 48th Over, Umar Gul copping three consecutive no balls, one of them not even his fault and seeing his over go for 23 runs in the worst over of butchery I can personally recall. Crazy stuff.And...
View ArticleWhat you missed if you only watched the Perth Match on TV: Yobbos
So I was at the Day-Duskish 4th ODI, and noticed a few things.Greatest feat observed today:The people in Block 9 created a 'snake' out of the plastic booze cups that stretched for almost the length of...
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