Posts from ‘June, 2009’

World Twenty20 thoughts

The World T20 has left everyone with a warm, fuzzy glow. It was fun, exciting and unpredictable.

Rashid in for Ashes?

Two reports, from the Telegraph and Sky Sports suggest that Adil Rashid is due to be included in England’s pre-pre-pre Ashes squad announced Monday.

Americans on cricket

Here is a report in the Wall Street Journal about the friction between T20 and test cricket. Always interesting to read the views of someone on the outside looking in, and this is reasonably balanced.

Saffers suffer

Of all the reaction to South Africa’s surprise defeat to Pakistan in the semi-final of the World T20, by far my favourite and the most concise is this from The Reverse Swing Manifesto.

Press want Harmison in (and Bell)

Journalism is increasingly becoming lazy, trotting out the same old stuff without mercy. Never more so than when it comes to England squad selection for the Ashes.

Warne at it again

Shane Warne has been up to his usual mind-games in the press again. This time Ravi Bopara is the victim, having his temperament questioned.

Press want Vaughan in

It’s official. Our beloved media wants Michael Vaughan to be picked for the Ashes, and they are becoming increasingly desperate in their campaign to enlighten the England establishment.

Brad Haddin talks nonsense

We’ve done a lot of loading while we were up there. We’ve had some pretty intense days. It’s been good. We’ve given our quicks and everyone else a chance to get outside in some outstanding conditions. We got a lot of volume now.

ECB do something sensible

In a move that reeks of so much common sense, England have arranged with South Africa for additional warm-up matches at the beginning of their tour this winter.

What has Graham Napier done wrong?

In the World T20, nothing. Because he didn’t get a game. Not even a warmup match.

With England’s biggest problem in T20 being not hitting many boundaries, this is scandalous. After all, Napier played the most explosive T20 innings ever and second only to Brendan McCullum’s IPL innings in 2008 in terms of runs scored.