The format nowadays caught between two stools. A quick thrash with boring bits.
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May 21, 2009
In Yorkshire it has a tendency to rain. Every now and again. Yorkshire CCC knows this, therefore, they decided to spend £600,000 of ECB funding installing a new drainage system at Headingley, which they didn’t finish until April. Today, the weather said “oh yeah, well drain this”. To which Headingley replied “nay lad, not worth t’bother”.
May 20, 2009
He was off the field on the last day of the recent test. We were told (on TMS) that he was feeling “queasy”. Perhaps not.
For England, this may well be a blessing in disguise where the rest of the summer is concerned.
May 4, 2009
Sussex have had a difficult start to the season. Today they won, against Durham of all teams. And it was an efficient performance.
April 3, 2009
Suddenly, we will be viewing the winter tour of West Indies as a greater success having won the One Day series
March 30, 2009
Andrew Strauss has answered those critical of his place in the short-format team in the best way possible. First a century, and now an innings of 79 in just 61 balls.
March 28, 2009
Despite being shown the way by every other international team around the world for well over a decade, England still have no comprehension of how to approach one-day international cricket
March 4, 2009
It is perhaps indicative of the problems that cricket faces in England when one of the most promising young players, having recently broken into the team, lets themselves down by neglecting something as fundamental as fitness
September 5, 2008
A false dawn bred frustration bred despair bred a new (false?) dawn. That about sums up England’s summer exploits against South Africa.
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