Category: Players
From the stars who sell papers to the journeymen trundlers, the gnarled veterans to the young tearaways, they’re all covered here.
News & Notes:
May 20, 2011
Bowling, Shane! The retirement of a legend.
Shane Warne’s final farewell hasn’t been quite the farewell we might have hoped for, certainly not as much as his retirement from Test cricket. Mostly, he’s been imbroiled in the row with Sanjay Dixit (no, me neither) which has cost him £50k after a BCCI disciplinary.
May 5, 2011
England’s Got Captains: everyone’s a winner
As part of a new marketing drive, called England’s Got Captains, the ECB have announced some sweeping changes to their management structure. In an effort to increase consumer/brand engagement, a raft of new appointments are to come into immediate affect.
May 20, 2010
Who’d be a Pakistani cricketer?
Life as a Pakistani cricketer is, to put it mildly, a challenge. And that’s before Ijaz Butt starts phoning their mothers.
April 23, 2010
Cricket & the psychology of fear
Cricket is a game played mostly in the mind. No amount of technique and panache can compensate for the mental frailties that have reigned so tyrannically over potential throughout the years. It is the psychology of fear that makes Test cricket great.
April 19, 2010
Do England want Finn for Ashes?
Steve Finn has long been highlighted as a good international prospect, and the chance that came his way through injuries in Bangladesh has heightened his reputation. But have England already got him in mind for the Ashes?
October 31, 2009
Swann v Anderson video
If you’ve heard of the recent Tweet-off between Graeme Swann and Jimmy Anderson that took place in Covent Garden, but are not sure what it’s all about, check out this video
October 29, 2009
Michael Vaughan mentions Jonathan Trott’s nationality
Jonathan Trott has played for England, but he is a South African. So why is so much fuss being made of Michael Vaughan’s comments about him celebrating a South African victory?
October 26, 2009
Mr. Anderson, England Captain
James Anderson has ambitions. One of them is to captain England someday. Those of you in the know, and some of you who aren’t are by now rolling around on the floor. That’s right, a fast bowler couldn’t possibly be the Captain of England.
October 24, 2009
Michael Vaughan and Peter Moores
It seems that Kevin Pietersen wasn’t the only one who found working as captain with Peter Moores to be difficult. Michael Vaughan’s new autobiography is currently being serialised by the Times, and in it he reveals the problems that he and the team were having with Moores’ style.
October 19, 2009
Resistance is futile
Craig Kieswetter has been touted as not only England’s next wicketkeeper-batsman, but also as the new Kevin Pietersen. He qualifies for England in February and is eager to earn the abuse of South Africans everywhere.
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