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July 31, 2011

The Ian Bell Run Out

An extraordinary 3rd day at Trent Bridge exploded into life with the Ian Bell “run out” that wasn’t. The incident sparked a furious debate about the spirit of cricket, but MS Dhoni’s decision to recall Bell was warmly applauded by a fractious crowd.

May 30, 2011

Jonathan Trott has an incredible batting average

Jonathan Trott now averages 66.77 in tests after his double century against Sri Lanka at Cardiff. This is, to put it mildly, quite remarkable.

May 24, 2011

Notes on England v Sri Lanka

There probably isn’t much to write by way of a preview to England v Sri Lanka that hasn’t already been written everywhere else. So here’s some brief notes and a bit about Dinesh “Only Two Initials” Chandimal for good measure.

May 21, 2011

Why today is Ravi Bopara’s day of reckoning

Ravi Bopara may not get another chance to win the place vacated by Paul Collingwood after today. If he doesn’t take it, younger players could be ahead of him by the time another England vacancy is up for grabs.

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.

April 3, 2011

World Cup winners and losers

As the sun sets on the 2011 World Cup, after a fitting and deserved win for India, the analysis can begin in earnest. Who has gone backwards and who has moved forwards? Which stars damaged their reputations, and who made a name for themselves? Aside from the obvious, those recognised by the ICC in their tournament XI, here are some other names in our game of Good Cup, Bad Cup.

April 2, 2011

5 Moments of the 2011 World Cup

The 2011 World Cup has been a vast improvement over the 2007 version, although to be honest that’s probably not saying much. It was too long and the group stages weren’t great, but there were some great moments interspersed that we can treasure for a long time.

May 28, 2010

Bangladesh execute their processes

Although it might not seem like it from a distance, Bangladesh are improving steadily. A glance at their performances the last time they were in England proves it. Today they showed that England are in for a fight.

Trott forgets his Ps and Qs

Jonathan Trott scored an untroubled 175 on the 1st day of the 1st test against Bangladesh. Another 25 runs will see him break one of the unspoken rules of English cricketing etiquette.

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