Posts tagged with ‘ICC World Twenty20’

World Twenty20 predictions

In case you had forgotten, apparantly there is a Twenty20 tournament about to take place. What’s that? You have been pre-occupied with the Ashes? Shame on you!World

Pre-tournament warmup matches are not England’s bag

A six wicket win against Scotland is the equivalent of a 2-0 victory over, say, Tunisia in a World Cup warmup match – job done, but never going to set the world alight.

Flintoff out of World Twenty20

We all knew this several weeks ago really, but now it has been confirmed that Adil Rashid will take Freddie’s place
in the England squad.

This means that Flintoff has six weeks to get himself ready for the Ashes, with the possibility of four championship games for Lancashire to hone his match fitness.

England v West Indies one day international series

Knowing as we did that West Indies’ players weren’t too keen on being here, it is no surprise that England took the ODI series 2-0. And we didn’t learn much about the players that we didn’t already know.

ECB get another chance to ruin English cricket

News that the television rights are up for sale for the new P20 that begins next year. Nothing worrying about that, I hear you say. Until you find out that the bid of ESPNStar is conditional on each team including at least one Indian player.

Spectacular tantrum as cricketer goes ape

This video is currently doing the rounds as part of the ICC build up to the World Twenty20

Rob Key misses out on captaincy

As previously posted, Rob Key would have been GCW’s choice as captain, but we knew it would be Colly several days ago.

Collingwood to be World Twenty20 captain?

According to a snippet in this report from The Times, Paul Collingwood will be confirmed as England captain for the World Twenty20 on Friday.

Which is interesting, considering that a month ago he said he didn’t want to do it.

England’s World Twenty20 Squad

England’s selection of their provisional, 30-man squad for the World Twenty20 raises some interesting questions and gives the selectors the opportunity to be brave and forward-thinking