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April 29, 2010

World Twenty20 preview

It’s only 10 months since the last edition, but I am strangely exited about this tournament in a way that it’s impossible to be about the IPL right now. The format is lean and snappy, the cricket will be competitive and it’s genuinely hard to call this one, although I am going to have a go.

November 16, 2009

England batsmen to blame for conceding 240?

South Africa scored a mammoth 240 in the 2nd Twenty20 International, yet England’s batsmen are being asked to answer for the failure of the bowlers

October 30, 2009

6 things England need to do to beat South Africa

South Africa are just about the best team in the world right now. England are hopeful, but in reality they have got their work cut out. Here’s what they have to do to overcome the odds.

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?

June 19, 2009

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.

June 14, 2009

Player of the tournament?

An early(ish) candidate for player of the tournament must be South Africa’s Wayne Parnell. Despite being an almost unknown at the start of the tournament, the left-armer has been the leading bowler for his team.

June 13, 2009

Indian defeat increases England’s chances

India’s surprise defeat yesterday at the hand of West Indies has blown group E wide open. Most would have favoured India and South Africa to reach the semi-finals reasonably comfortably, but now India suddenly look vulnerable.

June 12, 2009

Bowlers win T20 matches

A new blog I have picked up on recently is Danny Pugsley. His latest entry highlights some interesting stats from the World T20 so far. Whilst we are all eulogising about the big-hitting powers of a Sehwag, de Villiers or McCullum, it is the bowlers who are having the greatest influence on the tournament so far.

June 11, 2009

A South African lesson

So, South Africa gave England an education in the art of Twenty20 this evening, and nobody will be especially surprised that the gulf is this large.

June 3, 2009

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

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