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Bullies, Mood Hoovers and Paranoia

  “I was naive … but I’m not a villain” says Pietersen “The book’s a work of fiction” says Graeme Swann “I nodded at and agreed with certain things” says Nasser Hussain “Pietersen is no victim” says Dominic Cork Oh heavens, this is going to run and run, then run some more. The Aussies must be laughing themselves silly watching our cricket team doing its dirty laundry in public. However, when the ECB imposed this stupid bloody confidentiality clause, this storm was always going to...

The Kevin Pietersen-Paul Hayward Interview

My, there’s a lot to discuss! Kevin Pietersen has finally broken his silence and the fallout will be biblical in proportions. We haven’t seen the book yet – Tregaskis has tracked down a copy and will send over a review shortly – but for now let’s just discuss what’s currently in the public domain. There’s plenty to get our teeth into. Over the days and weeks to come we’ll try and unpick exactly what all the new info means, both on the micro level...

Who Has An Agenda Now? The Second KP War Begins

What a shame. As someone who is desperately trying to stay neutral in the Kevin Pietersen argument – as I said in my piece last week I have no strong feelings about him either way – I didn’t think the row would become so spiteful so soon. Instead, one seemingly pro-ECB journalist has come out with all guns blazing already. And sadly, but perhaps not surprisingly, it’s a gun loaded with cheap shots. The journalist in question is Paul Newman, who has just written this incredibly provocative piece...

It’s Tough Being an Inbetweener

I don’t have Will’s nerdy eloquence, Jay’s tact, or Neil’s moves on the dance floor (neither am I eighteen for that matter), but I certainly feel like an inbetweener right now. Everyone’s been going hell for leather on Maxie’s Sticks and Stones article, but I’m a little bored of Kevin Pietersen to be honest. I neither love the bloke nor loath him. I’m stuck in the middle and I don’t really have an opinion. I can see both sides of the argument. Pietersen was no angel, but his dismissal was...

Sticks and stones

Here’s Vic Marks on Alastair Cook: “It is not a fresh phenomenon for the nation to debate whether the right man is in charge but this has seldom been accompanied by such vitriol – at least on social media”. I like Vic, both as a writer and broadcaster, but I wonder if Twitter and Facebook have come along a little too late in his career. He’s fallen, as so many do, into the obvious trap – of regarding social media as an autonomous entity with its own consciousness...

If You Could Turn Back Time …

The big story today is that Sunil Narine has been reported for an illegal action. As this blog is constantly at the cutting edge of contemporary sporting discussion, and remains the go-to place for breaking news about cricket, we’ve decided to ignore the chucking debate entirely*. Instead we’re going to engage in a bit of semi-topical debate, sweetened with a sprinkling of nostalgia. I want to ask you all a question: If you could add one cricketer from England’s recent past to the current test...

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