Rangers vs Celtic looks like walk in the park compared to these two. The strips are the same – one wears blue and one wears green, and blood, guts and years of hatred have spilled onto the shirts. It’s religion, it’s politics, and oh, it’s cricket, too. It’s India vs Pakistan. IT’S NOT JUST CRICKET….IT’S BIGGER THAN THAT If it was a local rivalry between two cricketing rivals who despised each other, then we would ask the question repeatedly: ‘Why aren’t they playing each other?” After all...
“England Were Bloomin’ Average” – The Moaner Returns
The 3rd Test is over, and England has a clean-sweep in Sri Lanka. And while the Men In White celebrate, The Moaner has stuff to be annoyed about. Why? Because he’s as miserable as a wet winter weekend in Whitby. At McDonalds he specifically asks if there’s a ‘Sad Meal’. So what’s grinding his gears now? Here goes … What was with Johnny Bairstow’s rant? During his interview with TalkSport after his first innings hundred, Bairstow started ranting about how he effectively...
Introducing ‘The Moaner’
After England’s sparkling, series-sealing victory in Sri Lanka, we didn’t think there was a lot to moan about. Until we found The Moaner. This is a man who seems physically incapable of being happy. He’s miserable. He’s cynical. He’s the first person to complain when England are collapsing like the walls of Jericho. And he can still find fault when England are 517-1. He’s the type of curmudgeon who will say: “good luck on the upcoming divorce” as he meets the bride and...
A Gunn and Moore XI
When you’re sent a line-up and your first reaction is “Wow. What an XI”, you know you’re onto a good team. Anyway, Alex Ferguson put together his best-ever Gunn & Moore XI following on from a piece on this ‘ere blog about the All-Time Duncan Fearnley XI. While Duncan Fearnley had its heyday, GM has boasted a constant stream of fantastic cricketers. And it’s not about to go away soon – particularly with the sponsor’s team sponsorship deal with South Africa. The bats, with their beautiful...
Remember Duncan Fearnley Bats?
I’ve been too busy this week to think about the ODIs. Sorry. With all the rain around they sound like a damp squib anyway – although it was good to see the lads pick up a win in a ‘T21’ yesterday. In the meantime Alex Ferguson is back with an article about Duncan Fearnley. Remember their bats? What was your favourite brand back in the day? Alex has picked out his … With cool stripes at the bottom, names like ‘Magnum’ and ‘405’ adorning it, owning a Duncan Fearnley...
Top 10 Worst Cricket Commentators
Today we welcome new writer Alex Ferguson (no relation). I imagine he feels a lot better after getting this off his chest. Let’s just hope the cricket commentators singled out never see this … Cricket has coursed through my veins since the age of 8 when I first started following the England team. Unfortunately, the first series I remember was the 1989 Ashes series against Australia. And it got worse from there before it improved. Throughout the toils and travails of collapses, heart...
