It seems like everyone’s been having a pop at Andrew Flintoff in recent days (including us). So in the interests of fairness, and the noble quest for true objectivity (if such a thing exists), we thought we’d give the other side of the argument. We’re not going to pretend that Freddie’s a teetotal intellectual with the tactical acumen of Michael Vaughan – or claim that he was right to have a pop at Athers – we’re just going to question the increasingly prevalent media view that he’s the devil...
Congratulations Jimmy
While the sporting world focuses on football – and celebrates ‘the best ending to a Premier League season ever’ (even though the two richest teams predictably finished first and second) – significant news from the cricket world has largely gone unnoticed. Well we’re not having it. We’re going to concentrate on a proper trophy – one which wasn’t bought, and wasn’t won by a collection of foreign mercenaries representing the highest bidder; I’m referring to all the top clubs here by the way, not...
Tinker, tailor, soldier, cage fighter
From knuckle balls to knuckle sandwiches: apparently Adam Hollioake has a new hobby A couple of weeks ago we speculated that the only careers available to ex cricketers were media gigs or ‘proper jobs’ i.e. mundane office affairs that involve number crunching and clerical chores. Only charismatic supermen like Michael Vaughan and Shane Warne had any other option i.e. advertising Advanced Hair Hats. However, Adam Hollioake has proved otherwise. There’s plenty of opportunities and adventure out...
Banger the queue barger
For cricketing celebrities there is no place to hide. That’s right, The Full Toss is watching you. We’re kind of omnipresent you know. Indeed, just this morning one of our spies (ok, some bloke we know) had a run-in with a rather famous ex-England player. One who should know better …. Our informant, Mr Simon Taylor, was at Heathrow Airport earlier today. He’d just returned from a week’s holiday on some paradise island (or the Isle of Dogs – details are sketchy at this point). However...
Waiting for Sachin
Masterful, serene, stylish, and graceful – all these words have been used to describe Sachin Tendulkar’s batting over the years. However, listen carefully and you’ll hear a plethora of new words being used; not all of them very flattering. I don’t like going into specifics too much as we’re talking about the little master here – a man who is indisputably one of the best batsmen of all time – but phrases like ‘over the hill’ and ‘washed up’ have been bandied about in recent months. The...
News from down under
Shane Warne’s poker career is in jeopardy after burning his dealing hand on a pair of hair straighteners Pro-poker player and former Hampshire tail-ender, Shane Warne, announced earlier this week that his debut in Australia’s Big Bash was in doubt after he burned his hand in a domestic accident. However, rumours are rife that Warney has been less than candid about the source of his injury. At first it was claimed that he’d got careless while cooking a barbeque (eighteen cans of crap Aussie...
