I know, I know. It’s a very provocative headline. I’m blushing a bit to be honest because I love Joe Root. He’s one of my favourite batsmen, and probably the best player England have produced since Graham Gooch. The last thing I want to do is slag off the England cricket captain. Consequently I want to add the following caveat before I critique his bizarre suggestion yesterday that The Hundred will actually help England’s ODI team, even though the ECB have downgraded...
The Hundred Draft – Step Into The Surreal
I didn’t watch The Hundred draft live. I wanted to but my my wife and kids insisted on watching something else (there’s a message in there somewhere). However, I whizzed through the recording this morning and I have to say that I found the whole experience quite entertaining – albeit perhaps not quite in the way that Colin Graves and Tom Harrison intended. First of all I have to say that Sky did a relatively good job. And now that the disparate marketing snippets – by...
Those Hundred Uniforms: Say Hula To Horror
Poor Chris Woakes and Jason Roy. You’ve got to jump through all kinds of ‘hoops’ to earn your £125,000 from The Hundred these days. And then there’s the poorest sod of them all, Jofra Archer. Have you got any idea how embarrassing it is for an England cricketer to wear a ‘Pom Bears’ uniform? Well, I suppose the Aussies would argue he’s not a proper Pom anyway. In case you’ve been living under a rock – not a bad idea come to think of it...
I Oppose The Hundred
Today we have a protest poem by Mojo Wellington. You can read it below but I strongly recommend listening to the audio version here instead. He articulates what many of us feel about The Hundred superbly. I Oppose The Hundred For the simple fact Professional cricket doesn’t need another shortened format With T20 and one-day already in existence Who decreed to proceed down the path of most resistance There are ways to innovate and modernise the sport Without the...
Introducing The Hundred Overseas Players
I have a confession to make. The original title of this post was Introducing The Hundred Mercenaries rather than Introducing The Hundred Overseas Players. I decided the former was unfair. The definition of mercenary is ‘one who is primarily concerned with making money at the expense of ethics’ and I don’t think that’s quite true. Professional sportsmen have a short and high pressured career therefore they’re entitled to cash in while they can. They also have...
Say What? The Latest News About The Hundred Draft
I really, really wanted to give The Hundred draft a chance. I really did. Oh who am I kidding? I hated the idea from the start. It’s almost impossible to like the idea. It’s like forcing yourself to be objective about genital herpes. Not. Gonna. Happen. However, my initial doubts concerning this tawdry and quite ridiculous competition seem increasingly prophetic every day. My stomach turns every time additional details reach the public domain. The latest concerns the player draft...
