Only in England could we sack a World Cup winning captain just twelve months after his finest hour. But then again, has any batsman lost form as alarmingly as Paul Collingwood – pioneer of the spectacular one-handed diving catch, and the less than spectacular bottom-handed nurdle into the legside? Just like nobody ever thinks of the families of Dr Evil’s henchmen, nobody spared a thought for poor old Colly after Stuart Broad’s eyebrow-raising appointment as England’s T20 captain. I think we all...
One England, three captains
We’d like to hear your thoughts today on the England captaincy reshuffle. To summarise yesterday’s announcements, Andrew Strauss is retiring from ODI cricket and will now only skipper the test team. Alastair Cook becomes the new 50 over captain, while Stuart Broad will don the armband for Twenty 20. For years we’ve endlessly debated the merits or otherwise of splitting or unifying the captaincy. Unscientific though this may sound, it probably doesn’t matter as long as the players perform to the...
The Full Toss quiz
Here’s the May edition of our monthly quiz. Enter your answers below or e-mail them to maxie@thefulltoss.com . Good luck! 1. Apocryphally, who bowled his final delivery in first class cricket (to David Boon) with his flies undone and, so he says, his “old man” hanging out? 2. Who completed his 71 match test career with a batting average of only 18.73 but a highest score of 201 not out? 3. Which two nations are full test sides in women’s international cricket, but not men’s? 4. Apart from...
Up for the challenge?
Following yesterday’s fantasy league post, a couple of people have asked whether there is a TFT mini league. Officially there isn’t. However, there probably should be. Therefore, why not join a league that a few friends of TFT have joined. It’s called the ‘Be In It To Win It Innit Cup’ (catchy eh) and it’s telegraph PIN number 8000910. All Full Toss readers are welcome to join. I’m not sure what kind of a response we’ll get, as people will...
Why am I so rubbish at fantasy cricket?
The Torygraph’s fantasy cricket season starts today but I’m not optimistic. It’s the same old story every year: I pick a team that would beat the Windies circa 1985 on paper, yet it usually performs like a clapped out Lada. Meanwhile, my mate that knows nothing, absolutely nothing, about county cricket wins our mini league. How does this happen? I once asked my mate what his secret was. He simply looks at who is scoring the most points every week and then finds a way to draft them into...
Why am I so rubbish at fantasy cricket?
The Torygraph’s fantasy cricket season starts today but I’m not optimistic. It’s the same old story every year: I pick a team that would beat the Windies circa 1985 on paper, yet it usually performs like a clapped out Lada. Meanwhile, my mate that knows nothing, absolutely nothing, about county cricket wins our mini league. How does this happen? I once asked my mate what his secret was. He simply looks at who is scoring the most points every week and then finds a way to draft them into...
