Those of you who very sensibly decided to ignore all cricket after Ashes might not know that England lost to Australia again today. This time we couldn’t even defend 333. When the batsmen fire, the bowlers fold. When the bowlers fire, the batsmen fold. It has been the story of the VB series.
Cork’s exit highlights fall in standards
Over in Australia, England’s batsmen are suffering a loss of form and confidence which bodes ill for the World cup. But that’s far from the only worrying decline in performance levels within the English game. As evidence of the mounting crisis, we need look no further than Dominic Cork’s shock departure this weekend from Dancing On Ice. The Hampshire all-rounder became the second contestant to be evicted from the ITV show on Sunday, after losing out to Jeff Brazier in a head...
Be Unkind, Rewind: Our top ten Aussie jokes from the Ashes
The Aussies are having a bit of fun at our expense in the CB series at the moment, so let’s have a bit of fun at theirs. You might have seen a few of these before, but they’re still pretty funny second time around. Besides, there’s no harm rekindling those fond memories from December and early January. The sight of Ricky Ponting’s miserable face will be etched in my memory evermore. Enjoy folks … 1. Q. What’s the Australian version of LBW? A. Lost, Beaten, Walloped...
Will fans suffer from Ashes burnout in 2013-14?
Let’s not talk about the fifth ODI. We’ll let the people of Brisbane have their fun. It was thoroughly decent of us to let them win. They deserve a bit of joy, right?! After KP auctioned his bat to raise funds for the victims of the Queensland floods, it was good to see our other batsmen in similarly charitable mood on Sunday. The result wasn’t pretty. I suppose we could debate whether we’ve regressed as a ODI team over the last few weeks, or whether we’re just knackered after a mammoth...
Should Monty be going to the World Cup?
Imagine this. It’s the World Cup in Australia in 1992. The pitches are hard. Fast bowling is likely to be the key factor – yet the Windies omit Courtney Walsh from their squad because he can’t bat or field. Instead they select some Kieron Pollard clone because he’s more likely to score a few runs down the order. Madness? As we all know, the World Cup in 2011 is in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. Spin bowling is likely to be the determining factor. So why aren’t England taking Monty Panesar –...
Keep summer sacrosanct
Football. A juggernaut of greed and self-importance. A reckless behemoth which has sucked every penny of cash, every ounce of the public consciousness, out of the sporting biosphere and into its insatiable jaws. The wretched sport has one saving grace. Each midsummer, its relentless grind and hyperbole finally takes a pause, and we cricket fans can enjoy a few blissful weeks to ourselves. But perhaps not for much longer. UEFA president Michel Platini, as you may have read, is reportedly...
