When the going gets tough, the tough get going. Or in some cases, the tough get told to bugger off. The selectors have made plenty of difficult decisions over the last six months. Paul Collingwood, who was captain during the T20s, was left out of Sunday’s ODI team (wow, a batsman actually dropped?!). And KP was rested / told to sort his life out last summer before the ODI series against Pakistan. Now the selectors have made some tough choices in finalising our fifteen man squad for the World...
Could your county club go bust?
Leicestershire CCC are seemingly at risk of going under. It was reported yesterday that the Grace Road club made a loss of £404,862 in the 2010 season, leaving them with liabilities of £233,717. Loss and debts are nothing new for counties, but this time the language is getting darker. Their auditors Thomas May & Co went as far as to say that “these conditions … indicate the existence of a material uncertainty which may cast doubt about the club’s ability to continue as a...
The Full Toss questionnaire
First, a huge thank you for all your contributions and support during the Ashes. We really appreciate the time and effort you’ve spared to take part in our discussions, and air your views. The last two months – which have encompassed such emotion and mutual sleep deprivation – have certainly been a bonding experience for us all. We hope you’ve found The Full Toss a useful place to vent some steam and express your hopes and fears. Which leads us on to the second point...
So we finally lost. Excuse me if I don’t slit my wrists
Eng 294 (50 overs). Shane Watson 297 (49.1 overs) A couple of days ago we asked if the ODIs mattered. After our loss to the Aussies on Sunday I think we can safely say ‘of course not, it’s just a bit of hit and giggle’. Had we won, however, we might have given you a different answer – but we won’t tell our antipodean friends that, will we. Seriously though, we shouldn’t be too disappointed with the result. We were missing our two best seam bowlers (Anderson and Broad), both of whom will...
Do the one-dayers matter?
As I write, the second T20 is about to get under way. Good luck lads. Two-nil has rather an attractive ring to it. But from Sunday, the tone changes again – with the first of an eye-popping seven 50 over ODIs between us and Australia. Within English cricket, opinions vary widely about the importance – or otherwise – of 50 over cricket. Which is why we’d like to hear your thoughts on the following question – does it matter if we win the one-dayers? Here are the main...
Been there, done that, bought the t-shirt…
And when it comes to celebrating our historic Ashes triumph – now you can! The team at Philosophy Football – despite the name – have launched a commemorative t-shirt (above) to celebrate our boys’ feats down under. They’re the guys behind those shirts which quote philosophers, with a name and squad number – you might have seen the ones featuring Albert Camus or Eric Cantona. But now they’ve turned their attention to a much more important sport. As they...
