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40/50-over Archive

All Ramdin With No Place To Go: Denesh And The Spirit Of Cricket

Claiming a grounded catch just isn’t cricket.

No Comments | June 13, 2013 | | 40/50-over, Opinion | Tags: , , , ,

The Inarguable Genius Of England’s Top Three

England’s top order just can’t catch a break, but this is why all their critics are imbeciles of the highest order.

1 Comment | June 11, 2013 | | 40/50-over, Opinion | Tags: , , ,

Fly Emirates! Drink Pepsi! The Champions Trophy Sells Its Soul

The ICC Champions Trophy: sponsored by Pepsi and Doritos, Reebok, obviously. Hyundai, Hyundai’s wife, all Hyundai’s wife’s friends, their families, their families’ servants, their families’ servants’ tennis partners and some company they bumped into in the mess the other day called Castrol.

Champions Trophy: England vs. Australia, Review

England faced up against Australia for the first of 789 encounters to be played this summer. It weren’t pretty.

No Comments | June 9, 2013 | | 40/50-over | Tags: , , ,

England vs. New Zealand, Third ODI: Review

We told you Jos Buttler was brilliant, it’s just taken a little while for him to prove it.

No Comments | June 6, 2013 | | 40/50-over | Tags: , , ,

Champions Trophy Preview: Group B

Group B – the group of death, if death was actual death and not that poncey Group A nonsense.

No Comments | June 5, 2013 | | 40/50-over | Tags: , , , ,

Champions Trophy Preview: Group A

Group A – the group of death, if death was a fairly run-of-the-mill cricket squad.

No Comments | June 4, 2013 | | 40/50-over | Tags: , , , ,

England vs. New Zealand, Second ODI: Review

New Zealand dominate England again.

1 Comment | June 3, 2013 | | 40/50-over | Tags: , , , ,

Champions Trophy Preview: Australia! F#ck Yeah!

Australia are like the Brazil of ODI cricket: they used to be good and nobody knows who their players are anymore.

England vs. New Zealand, First ODI: Review

One of the great performances.

No Comments | June 1, 2013 | | 40/50-over | Tags: , , , ,