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Cashing In Or Checking Out?

The only things certain in life are death and taxes. Plus occasional articles in which we mess about with batting averages to fill those awkward gaps between Test matches.

1 Comment | July 29, 2012 | | Scorer's Notes | Tags: , , , ,

I Want To Retire, No Longer Required: The Kevin Pietersen Story

Even from beyond the grave, Kevin Pietersen’s international limited overs career continues to stir debate. Just to reiterate: Kevin Pietersen is not dead, it was just a joke that seems to have been taken seriously by a few people. And a national television channel.

5 Comments | July 28, 2012 | | Opinion | Tags: , , ,

Classic Series Review: Kuala Lumpur Commonwealth Games, 1998

To distract attention from the hammering South Africa are giving them, it seems England has instead simply invented a bunch of sports that mostly involve running really fast and invited some of their mates over to play. We are suspicious about why cricket isn’t included.

1 Comment | July 27, 2012 | | Classic Series | Tags: , ,

Overpaid, Overated And Still Over Here: The Australia A Tour Of England

Turns out this English Test team might not be quite as good as everyone thought. Some charitable Aussies have stuck around to get hammered one more time to cheer up the locals.

1 Comment | July 26, 2012 | | First Class, Opinion | Tags: , , ,

County Championship 2012: Da Week Wat Got Gud

Belatedly, the County Championship sprung into life this week with close matches, dramatic finishes and some superb performances. Here’s our rundown on the latest round of fixtures.

2 Comments | July 25, 2012 | | First Class | Tags: , , ,

West Indies vs. New Zealand: Test Series Preview

With two Test series set to run concurrently on opposite sides of the world, we know which one we would rather be attending. We have a look at the West Indian and New Zealand camps and see what we can expect over the next month.

FLT20: Stars Of The Season

Which players are leading the way in this summer’s T20 marathon?

No Comments | July 24, 2012 | | Scorer's Notes, T20 | Tags: , , ,

England vs. South Africa, First Test: Day Five Review

A masterful and assured Bopara 150 steered England to a comfortable position, before Anderson & Co. showed just why they’re the best attack in the game. Or was it a gin-induced hallucination?

No Comments | July 23, 2012 | | Tests | Tags: , ,

England vs. South Africa, First Test: Day Four Review

This wasn’t just like kicking a man when he’s down, it was kicking him, then hauling the body to the toilet to ‘look at the goldfish’.

2 Comments | July 22, 2012 | | Tests | Tags: , ,

England vs. South Africa, First Test: Day Three Review

South Africa bat, bat and bat, grinding England into the dirt, led by Hashim Amla’s utterly relentless occupation of the crease.

No Comments | | | Tests | Tags: , ,