February 2011
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England's World Cup Plan (Version 25b, WIP)
At the end of the English summer we thought Andy Flower and a plan™. England would build on their World Cup campaign on a similar basis to their Twenty20 success story, 5 bowlers, 5 batsman (including a wicket keeper) and 1 Luke Wright. Time has however made fools of us all, it’s quite clear that England have many plans for this World Cup and can’t quite make up their minds what which...
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“This time I’ll try to bat 50 overs if I can.”
– Virender Sehwag’s aim for the coming ODI World Cup is to bat fifty overs. Fifty overs in the whole tournament, really that many! Don’t overstretch yourself there Virender.
Cricinfo: Batting long is Virender Sehwag’s aim
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Banned Butt made Pakistan TV pundit →
I’d love to hear the justification for this, does this company not realise that they are undermining any deterrent that the sentence passed by the ICC might provide? The whole cricketing family should be behind the purge of corruption from our treasured game. I urge everyone in Pakistan to find another way to watch the World Cup, we should not stand for this.
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Cricketer's favourite books
The ICC has today launched a partnership with Room to Read to promote literacy and access to books, in conjunction with this they asked one player from each nation competing at the World Cup to reveal their favourite book. Here’s a selection:
Shane Watson and Virhat Kohli went for Andre Agassi’s Open.
Steve Tikolo prefers Nelson Mandela’s Long Walk to Freedom
Ed Joyce...
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Spot fixing: the ICC shows it's claws
[Asif and Butt] will have to make full confession and show appropriate remorse for their suspended sentences to be waived
The Telegraph newspaper is reporting that Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif will have to confess that they took part in the spot fixing scandal if the suspended parts of their sentences are to be commuted. This is quite significant not only does it make the sentences...
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Too much cricket?
English World Cup Squad Injuries:
Eoin Morgan: Fractured middle finger on left hand in fourth ODI against Australia
Tim Bresnan: Picked up calf injury during second ODI
Graeme Swann: Back strain kept him out of ODI series
Paul Collingwood: Back spasms sent him home after the sixth ODI
Ajmal Shahzad: Limped off pitch with hamstring injury during fifth ODI
Stuart Broad: Tore his abdominal...
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Cricketing Justice is Dealt
Pakistan’s tour of England in summer 2010 started so promisingly a potent bowling attack to match any in the world, a lower order full of explosive batting, and a dynamic young captain in Salman Butt who seemed to have not only the usual Pakistani flaw but intellectual confidence. Throughout the test series Amir and Asif posed a real threat to the English batting lineup at times giving...
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Is Paul Collingwood in form? →
My new tumblr asks the question on everyone’s lips!