Tuesday, February 9, 2010
“It’s a lack of respect for Test cricket. It’s disappointing that the captain of England decides to have a rest from a Test series, I can’t comprehend that… I hope they are not taking Bangladesh too easy because they can be quite strong” – watch out folks, here’s Shane Warne back at his post, fighting [...]
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Apologies for the lateness of today's quote. Please blame a) the superbowl b) motor racing. #
This, on Dream Cricket, is a good read (nearly QotD but in the end not) http://www.dreamcricket.com/dreamcricket/news.hspl?nid=13484&ntid=3 #
@Red_Jedi So the weather's your fault, then in reply to Red_Jedi #
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“My four years are now up so this is a massive thing for me and I feel as English as anybody else does and I am just happy that is now out of the way, and hopefully people can now concentrate on talking about my cricket rather than my background” – meet Craig Kieswetter, England’s latest South African-born candidate for international glory.
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“Fans cast further doubt over one-day cricket’s long-term future by voting with their feet, as only 25,463 spectators attended Sunday’s game between Australia and West Indies at the MCG (Melbourne Cricket Ground)” – The glass is half-full for Australia’s The Age newspaper. Not.
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Saturday, February 6, 2010
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Saturday, February 6, 2010
“There are bats that sound like condom brands from the 1970s: the Choice Willow Black Prince; the Salix Pod Performance; the Fearnley Magnum Ultimate; the Gray-Nicolls Ignite Pro-Performance; the Adidas Libro Elite; The Bradbury M Players; the Surridge Duke… Best of all, there are the incomprehensible: the Puma Iridium; the Adidas Incurza; the Newbery Mjolinar; the Gray-Nicolls Xiphos” – The Old Batsman has received his first equipment catalogue of the season.
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“A friend is fond of likening the responsibilities of England football captain to those of a regimental goat, and even if you believe that unfair to regimental goats, the contrast with the vitally important issue of who captains an England cricket side could not be greater” – Marina Hyde takes a reluctant look at the John Terry affair.
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Thursday, February 4, 2010
“The contest within the contest involves Zaheer and Steyn. Both are masters of swing, and on abrasive Indian pitches, the ability to get the ball to reverse as soon as possible is priceless. After a slow start against England, Steyn ended the series looking like the best bowler in the world, while Zaheer, who’s now played five Tests in three months, insists that his rhythm improves the more he bowls” – Dileep Premachandran analyses the upcoming India-South Africa contest for The Guardian’s sports blog.
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Wednesday, February 3, 2010
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