8 Jun 2010: The definition of ruthlessness
ruthless adj without pity; merciless. ruthlessly adverb. ruthlessness noun.
ETYMOLOGY: 14c: from obsolete reuthe pity – Chambers English Dictionary
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(n) 1. One who scores runs at cricket by gently nudging the ball into vacant areas of the field. 2. Someone struggling with life's practicalities.
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17 May 2010: Quote of the day: 17/05/2010
“Just goes to show that if you watch England for long enough, eventually something good happens” – a laconic commenter on The Old Batsman’s blog.
29 Mar 2010: Quote of the day: 29/03/2010
“He was always going to come back into form sooner rather than later. He is an absolute class player and is our best player by a distance” – KP gets a thumbs-up from the Skipper.
15 Dec 2009: Quote of the day: 15/12/2009
“Taking on Australia next winter is going to be a huge challenge and one that I am fully committed to. I want to be an integral part of the first England cricket team to retain the Ashes since 1972 and I will be giving myself the best possible chance of achieving that by not playing in the IPL” – James Anderson is joined by Stuart Broad who says his first priority is also playing for England.
13 Dec 2009: Quote of the day: 13/12/2009
“One of the greatest achievements we were able to do as a team over the summer was that when the going got tough we got closer rather than further apart. When you are in line for an award like this you are keen to win it because it shows what you are doing is quite important to people” – Andrew Strauss is hoping for team success at the Sports Personality awards tonight.
10 Dec 2009: Quote of the day: 10/12/2009
“I still believe I have a lot to offer England because I’m a six-hitter. I don’t believe there are enough guys in that line-up who can change the game. If you look at the best teams in the world, they’ve got players who score big, destructive runs and nail the opposition” – Owais Shah makes his pitch for continued one-day international selection.
7 Dec 2009: Quote of the day: 7/12/2009
“It is only a start, but if things go on like this, Andrew Strauss may yet be remembered as the captain who made a sought-after designer handbag out of the sow’s ear of England’s one-day team” – Mike Holman on Cricinfo’s Different Strokes Blog. And won’t Strauss look fetching then.
15 Nov 2009: Quote of the day: 15/11/2009
“Collingwood… woke up with his back problem yesterday after leading his side to victory in the first 20-over match between the two sides on Friday. He had a late fitness test this morning which he failed” – It never rains but it pours, does it? Especially in South Africa…
28 Oct 2009: Quote of the day: 28/10/2009
“I will go out like I did this year and the year before that to try and take wickets for Durham. If that sees my name put in the hat to play for England again and I can be of service, I will be happy to do that. But the way it has been explained to me is that England are trying to move on to the next level for their next big series in Australia in 2010. They don’t see me being a part of that and I think I would struggle because of all the international cricket between the last Test I played at the Oval and that first Ashes Test in Brisbane next year” – Steve Harmison keeps his hat in the international ring – but with a sense of realism.
25 Oct 2009: Quote of the day: 25/10/2009
“It’s something I’d like to do – to be captain. But, as a fast bowler, and from the north as well, I suppose I’m very unlikely to get a look-in…” Oh, Jimmy…