My Ashes schedule
We’re now T – 12. Day 0. Ground Zero. Blastoff. I mean, we can almost taste the sweat. Hang on. It’s nearly here. Months, nay, years of anticipation and build up will end tonight. I for one, am quite literally wetting myself.
I am one of many who is not so fortunate to be jetting off to Australia. I am not so fortunate as to have invented cling film or some other money-making invention, and sadly, in order to enjoy hot showers and asparagus on a semi-frequent basis have to work for a living. 9-5 ish, 5 days a week ish. …read more
On a lighter note than the ball tampering
The Pakistani ball tampering scandal isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. Every day that new revelations about the scandal emerge from the murky media waters. And every day, an extra chip is taken out of the good name of Cricket. A lot has been said about the spirit of the game, and how damaging this whole debacle is going to be.
So as something of a quick interlude, may I present two cricketing items that’ll remind you why you love this game. It won’t make the scandal go away, but it’ll be a quick hiatus from it all.
Number 1: One …read more
Gratuitous self-promotion. And something serious. Ish.
On the weekend I played in a cricket match (wow) which was Guernsey Island Cricket Club versus the MCC. On the face of it, it sounds rather glamourous. In reality it wasn’t really very glamourous at all. The MCC put out a reasonable team, including John Stephenson, an ex-England all-rounder. The rest of the team were quite strong (especially compared to us) and we actually gave them a bloody good run for their money – we fell an agonising 9 runs short of their fairly meagre 189 off 62 overs.
(Incidentally, fielding for 62 overs on the bounce is not something …read more
Why KP is so damn good
Kevin Pietersen – England’s new wonderboy – has really made a name for himself. Doubted by the cynics and critics (which included me) about his ability to play the highest level of the game, due largely to the fact that his shot selection seemed irresponsible, he has successfully proved a lot of people wrong. His 158 in the final Ashes test match at The Oval was a match-drawing series-winning display of skill.
