< 1 minute read No, he hasn’t risked eating cream cheese in Karnataka and isn’t enduring THOSE sorts of spectacular motions (just say no, kids). He’s just going through the cricketing motions, only ‘going through the motions’ for Ricky Ponting involves scoring unbeaten hundreds. He operates at a higher level, this batsman. Australia won
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Everyday cricket every day
< 1 minute read Here’s a comparison. The Rugby World Cup finished last Saturday. England played in the final. Their next international fixture will be on the second of February. England’s final match in the Cricket World Cup was on the 21st of April, against the West Indies. Their next international fixture, a Test
Continue readingJustin Kemp: attacking batsman
< 1 minute read No headlining effort from us today. World Cup player to watch, Justin Kemp, hadn’t done a great deal since South Africa’s first match, but yesterday he rediscovered runs. Or boundaries, at any rate. 89 off 56 balls is always handy, but when you’re chasing 154 it pretty much does the
Continue readingStill marching…
< 1 minute read How refreshing that an England campaign in an international tournament hasn’t ended in meek capitulation for once. A quick note of commiseration for The Colossus who didn’t deserve to be on the losing side after ballsily whopping three sixes off three balls when New Zealand were about 40-4. Craig McMillan
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