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Ashes 2011 By Gideon Haigh - Book Review

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Indexed  March 10, 2011
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If you spend much time reading about cricket, you will know Gideon Haigh. He is the cricket writer whose arse is most frequently kissed by other cricket writers. But why is this? Why is Gideon Haigh so highly regarded? Having just read Ashe...(more)
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Slaarter At The Feroz Shah Kotla

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Indexed  March 9, 2011
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Yes India won blablablubb chhhrrrzzz. BUT! Bow down before the Slaar, the slaying Dutchman, the left-arm sting! He got them all: Sehwag, Tendulkar, Pathan!The Slaar (c) AFPI bloody knew it right from the start, the guy has this special aura...(more)
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Mentions: Australia    India    Ireland    Netherlands    Sachin Tendulkar   

Kamran Akmal Helps Ross Taylor To A Hundred

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Indexed  March 9, 2011
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Pakistan’s last five overs went for 100, largely thanks to Ross Taylor. Earlier in his innings, Taylor had been given a couple of lives by – who else – Kamran Akmal. Kamran Akmal amazes us. We hope he never goes away. You...(more)
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#wellofcourse

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Indexed  March 8, 2011
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Well of course Ross Taylor would bounce back. Ross The Boss has this aura of undeniability about him, whatever this means, but it applies. Plenty of people were calling for his head, but weirdly I’ve had more faith in him than in Mart...(more)
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Spike Conspicuously Obstructing The View Of The Cricket

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Indexed  March 8, 2011
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Will writes: “This was my cat Spike’s response to my entire attention being focused on the cricket last night.” For the sake of clarify, we should point out that ‘last night’ wasn’t the highlights of Canada ...(more)
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What’s A Good World Cup Score?

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Indexed  March 7, 2011
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England’s 327 wasn’t enough against Ireland, but 171 was enough against South Africa. It’s not a matter of different opponents, it’s different conditions. This is why between-innings analysis is so often virtually wo...(more)
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South Africa ‘choke’ Against England

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Indexed  March 6, 2011
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England could have beaten India and Ireland, but beat neither. They’ve a far better claim to being chokers than South Africa at present. In the last 12 months, Australia have lost a Twenty20 international off the last ball to Engla...(more)
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Mentions: England    South Africa    Australia    India    Ireland   
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What A Huge Pile Of Biffdirt

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Indexed  March 6, 2011
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Losing my respect for the Saffas not just yet, but I’m close, VERY close. What an unbelievably giant pile of buffalo shit.Robin bloody Peterson of all people takes three wickets in his first three overs, that monster of a left arm leg...(more)
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Mentions: England    Pakistan   
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Total Destruction

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Indexed  March 4, 2011
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Dan the happy man (c) Getty ImagesWell it’s a painful process of realisation: both Zimbabwe and New Zealand probably deserved it. The scorecard is doing my head in. Actually I had expected a thriller; while NZ’s batting looks a ...(more)
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Mentions: India    Pakistan    Bangladesh    West Indies    New Zealand   

If Zimbabwe Are ‘woeful’ What Are Bangladesh?

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Indexed  March 4, 2011
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Cricinfo have a headline describing Zimbabwe as ‘woeful’ after they were bowled out for 162 by New Zealand. However, Bangladesh were bowled out for 58 against West Indies. And they were at home. Cricinfo’s editorial staff ...(more)
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Taking A Breather

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Indexed  March 3, 2011
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Well I’ve almost calmed down again from yesterday’s England v Ireland madness (my ability to speak has returned), and after enjoying the highlights some non-KOB-related match notes are overdue.So here’s a look at the battl...(more)
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Mentions: England    Pakistan    South Africa    Ireland    Shahid Afridi   

Why Did England Lose To Ireland?

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Indexed  March 3, 2011
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We know why. We worked out the reasons, then wrote them down, then asked Cricinfo to publish them – and they did. Those of you who only read our Cricinfo stuff so that you can better appreciate the comments will be delighted to see th...(more)
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The Kevin O’brien World Cup Hundred – Three Positives For England >

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Indexed  March 2, 2011
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Plenty of opportunities to appreciate the beautifully patterned grass at Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore Illusions of subcontinental bowling adequacy extinguished He could have been out after just 45 balls (admittedly, he was on 91 at the ...(more)
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Gorefest

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Indexed  March 2, 2011
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Well the Ireland v England match is in its 36th over and right at this stage one cannot tell how it’s going to end, however, we are currently witnessing an absolute gorefest. Kevin O’Brien, formerly known as the fingerwiggle man...(more)
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Mentions: England    Ireland    IPL    Cricket World Cup   

England V Ireland – How Should We Feel?

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Indexed  March 2, 2011
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We’re really struggling to know how to feel about Ireland in this World Cup. When they played Bangladesh the other day, they were the underdogs, but Bangladesh are underdogs at Test level. Do we support the underdog on the day or our...(more)
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Mentions: England    Ireland    Bangladesh    Cricket World Cup   

Square Cut - Batting Lessons

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Indexed  March 1, 2011
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A side-on game of angles, the square cut is to cricket what a near-miss on a red is to a bad game of snooker played by Pagans. Square everything. Square your footwork; square your bat stroke; square your follow-through. Should time allow, a...(more)
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A Bit Of Batting

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Indexed  February 28, 2011
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Lots of light and shadow today, let’s start on the bright side:Canada v Zimbabwe[scorecard]Yay Zimbabwe won.... by a huge margin! Yes it counts, because Afridi’s heroic fiver against Kenya counts as well. I am not sure if there ...(more)
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Mentions: India    England    West Indies    Netherlands    Sachin Tendulkar   

Steven Davies Is Out – Gay Cricketer Number One

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Indexed  February 28, 2011
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Being out in cricket is ordinarily a bad thing, but Steven Davies being out is actually quite positive, because he is the first openly homosexual professional cricketer. At times like this, you remember how backwards the world is – p...(more)
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India And England World Cup Tie – Three Key Points

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Indexed  February 27, 2011
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What a match. Here are three things that struck us about it: Boundaries “People want to see boundaries” – you always hear people say that as if it’s a fact, but this match wasn’t exciting because there were 76...(more)
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Mentions: India    England    Cricket World Cup    Andrew Strauss   

England V India At Bangalore – Where’s Your Money?

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Indexed  February 27, 2011
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Ours is theoretically in the bank. We’re going to go down and ask to see it one day. We have our doubts that it’s actually there. In terms of betting, if we could be bothered, we’d bet on India for today’s match at ...(more)
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Mentions: India    Royal Challengers Bangalore    England   
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