Archive for November, 2006
McGrath’s bunion England’s best hope of keeping ‘Urnie’
The Ashes 2006/7
In a rare moment of ‘I told you so’ Michael Vaughan ducked out in his comeback match yesterday proving that England’s Ashes salvation is unlikely to come from any angel in waiting. If the Ashes are to be retained (stifled guffaw) then the current members of the squad are the ones that are […]
Posted: November 30th, 2006 under Cricket.
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Vaughan not the answer
The Ashes 2006/7
There has been talk of a Michael Vaughan comeback at some stage during The Ashes. If this is true then his return to the squad could prove a destabilising influence on an already faltering unit.
Upbeat talk of Vaughan’s return smack’s of blind hero worship, as if he holds the key to an […]
Posted: November 29th, 2006 under Cricket.
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On life as a fast bowler
The Ashes 2006/6
Angus Fraser, writing in The Independent gives a bowler’s perspective on the challenges facing Steve Harmison if the England quick is to resurrect his form and help reverse his team’s Ashes fortunes.
Fraser has a writing style that is the complete antithesis of his bowling. Where his delivery was once metronomic and dispassionate […]
Posted: November 29th, 2006 under Cricket.
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No rest for the wilted
The Ashes 2006/7
I pity the poor fool that draws analogies between the first Test loss at Lords in 2005 and the arse spanking at the Gabba, in the misguided hope that England will once again turn an opening loss into a series victory.
The second test at Adelaide, weather permitting, is more than likely to yield a […]
Posted: November 28th, 2006 under Cricket.
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Hope for a draw at the Gabba
The Ashes 2006/7
I’ve just looked at England’s bowling attack with a panic ridden set of eyes and it scares the shit of me (but not in a good way).
I’ve never been able to get the fact that Jimmy Anderson looks at his boot straps when he delivers the ball off my mind. Likeable as […]
Posted: November 23rd, 2006 under Cricket.
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The comeback in the outback
The Ashes 2006/7
Well it’s finally here. In 2 and a half hours we’ll see the first indications of whether Australia have truly relinquished their crown, or whether last years Ashes defeat was a one time show.
I swore to myself I would grow up, act my age and not get excited by the Ashes this time […]
Posted: November 23rd, 2006 under Cricket.
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Ashes number crunching
Not sure what the hell you can make of these. I was trying to figure out some kind of half arsed formula for determining the strength index of the England squad.
Make of it whatever you want.
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Posted: November 7th, 2006 under Cricket.
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Hairs demise a lost opportunity
Inevitably, the umpiring career of Darrell Hair is crumbling faster than an overcooked shortbread biscuit.
I have little (but some) sympathy for Hair, who has eventually been the victim of his own bloodymindedness. Equally though his fate is a consequence not just of his own actions but of the tactics of the more politically astute […]
Posted: November 7th, 2006 under Cricket.
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