Archive for 'Different Strokes'
A chronic dose of institutional paralysis
If I find one thing more objectionable than the incredulous inaction shown by the ICC over the dire mismanagement of Zimbabwean cricket, it is the self justification of their inaction through their latest media release.
The ICC is losing credibility with every utterance of self importance that spews from its cosy confines, detaching itself from [...]
Posted: December 16th, 2005 under Cricket, Different Strokes, ICC.
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Dead rubber bridesmaids
Australia have a knack of losing ‘dead rubbers’ after securing a series win. How much do these end of series losses really affect the Australian morale and conversely how much do the victors value their consolation prize?
Before this summer, England went the best part of two decades on the debit side of an Ashes [...]
Posted: December 10th, 2005 under Cricket, Different Strokes.
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The Great Brain Robbery
Last Saturday I witnessed a rampant Australian side tear the barely beating hearts from a New Zealand team that were at Eden Park in seemingly body only. I could smell the Australian swagger from the stands. The stench invaded the nostrils of the 20,000 or so others in the ground too, as one heckle [...]
Posted: December 9th, 2005 under Cricket, Different Strokes.
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