Geoffrey Boycott, not exactly famed for his progressive views, has spoken out in favour of the introduction of Hawk-Eye technology to aid umpires in their decision-making.
Personally, I think he’s right. There are still a lot of unfortunate decisions made, which might have been avoided if there were recourse to replays or Hawk-Eye when the umpires [...]
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The Shoaib Akhtar saga continues, as the PCB rejected his appeal against the five-year ban they had earlier imposed, but also confirmed his eligibility to play overseas, including, of course, the Indian Premier League. All of this, however, is temporary, as the appeal is to be reconsidered in June. Obviously.
This will, whatever happens in June, [...]
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I was interested to read that, following his reinstatement, Darrell Hair will stand as an umpire in the 2nd Test between England and New Zealand (at Old Trafford starting May 23rd) in his first Test match since all that unpleasant business with the ball-tampering accusations, the e-mails and the recriminations.
Hair’s long-term future remains unclear, not [...]
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Fresh from punishing the Kiwis, a noble deed sure to be celebrated in song by future generations, Rob Key has been named captain of the England Lions, which is a bit like being England captain, only Miss Field doesn’t get the hots for you, and your team includes ‘recent England reject’ Matt Prior and R&B [...]
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… since Friday (that youtube post was pre-set), and I come back to this.
Holy Cow. I guess that Harbhajan has always had something like this in him, but you’re never really ready to see a grown man cry.
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If catches win matches, then careless hands cost runs.
Dropped catches come in many types. Firstly, there’s your common-or-garden fumble, like this one which gave Sehwag a repreive.
Then there’s the ‘celebrating too soon‘, which has afflicted even the great Brian Lara.
Lara has much reason to bemoan his luck with the dropped catch, especially as he also [...]
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Sachin Tendulkar turns 35 today. To celebrate, here are a few words, with youtube links:
Tendulkar’s bowling is often ignored, and (as you can see here) he’s taken a fair few wickets. He’s also not a bad fielder. But it’s his run-making ability that has always marked him out as special.
Most recently, his 117 against Australia in [...]
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Allen Stanford has been in talks with the ECB all week with a view to getting involved with an English (and Welsh) IPL-style Twenty20 league, and some sort of agreement seems quite close.
This sort of news should be getting Kevin Pietersen and Ryan Sidebottom excited.
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Virender Sehwag’s been in some phenomenal form recently, and he has continued in the same vein by scoring 94 from 41 balls (youtube here) for the Dehli Daredevils in their 9-wicket win over the Deccan Chargers, including 30 runs from the penultimate over.
The result means Dehli are two for two, and hence level on points [...]
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Michael Vaughan thinks Michael Vaughan should bat at Number Three, so that Michael Vaughan (of whom Michael Vaughan is a big fan) will score more runs. Or not, as the case may be.
Lower down the order, Patrick Kidd has been considering who should bat at Number Six. The consensus in his poll (at the time [...]
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