“What do they know of cricket, who only cricket know?” asked CLR James, or Joey Barton, or one of those other clever guys who are always coming up with deep stuff about sport. These days, the sports fan should be so lucky to know only of their favourite game…

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Talk like an England cricketer game

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Don’t worry if you haven’t got time to listen to the England cricket team fulfil their media obligations. Just pick one from each section of our automated interview response generator

Dubai defeat disaster: the positives

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It hasn’t all been all terrible for England in the UAE so far, you know

Pakistan v England: what are the odds?

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A lowdown on what to expect in terms of betting for the series in the UAE

ICC to act to curb rash of wickets

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As many as 15 batsmen being dismissed in a day? The madness has got to stop

Samoa make pig’s ear of punishing team manager Mathew Vaea

Daily Telegraph

Samoan team manager Mathew Vaea has been fined 100 sows for what his nation’s rugby bigwigs, who may or may not be affiliated to the Samoan Pork Marketing Board, judged to be a shoddy display at the recent World Cup.

I’m an MBE… Get me a TV show

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On the back of Freddie’s TV success, the other bowlers from that legendary Ashes 2005 win are also making the move to the small screen

A day in the life of Carlos Tevez

Daily Telegraph

A day in the life of Manchester City’s rebel without a clue, as mistranslated by an evil journalist

Sir Allen Stanford: Jail Diary

Daily Telegraph

With England playing West Indies in two Twenty20s that make up the Allen Stanford Memorial Series, what news of the man himself?

The Indian ICC Awards

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India’s beleaguered cricket team didn’t bother to attend the ICC Awards, because they were conducting their own private awards ceremony behind closed doors.