Having seen Mohammad Yousuf back in the news, this is the train of thought that went through my mind: “He’s been out for nearly 18 months, but still feels he has plenty to offer to the Pakistan cricket team…I’ve been out for nearly 9 months, but I still feel that I have ‘plenty’ to offer [...]
Posts Tagged ‘england’
Back, yet again, from another ‘Filhaal’ retirement
Posted: April 28, 2012 in UncategorizedTags: Australia, Darren Sammy, england, Mohammad Yousuf, Test Cricket, West Indies
Some absolute peaches from ‘When Freddie Became Jesus’
Posted: February 24, 2010 in UncategorizedTags: Ashes, Australia, england, Jarrod Kimber, Uncategorized
Hellos, everyone! Yes, I’ve been extremely bad and haven’t been posting a lot lately, but with exams for 2 separate qualifications (over 3 days) coming next week, can you blame me? *putting on Bopara’s puppy expression* However, I have to tell you, Jarrod‘s ‘When Freddie Became Jesus’ sure does serve a good purpose in keeping [...]
Test cricket’s making me giddy!
Posted: January 18, 2010 in Australia, england, Mohammad Yousuf, Pakistan, south africaTags: Ashwell Prince, Australia, Bangladesh, Daryl Harper, england, Graeme Smith, India, Mickey Arthur, Mohammad Yousuf, Pakistan
Firstly, a heartfelt apology for disappearing once again! I was planning to write a post about 2 days ago but I suddenly re-discovered the wonders of tweeting (I say re-discovered because, about 6 months ago, I was tweeting) and found it easier to do rather than having to write posts every day or so. However, [...]
Powerplays, shocks, West Indies, Strauss and choking
Posted: September 28, 2009 in england, south africa, Sri Lanka, West IndiesTags: england, Eoin Morgan, Graeme Smith, Owais Shah, Paul Collingwood, Powerplay, Thilan Samaraweera, Thilina Kandamby, TM Dilshan
No, my silence hasn’t been due to Sri Lanka being on the brink of elimination from the Champion’s Trophy, but due to an excess load of work, I haven’t been able to post. However, that hasn’t stopped me from keeping track of the Champion’s Trophy, so here’s what’s been happening. The fact that England are [...]
On the day that the ECB decided to abolish the domestic 50-over competition, England are surely on the fast track to suffer humiliation at the hands of Ireland, a team who will surely get test status in 5 years! England have only mustered 203/9 in their 50 overs, the Aussie Trent Johnston having picked up [...]