A Two Tier Test League with 4 Day Games Played at Night
Sounds like a Monty Python sketch doesn’t it? However these are the options that are currently under consideration by the ICC to improve the appeal of test matches.
It seems highly unlikely that any of these measures would suddenly switch the ADD afflicted “T20 only” fan of cricket to the longest form of the game. I [...]
Relax and Hit Big?
As the dust settles on the recent T20 World Cup a point worth noting is that no member of the winning Pakistani team played in the IPL tournament. One pundit mentioned that as a result the players were more relaxed, had little expectation and ultimately played out of their skins. It is interesting [...]
Bond Is Back
The chorus of ‘Bring Back Bond’ from NZ cricket lovers has been music to the ears - all the more melodious now that it’s no longer a wail in the wilderness. But I applaud Bond for having been in no rush to sort out his cricketing future and ending his contract with the ICL. Bond [...]
Comparing T20 Competitions
The T20 world cup is done and dusted and was won by a very worthy side. I got 3 out of 4 of the semi-finalists correct but was woefully inaccurate with predictions regarding the NZ side (no excuses but I was not alone in this). There has been enough written about [...]
Exit T20 Bring On the Ashes
Cricket now awaits the Ashes anachronism of burnt bails and antipodean arrogance.
The funny thing is that this series may actually live up to the hype. The last Ashes series in England was a show-stopper. It’s also the ultimate competitive encounter between the two big ‘Ps’ Pietersen and Ponting. My bet is that [...]
Sky Soap and Wrist Spin
On a weekend crammed with international sport, finding cricket coverage on New Zealand Telstra Clear Sky TV is like trying to grab soap in the bath. Sky’s monthly magazine sets out sports coverage in detail but it belongs in the fiction section of the library as far as giving accurate information about where to find [...]
Crash Helmets for Spectators?
The T20 is heading towards an intriguing climax. But for me It’s lost some of its fascination because the Aussie Goliath has gone. Aussie’s exit raised the obvious question: why didn’t the selectors relent and select Hayden and Gilchrist for the mini slog-fest? Once Symonds left (that’s three world beaters), the Aussies [...]
‘Orrible Auzzies and Winning White Ferns
What a terrible week for Auzzie T20 cricket: the men out in the first round and the women roundly beaten by New Zealand. Is it just the lottery-like nature of T20 or is there something in the Aussie game which makes both men’s and women’s teams unsuited to the super-short format? I know it’s a [...]
The Black Caps in smashing form!
It’s a few years ago but remember the Black Caps at their devastating best in defeating the Aussies. Ferocious batting while chasing down seemingly insurmountable totals.
Check out the video on the right to stir the memories. I don’t like the music as I’m more of a rocker. Give me a screeching guitar any day (except [...]
Egg Yoke and Underdogs
Saturday June 6:
Whoops! England with egg all over their face. It’s an appropriate description because the Netherlands shirts are the colour of egg yoke. This upset win off a last ball overthrow at the outset of the T20 World Cup sums up the nature of the supershort game. As Perky was arguing in his last [...]
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