Just a thought…

As the IPL is starting to take shape there are a few points to discuss.
Is it just me, or is the ball travelling further in this tournament? We have seen some huge sixes, and big totals too. I have watched the Twenty20 competition in England, and the World Cup in South Africa. Generally the par [...]

IPL Kicks Off

If you haven’t been watching, it’s time you purchased Setanta Sports. Although you get the obvious bonus of Arsenal v Derby next Monday night (yay!), they show every IPL game at around 3:30pm every day.
So far we’ve seen everything. Massive totals (Chennai’s 240), huge innings (Brendon McCullum’s 158 not out), almost 100 sixes, and we [...]

The IPL situation

Just to bring you up to date with the upcoming IPL tournament. (Check IPL section above for info on teams and players)
It starts on Friday, and we should be excited about it. The worlds best players (bar England’s) have flocked to India, and it will be great to watch.
There is no doubt it will be [...]

India engineer win

Engineer being the operative word. As soon as SA captain Graeme Smith saw the pitch Kanpur he held his head in his hands.
It put SA on the backfoot from the start. They said the pitch was cracking before the first day, if that’s true there really was no point in playing the test.
Lets be honest, [...]

Windies seal one-day series

West Indies have beaten Sri Lanka twice in the last three days to win their three match series. On Thursday Shivnerine Chanderpaul hit a six of the last ball to snatch a famous victory. Saturday saw them stroll to an easy win in a rain affected game.
There are some consolations for Sri Lanka. In a series [...]

West Indies secure welcome test win

Ramnaresh Sarwan’s hard fought century helped West Indies draw the series against Sri Lanka. He shared a partnership of 157 with Shivnarine Chanderpaul, who was unbeaten on 86 at the end.
It was important for the Islanders not to fall too far behind in the rankings, they lie second from bottom, 20 points below New Zealand. [...]

South Africa take series lead

Since India were bowled out for 76 on the first morning of this test match, there was only going to be one outcome. In truth, it would have needed a batting performance of superhuman standards to rescue this game.
The Proteas took a lead of over 400 into the second innings after AB de Villiers and [...]

When will he learn?

Controversial fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has been banned for five years by the Pakistan Cricket Board. The ban effectively ends his international career. By the time the ban finishes, Shoaib will be 37, surely too old for a comeback to international cricket.
Not content with his past wrongdoings, Akhtar recently spoke out against the PCB. It [...]