May 2010

A poem about a Paddlesweeper

May 29, 2010

Our good friend David Bird wrote about a poem about Mspr1nt You can read it here. I think it’s lovely!

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Pyjama party Test matches…

May 25, 2010

It was revealed on Monday morning that most loved and most popular men of our time, Odi Cricket, had passed away. It was initially suspected that the death was of his twin brother, Test Cricket, but the autopsy and DNA tests revealed that it was Odi who had passed on. The cause of death is [...]

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Akmal and Afridi realize a few truths

May 23, 2010

As much as I would like to, I cannot promise you that this would be the last post on Pakistan Cricket this month. A lot of murky dirtiness has passed under the bridge and a lot more has been promised. Saying “these are bad times” cannot suffice. That would be overrating the regular sanctity of [...]

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Laughter is the best medicine

May 20, 2010

Imagine this: you are a little boy or girl and you absolutely adore cricket. You always get to watch on TV because games aren’t played close to you that often. But England are in town and you will finally get to go to your first live cricket game. You get up early, get dressed and [...]

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Old wine in new bottle

May 16, 2010

This is not the best day for clichés, but I couldn’t resist this one. Australia take on England in the final of the World T20 today and everyone is hyping the much-hyped Ashes rivalry. Cricket’s oldest rivals are taking each other on in the newest format. The men who played in suits are locking horns [...]

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The Thud I Live For

May 14, 2010
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note: there is something weird happening and its showing the author as mspr1nt. It is actually written by ‘paddle’ Some call it the most understated position. Some refer to it as a Thankless Job. But, for me, and for any passionate wicketkeeper, this is a job we would do with a smile all our lives. [...]

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Chokers? No, actually – SA are just crap

May 11, 2010

In recent months I have made my dislike of the South African side pretty public and I’ve been called some pretty nasty names because of it. Traitor. Fickle. Lame. You get the picture. Don’t get me wrong, I do support them, though. But only because I have to. Kind of like you would have to [...]

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What I learnt from the Group Stages

May 6, 2010

This has been a very short tournament. Still, half of it remains and we have learnt a lot from it about this format, the competitiveness of teams, and the likes. Here is what I have learnt so far: Minnows remain minnows, for once. Afghanistan were full of hope and enthusiasm, but then what would happen [...]

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What the t20 WC thingy taught me on Tuesday…

May 5, 2010

After the way the Zimbabwe/New Zealand game went, I thought the T20 World Cup would have taught me nothing yesterday. Nothing aside from the fact that Zimbabwe are the new South Africa when it comes to choking. Alas, there is always something to be learnt and yesterday was no different. 1. The ICC know absolutely [...]

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What the World t20 taught me on Monday

May 4, 2010

1. Political MPs from Sri Lanka are not allowed to bat higher than eight. 2. Mahela Jayawardene is pretty good. OK, he could be the new Tillakaratne Dilshan…or the old one…or his replacement. 3. Zimbabwe’s keeper keeps without pads. No shin pads either. 4. Zimbabwe like leading people on and making them believe that they [...]

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