Thursday, June 7, 2007

An Interesting Perspective

I was reading a post on King Cricket recently which made the point that Malinga should not be accused of "cheating" with his action as it actually made his job harder to do.

Good point I thought and could the same idea apply in the debate over Murali's action. I wonder how many people could actually bowl effectively using the same action as the great one - very few I suspect.

Wednesday, June 6, 2007

Same Again

At the risk of repeating myself here is the same style as two posts ago, just a different bowler.

There is a considerable difference between Sidebottom and Garner, and not just in hair cuts. So it will be interesting to see if Sidebottom can extend his latest stint at the bowling crease beyond one series.

The International Herald Tribune has made an interesting point;
"... simply by taking the field in Leeds, Sidebottom, 29, made a breakthrough. He ceased to be a "one-test wonder." These are the men who were good enough to be chosen for their country once, but did not get another chance.

It is not an exclusive club. There have been more than 300, around one-eighth of all those who have played tests since the first took place 130 years ago."

It would seem unlikely that any of those one test wonders had the same haircut.

Tuesday, June 5, 2007

Finger Theory

Those damn hands again. What might they be saying on behalf of Mr Warne?
  • May I please be excused?
  • I don't need you to give him out ump, I can do it myself!
  • Another pink gin my good man
  • Is that just one demerit point?
Or perhaps you have a suggestion.

Tall and Short

Oh to have someone that tall who can bang it in nice and short.

A student of hand theory will not be able to make many deductions from this image, other than it is a long way up there.

Monday, June 4, 2007

A Colour Injection

I never expected to feel nostalgic for the World Cup but there is a certain lack of colour in the tests we have been seeing lately. This image captures a little of the life of the game without dwelling on all the frustrations behind the scenes.

Sunday, June 3, 2007

Young Lions

As I said in the last post, much is now expected of the new generation.

Is 22 too young to be the captain of a side that is going to struggle in a significant number of series?

Is it a good thing to make your best player the captain?

We shall just have to wait and see.

Staying Grounded

The power, confidence and beauty of youth - or something like that.

We've been posting a lot of bowlers lately so it is time to address the balance and concentrate on a few of the young gun batsman.

Only in cricket could you get into this positon and it would be a good thing.

Friday, June 1, 2007

The Black and White Express


Fidel may not be the black Thommo but he does at least generate a bit of pace and perhaps some excitement.

Now, I know its a been cold, but white Skins is just not a happening fashion for a young West Indian fast bowler, no matter how therapeutic they might be.