Special Delivery

Nuwan Kulasekara takes pleasure in his work.

Mr Grumpy

Be it Test, 50/50 or Twenty20 cricket, out is out and that is never a good feeling.

Red Is Red

No amount of artistic lighting can change the facts; the ball is red the boy is ginger.

Grumpy In Pink

It is just so hard to look intimidating when wearing that pink shirt.

The best he can hope for is an irritated petulance.

Great Spinners ...

... bloody average fielders.

Perhaps the unorthodox is just built into everything they do?

He Who Smiles Last...

... smiles the most.

Comments Please

Now who do you think Kp might be blowing the whistle on?

A New Poster Girl

Move over Shilpa, Katrina Kaif has moved to the top of my reasons for watching IPL.

Even the cricket is becoming a little more diverting, but should things lapse back to the tedious the girls could always fight it out for our amusement.

Comprehensively Beaten

Not just this batsman but the whole bloody team.

Looking Through A Glass Onions

OK, it is a bit of a stretch, but it is Monday where I'm living and a Beatles reference has got to be a step up from a vege pun.

On Your Toes, Fidel

Fidel doesn't seem to have given up on Test cricket just yet. Just keep running in fella!

Simon Taufel Has Pink Balls

It is true.

See for yourself.

One Up And ...

... Andy doesn't seem that comfortable.

Perhaps he has watched The England find ways to take the smile of people's faces in the past.

A Long Table For A Long Room

All in all, I would rather be outside.

Andre Gets Out

A lonely experience even for someone with the ego integrity of an Andre Nel. Still, you can always blame the pitch.

Swann and Onions

A new national dish for England?

A Classic

What to do while waiting for the light to improve at Lords? Rework an old master image and dream of Wes Hall bowling at full speed.

Better than watching a bunch of average plonkers, hands in pocket, deciding whether or not to provide some entertainment to the poor sods who have paid heaven knows what to see them do sod all.

Rant over.

It Takes A Big Man...

... to, well, declare his bigness really.

Do you have any thoughts on a caption which can be added to the image. Best man/woman/thing wins.

A Clash Of Colours

MS Dohni bestrides the arena.

Say what you will about the IPL it does deliver colour and action. They are often at odds, but then conflict is supposed to be a key to entertainment.

Out Of The Blue

Abhishek Nayar launches one to leg, just another example of a new name making a splash on the world cricket stage. A stage which he then has to share with dancers and Bollywood "stars".

Just An Emotional Guy

Irfan Pathan may have a big head but it is crammed full of emotion and you would have to say he was one of the better buys for the IPL. If India can get Pathan and Zaheer Khan glowering from both ends they may have a potent new psychological weapon.

How Names And Diseases Mutate

Swine Flu
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Pig Fever
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Styris Virus
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