Oh To Be In Guyana...

... now that summer is here.

Nothing like a jaunty deck chair to cheer you up when the cricket is rained out but it probably doesn't beat a good rum punch!

Caption Time Again

Any thoughts as to what Paul Collingwood might be up to?

Thanks to all contributors - you are sick people.

The Long Blade

You have got to figure that it is all set up for Keiron Pollard to star in the World T20 Cup.

Home conditions, fanatical support and plenty of confidence, should make for some very entertaining, if short, performances.

I, for one, am certainly looking forward to see the long blade flashing in the Caribbean sun.

Chennai Super Kings Moment Of Success

Well done fellas. Catches do win matches and even finals.

Not sure how much input Stephen Fleming had as a coach, what with MS and co there, but it may push him closer toa national role in the near future.

Three Faces Of Evil

A touch overstated perhaps but Lalit Modi does tend to polarise opinion and there is nothing most of us like better than to see a power broker biting his nails.

Age Shall Not Weary Them ...

... but Pakistani cricket politics can certainly age you.

I suspect the grey in Waqar's beard has little to do with the stress of fast bowling

Bleeding Immortal

Do my eyes decieve me? Tendulkar bleeding, it just doesn't seem right. Even stranger is the fact that his blood appears to be red.

At least he has a green finger, which so few mere mortals can claim.

I have to apologise in advance; having bought a new piece of photoshop frame software, you are likely to see a lot of framed images in the next few weeks as I have a play.

Three Strikes ...

... and he didn't even get out.

Macca has not quite been the golden one this time round but I hope it is because he is saving something for the Caribbean.

An Answer And A Question

So here is the face, and most of you will be none the wiser. It is in fact Martin Donnelly, left hand batsman and legend for NZ back in the day where black and white was the only option.

My family history suggests that I was named after this local legend, another instance of my failure to meet expectations!

The question does remain, who was the VCC? He played for a lot of different teams but none seem to fit the initials. Any ideas trainspotters?

The Wing Commander Goes Down ...

... and not in a good way, but in flames.

Those of you who like things a bit risque will have also noted that Strauss was dismissed for that always frustrating score of 69.

Guessing Game

OK folks, I know he looks like he might be from the future but he is definetly from the past. Who is he?

Extra credit if you can tell me what the VCC stands for because I really don't know.

That's Just Not Right

C'mon people, 45 of 13 balls and 4 overs none for 15, and it's Kieron Pollard.

The greatest all rounder of the modern era? I think not.

Several more seasons of IPL and the stats gurus will go into complete meltdown.

The americans have a good idea, they put an asterisk beside dubious stats, perhaps we could just use an exclamation mark!

Bigger Balls

Just a suggestion for the IPL think tank.

And if that doesn't work they could increase the size of the cricket ball.

A Proper Bit Of Cricket

Your IPL razzamatazz is all very well but there is something refreshing about a bit of sedate county cricket with a few background spires and a nice bit of overcast.

It certainly inspired Steven Finn shown here displaying the ball that took 9 wickets.

A Tip Of The Hat

The IPL's lasting contribution to cricket might be the introduction of coloured clothing to identify top performers. Purple hats, golden gloves, rainbow pads, perhaps even the mysterious black box.

We must all hope and pray that DFL Maximum! does not find a lasting place in our beloved sport.

Well Caught Sir!

And just in time it would seem.

While there have been a range of complaints about the current IPL series (most well aimed), the standard of fielding has been pretty high with some excellent catches to add to the replay file.

Long term it will be interesting to see if fielding standards improve across all forms of the game.

The Big Blue ...?

It has been a week of strange animal figures and this one doesn't even have a name - yet.

The folks in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh get to host the 2011 World Cup, why should they be the only ones who get to name the mascot?

I am looking for some suggestions here people. If we get enough we might even get all democratic and have a vote - or a revolution.

Sir Alec Bedser - Old School

A Cat With No Tail

Let me be the first to start the rumour that KP is lining up a stint for the Isle of Man cricket team in the fading years of his career.

It might sound a bit far fetched but this striking pose may be a subliminal suggestion , he does have a record of jumping ship, and if Hamish Marshall can be Irish (with his haircut) then why not?

Behold The Bunny

The true test of a deity is whether they can "cross over" and capture the hearts, minds and stomachs of non believers.

I have no doubt the Virender Bunny will deliver on all promises and show that Sehwagology is like so many other religions, the one true faith.

Happy Easter you all and don't forget to play a straight bat to those sticky eggs.

Go On, You Know You Want To

The 1st of April is apon us and self published, satrical(?), kinda underground magazines have a new champion.

This could do for cricket journalism what Rolling Stone did for butterfly collecting!

Buy a first edition at Cricket Sadists' Monthly 'cause you know it has got to end up being worth at least as much as Superman No 1.