Oooops!

Ask Luke Wright if everything goes into slow motion as you take the catch. I believe your life passes before your eyes only after you have dropped it.

You can't accuse him of not having his eyes open but perhaps next time he might want to look at the ball.

Great Catch

I am looking for more inspiration, any thoughts on catches you might like to see?

Tendulkar Prepares For War

It would appear that Indian cricket and Sachin himself are leaving no stone unturned in their preparation for Australia's brief tour. The Little Master is of course very much officer material.

Perhaps a bit of "boot" camp would be of real value to some of the other teams in world cricket at present.

Head Shots

This slide show is a bit of a retrospective of cricketers heads I have messed with. To be fair, a good many of them were already pretty messed up.

KP Comes Home To Roost

Well at least for the time being. Who knows where he will finally end up? Any bets on South Africa?

This image is based on a great photo from the people at Getty Images.

Meanwhile, Back At The Cricket ...

... Laurie Evans gets cleaned out by Simon Cook.

Despite all the angst and wailing currently taking place cricket will carry on. Those in charge had better get their shit together however, if they want to go with it.

Whether it is 20 overs on a Saturday morning in New Plymouth, tennis balls in the backyard in Melbourne or sticks and something round in Colombo or Karachi - people will play cricket. That gives cricket a strength that many other sports lack, as they have so many spectators and so few players.

We will keep playing cricket we just won't pay as much attention to what the "stars" and their backers are doing.