Oh, What A Feeling!

A few more crackers like today's Afghanistan vs Scotland thriller might be enough to convince the "Big Three" that there is great entertainment and value in spreading the cricket web wider. Sport is more than watching over hyped (and paid) "heroes" playing each other over and over. Grow the game and then let us watch and enjoy the fun.

Come Back Blainey

A loss hurts and it doesn't matter if you are a minnow (Afghanistan), a sardine (Scotland), a rather fat salmon (England) or a bloody great whale (India).

John Blain's expression conveys that hurt well, as it should when you lose to The Netherlands.

But cheer up Blainey, one of the tried and true methods to avoid embarrassment is to run away, and as luck would have it the mighty New Plymouth Old Boys Cricket Club would be more than happy to welcome you back to sunny Taradise and help you forget that pain. At present there is no opening for a number three bat/captain.

Oh, and yes, Australia would be a shark.

Get Down On It

The age old dilemma - do you duck or do you sway?

 In this case duck is definitely the best part of valour, and only just in time.