Better Late The Never

I have been on a brief holiday so this is a day late, but as the Windies boys know, the longer you wait the sweeter the final celebration is.

From Stud To Muffin

With Shahid Afridi you just never know what you are going to get.

Protecting The New Guy

With experience comes responsibility!

How Times Have Changed

Flash back to 2008 - Brad Hogg seems somewhat unhappy about announcing his retirement from international cricket. He needn't have been, because in in 2012 he is back (at the age of 41) in the Aussie T20 side and looks like he might go to another World Cup!

Not quite a new world order, but T20 seems to have changed cricket in the same way that Limewire/Napster et al has changed music. All the oldies are back out performing live 'cause it is the easiest way for them to make some money.

Good on you Hoggy, I just hope you have more left to offer than Meatloaf!

Well Done The England

As I predicted, Ryan Sidebottom got to pull a face, and the rest, well it's just history now.

Can The Lion Roar?

An Ashes Series all in 40 overs? Well perhaps not, but there is no doubt it will competitive.

I shall be supporting the pride of Huddersfield as he never fails to deliver a worthwhile image.

Brothers In Arms

A touching Akmal brothers moment, and very well they did. What they couldn't account for was the mighty Mr Cricket who added yet another capture to Aussie cricket folklore.

Kumar From Number 4

Good player, nice fella, but as we say in the antipodes Kumar has the look of a possum in the headlights.

Sadly his team followed suit.

Oh The Pain !!!

Yes, we know it hurts.

If you want real pain, try being a cricket fan.

Wasn't it great of India to share their pain with the locals?

What A Difference A Day Makes

Not only does T20 compress the game in terms of overs, it also makes for even more rapid swings in form and fortune.

One day you are a fool, the next a hero. I guess the secret is to finish up in the hero role.

Taken

Good catch AB.

Doing this image got me thinking - T20 is really just Pop Art - so what would Warhol have done with the idea?

For Purna

As I suspected the Saffers where,

• too big (note the feet)
• too focused (the eyes)
• too fast (the action)
• too strong (the fist)

But it is not all over yet and I comfort myself with the knowedge that it is only T20.

Red and Black

One thing about T20, you do have to stay focused.

Concentration is evident on both faces in this image.

power and GRACE

Jayawardene and Raina illustrate an interesting point. It seems that raw power will get you 50 something in T20 but batting class seems to be required to make 100.

And yes, McCullum may be the exception that proves the rule.

Keep The Flags Flying

Nathan McCullum gives the locals something to wave their flags about.

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!