Life In The Old Dog

38  years and a sore leg are not enough to weigh Murali down.

4 wickets when they matter is more than enough to lift the old fella and his team.

Design Briefs

As you will have noticed with the ad's that are starting to appear on this site I have started creating the dreaded cricket t shirt. I am just offering the Silhouette Series at present but I am looking to do a Legends Series. The image right is a trial run for that series - any feed back welcome.

While I am seeking your counsel I have an idea for another t shirt series entitled Cricket Logic and I am on the lookout for famous, or not so famous, cricketing statements. Any thoughts?

I promise to never use "the batsmans Holding, the bowlers Willy".

Gloomy Galle

Murali's smile lights the gloom at Galle. Maybe he is thinking about the chances of ending his career on a "sticky wicket" and the black bird is ominous omen for the Indians.

Murali's Last Stand

Brothers In Arms

Another man love moment but this one is between two old comrades, and the respect clearly shows through .

The Beginning Of The End

The first of what will likely be many farewell images of the great tweaker.

Great Spinners ...

... bloody average fielders.

Perhaps the unorthodox is just built into everything they do?

A Healthy Competition

The Look

Is someone throwing the ball at Murali or is he throwing it at the batsman?

Either way he has got to have the best facial expressions of any modern cricketer and is a prime candidate for a headshot when I find the right image.

You Little Beauty!

Well done that man!

The key point is that this is not an end just a brief stop on the way to who knows where.

700

This is not the magic 700th wicket but somewhere in the 690's. What it does show is that you don't get that many wickets without a real commitment to what you are doing - especially off your own bowling.

Well done Murali, we know there are plenty more to come.