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Brit Blog Awards 2007
By Will last year, mid-April, 8 Comments »
Apparently I’ve been nominated in the Sport category of the not-too-famous Brit Blog Awards 2007. Thanks to whoever voted or nominated me. According to Chris from the PR firm representing Ask and Metro, “the BOBB’s were launched earlier in the year and are designed to discover the most talented wrtiers in the blogosphere”. I shouldn’t laugh, but that typo did make me chuckle…
Alastair Cook is one of the judges…so I hope he wasn’t put off by anything I’ve said here, nor by the comments from you angry fans. Behave yourselves.
The big question remains as yet unanswered: what do I win if I win?
8 Comments »King Cricket
By Will last year, at the start of March, 2 Comments »
I’ve mentioned King Cricket’s blog before, but a fresh link is well overdue. It’s in my top-three and easily one of the most tongue-in-cheek blogs around. V good I reckon (or should that be we reckon!). From it comes the news Anthony McGrath is well in excess of 120 years old.
More blogs!
By Scott 2 years ago, at the start of December, 11 Comments »
Ah, there’s nothing like a good cricket blog.
I need to make a list of good cricket blogs. If you have one, or know of one, let us know in the comments.
My current favourite is “The Reverse Swing Manifesto“, not least for posting this on Saturday:
Saturday, December 02, 2006
End of an Era?
I wouldn’t tempt fate by suggesting it myself - not half way through a crucial test match for heaven’s sake - but I’m happy to let others state their point of view - especially when it coincides with mine. For example…
You have to appreciate top shelf mozzing like that.
Ashes websites
By Will 2 years ago, mid-November, 3 Comments »
The Daily Telegraph have a round-up of essential Ashes websites which you need to bookmark immediately. There are some new ones listed, as well as the usual favourites.
(and this blog is mentioned, too, which is damn fine of them)
3 Comments »Cricinfo Blogs
By Will 2 years ago, at the end of October, No Comments; be the first!
If you haven’t already noticed we’ve revamped (created) a landing page for all our blogs. It’s at blogs.cricinfo.com. The new design for all the other blogs should go live in the next few days I think - it looks pretty cool I reckon. I was initially involved in an advisory capacity (it’s taken a long time to get it to this stage!) before others took over the design and tech stuff. It’s quite a milestone for the site in some ways…and I’m glad to see it up at last, being the blogging bloke that I am.
Leave your thoughts, if you have any, and someone at CI will respond if you’re lucky.
PS: we have some pretty big names coming up on the blogs in the next few weeks. Keep your eyes peeled.
No Comments »Forums at The Corridor
By Will 2 years ago, mid-October, No Comments; be the first!
Trying something new. Some forums. Register then post your messages/thoughts/questions and chat away.
No Comments »It’s all over for The Corridor of Uncertainty
By Will 2 years ago, at the end of July, 53 Comments »
Sadly I’m currently in dispute with Andy Clark, the owner of the trademark “The Corridor of Uncertainty”. He asked me to change the name of the blog last week which, as you know, I did - to “The Corridor”.
His lawyers tell him that I am still infringing his trademark. I’m assuming he will also sue Geoff Boycott, the man who created the phrase years ago, as well as numerous broadsheets who use it several times each summer.
It’s all rather pathetic. But until I can confirm whether he’s right or wrong, I need to come up with a different name (again). You’re all far more clever and wittier than I, so it’s over to you. As many suggestions as possible, and if you see one you like please do say so.
If there are any lawyers willing to offer free advice on such matters, do contact me.
53 Comments »Reporting on sport
By Will 2 years ago, at the start of July, 1 Comment »
Because I’m now fortunate enough to be writing about a sport and running one the internet’s most popular sites, I have an increased interest in journalism, online journalism, news reportage and so on. The BBC’s blogs have given a glimpse into how their sports editors report on it all, and run the website. I remain a big supporter of the Beeb’s site which, for general sports coverage, is unrivalled. Cricinfo is infinitely bigger and offers something entirely different. Anyway I’m not here to make comparisons as to the goods and bads of each service.
I was reading Howard Nurse’s post and was astounded to read they had no less than 10 people dedicated (solely, it appears) to England’s match against Portugal. Is that normal (does anyone know?). Yes it’s the World Cup, and a football tournament at that, but it nevertheless surprised me.
So that’s where our money goes…!
1 Comment »Site down and up
By Will 2 years ago, mid-June, No Comments; be the first!
Right, the site is back live again - I logged on briefly last night to check, and saw it was down. No idea why, but some bastard has probably hacked us. All seems fine now. Those who know me, could you be kind enough to text me if you happen to notice the site goes down again? Off to the beach now.
No Comments »Comments not working
By Will 2 years ago, at the start of June, No Comments; be the first!
I know of the comments problem, thanks to Rita for pointing it out. It’s a bit worrying but hopefully the technical geeks will sort it out. Otherwise, that’s 12,000 comments down the pan. Which is not fun.
No Comments »Some utterly meaningless milestones
By Will 2 years ago, mid-May, 3 Comments »
I’m fast reaching the stage where it does actually feel as though I’ve been blogging for A Long Time.
Just passed 200,000 words; 1,000 different people have now left a comment (perhaps doesn’t a lot, but that’s many more than most); 12,000 comments have been left and we’ve just passed 1,500 posts.
(just out of interest)
3 Comments »The Times cricket blog
By Will 2 years ago, mid-May, 1 Comment »
Jess mentioned The Times have a cricket blog, which is a very significant turn of events. I’m not sure any other daily is blogging about cricket. I wonder how it will turn out? The Corridor suddenly has competition; best keep on my toes!
Patrick, if you’re reading, I’d be very interested to talk.
1 Comment »Why do you read this blog?
By Will 2 years ago, mid-May, 16 Comments »
All sorts of blogging-related things and projects happening at the moment, which leads me to ask an annoyingly ambiguous question: why do you read this blog? Don’t worry, I’m not seeking praise or anything like that. I’m just trying to make head and tail of my readership, and of those who read blogs.
- Are you aware that this is a blog, or did you just think it’s a website?
- Are you a blogger?
- Did you come here because you knew about blogs, and wanted to find a cricket one?
- What makes a blog better, worse or different than - for example - just a fan’s cricket site?
- What other blogs do you read?
- Do you tend to read “personal” blogs (detailing people’s lives) or blogs focussed on a particular subject?
So, if you can answer things like those, that’d be great. It’s totally open-ended, so chat away. I think blogs have a slight identity crisis, and I’m trying to explain this to someone. On the one hand, essentially they offer nothing more than any other format. But on the other, the “instant” publishing means it’s as easy to blog as it is to email (which leads to its own problems, mainly a stream of incomprehensible waffle as Corridor readers are only too well aware).
The recent BBC/Reuters-led discussion was quite interesting. In some ways it was quite damaging to citizen journalism and blogging but, indirectly, it merely emphasised the importance of the new medium. They’re two of the largest and most influential news organisations in the world, and spent rather a long time discussing how they were best able to adapt to the “change” in media reporting. I predicted this (in private; I’m not boasting) shortly before I started blogging, but it took 6 months longer than I anticipated. We’re seeing the first wave of a bridge between established media organisations and bloggers - and I think it’s healthy to see.
In fact, I don’t necessarily do think it’s healthy or unhealthy. But I know it’s here to stay, and any news organisation who doesn’t react to blogs; to Web 2.0; to syndication; to citizen journalism and all that jazz, will perish. Which, on a slightly different topic, is why I’m concerned/fascinated by the future of print media. There have been recent revelations in the decrease of print advertising revenues; where to next for them?
And here endeth the stream of nonsense. Thoughts welcome; I know it’s not strictly cricket related but, nevertheless, you read the blog so you owe me your opinions on the format!o
16 Comments »It’s de-ja-vu all over again.
By Scott 2 years ago, at the end of April, 2 Comments »
Brian Lara has been appointed captain of the West Indies, for the third time. West Indies cricket’s blogger-in-Chief, Ryan Patrick, has plenty more.
2 Comments »The importance of being earnest
By Scott 2 years ago, mid-April, No Comments; be the first!
Tim de Lisle opened up in Cricinfo with an interesting post relating to independence in the media.
Trescothick is much liked, and even after his story changed, most commentators were gentle with him. But one pundit was conspicuously tough: Mike Atherton, cricket columnist for the Sunday Telegraph, who said Trescothick’s virus line was “so utterly implausible” that “ridicule is the only proper response”.
Atherton used to open the batting for England with Trescothick. He was a team-mate for years at Lancashire of Trescothick’s agent, Neil Fairbrother, who also came in for criticism in Atherton’s piece, albeit unnamed. The condemnation possibly went a touch too far, but it came from the right place: a belief in honesty. Atherton can’t stand spin - of the PR variety - and he is right to highlight the way it is spreading through the sports world.
Atherton is one of the best ex-player pundits for three reasons. He wants to get better; after a tentative start, his writing has steadily acquired more scope and flair. He is curious: he asks questions, while some ex-players still wait for the questions to come to them. And he has a clear grasp of the importance of being independent. He knows he is now batting not for England, but for his readers.
In a free press, that distinction is straightforward. In televised sport, it is becoming a grey area. The ultimate producer of cricket in India is now the Indian board. Atherton, who commentated for Sky on the India-England series, says local commentators were “asked not to mention sensitive subjects”. This provoked denials, but it will continue to be an issue. And some ex-players just don’t seem to see that it matters.
I posit that it is not quite so simple as this though. As a general rule of thumb, in whatever field you work in, you do not crap in your own nest. Cricket authorities are different in various places but all of them expect their broadcast partners to be supportive. And the management of the broadcasters themselves would be most displeased if the commentators were to disparage the game, lest they invite viewers to change the channel.
After all Michael Atherton would hardly expect the Sunday Telegraph to be very friendly to him if he bagged the paper in his column.
That is why there will always be a role for newspapers and blogs in cricket and indeed, in many other areas. We can ask the questions that broadcast media can not ask.
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