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    Twenty20 sledging match

    By Will 3 months ago, 1 Comment »

    “Each team has only 20 seconds to insult the opposition”. Witty animation from Nicholson at The Australian.

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    Harbhajan and Symonds find resolution

    By Will last year, at the end of October, 1 Comment »

    I don’t know why but Harbhajan Singh and Andrew Symonds appear to have settled their differences. They’ve hooked up with a couple of lady friends and decided that the best way to resolve their spat is with a damn good dance. Click here if you can’t see it below (takes a while to load).

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    Elias Henry Hendren

    By Will last year, mid-September, 1 Comment »

    Here’s an old caricature drawing of Patsy Hendren, the former England and Middlesex batsman (and a bit of a leg end, it must be said. 170 first-class hundreds…)

    Patsy Hendren caricature

    More info on Patsy at Cricinfo. Drawing found at Flickr.

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    The rules of cricket…in French

    By Will last year, at the start of May, 14 Comments »

    This landed in my inbox this evening: the French rules of cricket, including the modes of dismissal. Or rather, “les suivants d’eliminations” (I think):

    The French rules of cricket

    I like lbw (obstruction) and hit-wicket (autodestruction). Download the PDF for more.

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    Cartoon of Brian Lara

    By Will last year, mid-April, No Comments; be the first!

    A cartoon of Brian Lara following the West Indies’ dismal display against South Africa

    Thanks Ryan

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    ‘I was playing cricket’

    By Will last year, mid-March, 6 Comments »

    Today’s Matt in The Telegraph

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    Herschelle Gibbs cartoon

    By Will last year, mid-January, 6 Comments »

    Herschelle has been at it again.

    A cartoon of Herschelle Gibbs

    Via Miller and his cronies. See the video of the incident here.

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    Matt’s cartoon view of England

    By Will 2 years ago, at the start of December, 2 Comments »

    From Matt yesterday.

    Cartoon from matt

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    Ashley Giles the Borat of Spain

    By Will 2 years ago, at the start of December, 6 Comments »

    Oh it’s cruel, it’s painfully cruel

    Ashley Giles is Borat

    Courtesy of The Ashes Blog who provide the following reasons Ashley Giles should continue playing for England:

    1. He makes James Anderson look threatening.

    2. His bowling average is almost as good as Matthew Hayden’s batting average.

    3. As the Personal Life Coach for Ricky Ponting, Ashley Giles felt that the Australian captain was in desperate need of a bit of encouragement, so he sacrificially dropped that catch on the boundary. But that’s just the sort of kind, generous guy that he is.

    4. His Royal Highness brings a certain amount of class and dignity into the England team. Well, they need to make up for Kevin Pietersen’s presence somehow.

    So please, keep Ashley playing, and make benefit glorious King of Spain.

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    Postcards from the Sledge (10 of 10)

    By Will 2 years ago, at the end of November, 1 Comment »

    The last of 10 postcards from Postcards from the Sledge. It’s the end of our exclusive run, and many thanks to Beach for allowing them here. Hopefully I’ve helped him sell a few. In 24 hours, the first ball will be hurled down in Brisbane and the sledging can really start.

    Australian Whine

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    Postcards from the Sledge (9 of 10)

    By Will 2 years ago, mid-November, 5 Comments »

    The ninth of 10 postcards from Postcards from the Sledge

    You're only good at swimming

    This has added relevance as Ian Thorpe is due to retire, apparently…

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    Postcards from the Sledge (8 of 10)

    By Will 2 years ago, mid-November, 1 Comment »

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    The eighth of 10 postcards from Postcards from the Sledge

    Shane Warne

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    Postcards from the Sledge (7 of 10)

    By Will 2 years ago, mid-November, No Comments; be the first!

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    The sixth of 10 postcards from Postcards from the Sledge

    Ricky Ponting

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    Postcards from the Sledge (6 of 10)

    By Will 2 years ago, mid-November, 1 Comment »

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    The sixth of 10 postcards from Postcards from the Sledge

    Merv Hughes in a pram

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    Postcards from the Sledge (5 of 10)

    By Will 2 years ago, at the start of November, 10 Comments »

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    The fifth of 10 postcards from Postcards from the Sledge

    Douglas Jardine sledge cartoon

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