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Iain O’Brien’s blog
By Will 2 years ago, at the start of December, 3 Comments »
This is a good read, an encouraging sign and exactly what a blog should be. Iain O’Brien has been penning his thoughts. It’s a standard blog, and has clearly not been ghosted or filtered by humourless media people. For how long? Well, who knows? Before long Iain will probably let something slip, or call someone a galloping plonker, and all hell will break loose. That would be a shame.
So, enjoy it while you can. It’s even full of spelling mistakes; when those dry up you’ll know it’s been scanned by the dull police.
The crowds here are pretty good, ruined by a few, actually quite a few, idiots who think a day out at the cricket is just to abuse the guys playing any way how. You get called anything and everything. Embarrassing for these guys really, as a lot of the others around them are cringing. I don’t know how many times I’ve was called a ‘fagot’ this afternoon!
Tom came back on for one of those ’special’ spells. He had real energy and great direction. Symonds with a bouncer and then trapping Watson in front. And that’s six down. We’re in as good a position as we could possibly be in. It’s a pretty happy changing room and we sit down after doing our hot colds etc to discuss tomorrows task. We sign off on what we, personally, are going to do to win this Test. The track is only getting better and better to bat on, we can chase down 250-300, if we do it properly. And we have just done this, two Tests ago, on a tough track on day five. We’re a hell of a bet!
And…
Tonight I had to do the press. Firstly an on field chat to the ‘radio’ guys, then off to do the press conference. A table for one in front of the sponsors board, lights in your eyes, 15 odd microphones and recorders in front of me and about 15 media ready to ask their questions. It went pretty well, as intimidating as it is, I think I went ok. Even got to answer questions about yesterdays on field stuff with Ponting. It was also nice to know ‘the media’ had been reading my blog too. Hi all! Well, I already knew that after the big deal over nothing was made of the Gabba crowd comments.
It works well because he’s not trying to be anything other than a bowler playing for his country. There’s no attempt to be an aspiring novelist (“The ground was packed. The atmosphere ready. The cloudless skies portrayed” etc etc); he is plain, simple, brilliantly honest and it makes for a good and enlightening read. I thought our county bloggers this season (Will Smith, Nick Compton and James Foster) did just as good a job. It is inevitable that you’ll end up with the occasional glib piece, but not often.
More, please!
3 Comments »Blogging from the boundary
By Will 2 years ago, mid-April, No Comments; be the first!
A quick pointer in case you haven’t noticed. Nick Compton, James Foster and Will Smith are blogging their seasons with Cricinfo. They’re all really up for it, so have a read here.
No Comments »New blog for ABC Grandstand
By Will 3 years ago, mid-November, 1 Comment »
Rae Allen writes:
1 Comment »Hi Will,
Just thought I’d let you know the new ABC cricket site has been launched in a
blog format at http://abc.net.au/cricketJohn Buchanan will do a preview and review of each match over the Australian
summer
Notes from the pavilion for November 4th
By Will 3 years ago, at the start of November, No Comments; be the first!
Links of note from the past 24 hours:
- Cricket Mystery – A new site from John Morrison, the former New Zealand batsman
- All Blacks failure should sound alarm bells in cricket as well – Interesting piece from John Morrison attacking modern analysis
John Morrison’s blog
By Will 3 years ago, at the start of November, No Comments; be the first!
Further to my last post, John Morrison’s new blog can be found here: CricketMystery.com. Worth bookmarking I reckon. I’m always in favour of writers who rant. Wranters, if you like.
No Comments »Corridor of Uncertainty number plates
By Will 3 years ago, at the end of October, No Comments; be the first!
“I know that you’re a bit hard up for money to keep the blog going,” Hammy writes, “but to sell number plates relating to your blog? Really. Taken in Perth, Western Australia. I’ve been waiting for ages for the COU number plate to arrive and took a photo of the first one that I came across.”
Not guilty, m’lud. Donations and/or free hosting and/or beer and chocolate gratefully received though.
No Comments »Neck and crop
By Will 3 years ago, mid-June, 9 Comments »
Arun Kale has been beavering away designing the new theme for The Corridor, which you can now see. Huge congrats and thanks to him and we hope you’re as pleased as we are. It’s fresh, new, simple and pretty cool. Thoughts (even complaints) welcome.
9 Comments »Cricket = action = art
By Will 3 years ago, at the end of May, 4 Comments »
An interesting new blog I’ve been reading run by a New Zealander, Marty, who is photoshopping cricket photos. The blog? “Cricket = action = art”. There are now a hell of a lot of cricket blogs out there, all doing pretty much the same thing, so it’s encouraging to see someone concentrate on a different topic and angle. Here’s one he did of Prior
Infatuated by Robert Key
By Will 3 years ago, mid-May, 2 Comments »
King Cricket is mad as a box of frogs. Insane. His blog is required reading for this fact alone, though his increasing infatuation with Robert Key suggests the men in white (no, not the umpires) will come a’knockin’ quite soon.
The above photo is actually a brilliant piece of photoshoppage from Mike, who’s done similar excellent wizardry before.
Less adept but even funnier is this attempt:
Box. Frogs. Lots of both.
2 Comments »Brit Blog Awards 2007
By Will 3 years ago, 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 »Live: World Cup opening ceremony
By Will 3 years ago, mid-March, 6 Comments »
Andrew Miller is blogging the opening ceremony of the World Cup. So go read it now.
6 Comments »King Cricket
By Will 3 years ago, 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.
The return of Caribbean Cricket
By Will 3 years ago, mid-January, No Comments; be the first!
No, sadly I don’t have the answer to the Caribbean’s descent into oblivion, nor any exciting news of its regeneration. This is just a reminder that Ryan Narine’s CaribbeanCricket.com and blog are both back in the land of the living which, if nothing else, is the best news West Indies cricket has had in months. Check out both and keep reading.
It is, as Tony Cozier said the other day, an “intimately informed” website and required reading for anyone interested in cricket.
With that good news comes another depressing comment, this time from Tony Becca.
No Comments »â€œCricket, once the king of sports in this country, has become a second-rate sport in this country.â€
More blogs!
By Scott 4 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.
Sarwan and Gayle’s tour diary blog
By Will 4 years ago, at the end of October, 3 Comments »
Ramnaresh Sarwan and Chris Gayle are blogging their Champions Trophy thoughts at Cricinfo, which is worth keeping an eye on. See here.
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