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50-50 Ashes poll
By Will last year, at the start of July, 1 Comment »
Well, well. After a couple of weeks, the poll (on the right hand side) is still stuck at 50-50.
Who will win the Ashes?
- England (50.0%, 211 Votes)
- Australia (50.0%, 207 Votes)
Total Voters: 418
Yes, Australia are slightly ahead. Granted, 418 people is not an awful lot, but it still reflects just how close this series should be.
1 Comment »Ashes poll – neck and neck
By Will last year, mid-May, 14 Comments »
The poll’s been up only a few days, but it’s neck and neck at the moment.
Who will win the Ashes?
- Australia (50.0%, 30 Votes)
- England (50.0%, 30 Votes)
Total Voters: 60
Cast yours at the site (right hand side).
Should the Sir Viv Richards Stadium be banned?
By Will last year, mid-February, 4 Comments »
The new poll is up at the site. Go and vote (it’s on the right-hand-side).
There was a brief but startling line from Donald Peters, the CEO of the West Indies board, which appeared on a TMS blog earlier today. I was amazed no other news outlet bothered with it, because it seemed rather important, so I ran with it.
Donald Peters, the chief executive of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), has said that his board are not prepared to “take the risk” of ever playing at the Sir Viv Richards Stadium again, 24 hours after the second Test between West Indies and England was abandoned due to a sandy outfield.
The match only lasted 10 balls, as both Jerome Taylor and Fidel Edwards struggled to gain traction on a bedding made largely of soft sand, and it was soon consigned to history after the match referee, Alan Hurst, deemed it too dangerous for play.
“I would recommend they play soccer there from now on,” Peters told BBC’s Test Match Special. “The amount of funding it would take to make that into a Test venue again will be significant. I would advise the government and local cricket association to put their resources into restoring the Recreation Ground. The West Indies Cricket Board will not go back to the Viv Richards Stadium. We are not prepared to take the risk.”
The decision hasn’t yet been made whether or not the ICC will ban the ground. It will cost oodles of dosh to re-invent the old Rec, too – but that, surely, is the more sensible option. I am so geared up for this third Test now it’s being staged at the famous old ground, and we hear a good local crowd will be there too. Hopefully. Which makes a change from the disgrace of North Sound.
4 Comments »Who do you want to lose the World Cup?
By Will 3 years ago, at the start of March, 10 Comments »
Pre-tournament polls are usually completely pointless. So instead of asking who you think will win, let’s reverse it. Who do you want to reach the final of the World Cup, only to lose it? It could be your most hated team, or you simply like watching losers’ despondent, disconsolate faces. Vote now: your country doesn’t depend on it.
Click here if you can’t see the poll.
The beginning of the end for Australia?
By Will 3 years ago, mid-February, 5 Comments »
They lose again. Sadly I’ve missed all the games having been in Africa so will open up the consensus to you fine folk. Are Australia on a downward spiral, or is this a temporary (albeit significant) blip?
Vote below then leave your comments (click here if you can’t see the poll).
Should Duncan Fletcher resign?
By Will 4 years ago, at the start of December, 17 Comments »
Batten down the hatches, we’re in the eye of a storm here! It’s all going very wrong for England so, in the spirit of scapegoattery, let’s start picking them off. And what better way to start than with a poll? Leave a comment on whether you think Duncan Fletcher should stay or go, and cast your vote below
(If you’re reading by RSS, click here to vote at the site)
Jones versus Read (vote)
By Will 4 years ago, mid-November, 19 Comments »
It was inevitable. Certainly in my eyes, anyway. Duncan Fletcher has a memory like an elephant, and an intense loyalty to those who have \”been there and done that\” (come to the party, put their hand up, etc.). Chris Read has done neither. The cynic in me ponders whether this was a master plan by Fletcher. Sack Read; send a rocket up Jones\’ backside to get him fired up; wait for Read to fail before reinstating Jones on the grounds of Read\’s inadequacies. The wicketkeeping debate is then quietened for another few months and Fletcher looks like a savior.
Should Jones have a poor Ashes series – and you can almost guarantee Read won\’t play a single Test in Australia – then we\’ll be back to square one. But for now, Fletcher\’s got his own way – and I\’m glad with the decision too. Read is the best keeper in the country by a distance but, with willow in hand, is little more than a rabbit in the headlights in Test matches. Since reinstating him in the summer, Read has done his cause no good; he has dropped some uncharacteristic clangers, too.
The duel between the two has been rolling on furiously on the blog, so it\’s high time we opened it up to you lot. Good decision? Vote, then leave a comment. (if you can\’t see the voting thing below, click here).
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19 Comments »91.3% of England fans rate Ashes over World Cup
By Will 4 years ago, at the end of October, 26 Comments »
Cricinfo has been running a survey to find out English fans opinion of the Ashes and the World Cup. That the Ashes is the more significant competition in the eyes of the English comes as no surprise, but the actual percentage – 91.3% – is quite amazing.
A survey conducted by Cricinfo has revealed that a massive 91.3% of English respondents would prefer their country to retain the Ashes than win the World Cup. Only 8.4% believed that the World Cup, which takes place in the Caribbean in March and April next year, was the more significant tournament.
For all their excitement about the Ashes, however, the respondents to the survey were a pretty pessimistic bunch. Only 28.6% believed that England would win the series outright, compared to 47.3% backing Australia to reclaim their crown. But, and it’s a big but, 24.1% favour the draw (something that hasn’t happened in an Ashes series since 1972) and that would be enough for England.
More at Cricinfo.
26 Comments »Should ball tampering be legalised?
By Will 4 years ago, at the end of August, 14 Comments »
So, should ball tampering be legalised? Read these two differing opinions.
For: Andrew Miller, Cricinfo
Against: Steve James, Daily Telegraph
Vote below (click here if you’re reading from a feed) then leave your comments. Is this a dark art which needs to be kept as such, or should it be opened up (within reason; no razor blades or bottle tops…)?
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14 Comments »55% think Hair should resign
By Will 4 years ago, at the end of August, 4 Comments »
The results of last week’s poll:
Should Darrell Hair resign?
Yes: 55% (136)
No: 45% (110)
Total Votes : 246
Interestingly, the results were neck and neck until Hair’s email revelations.
4 Comments »Opinion divided on whether Hair should resign
By Will 4 years ago, at the end of August, 9 Comments »
Fascinating results so far on the poll. 170 have voted, and 51% think Darrell Hair should not resign.
9 Comments »74% think Strauss should captain England for the Ashes
By Will 4 years ago, mid-August, No Comments; be the first!
Sorry for the tabloid-like headline, but that’s what a hundred or so of you think. The poll continues and I’ll keep it open – and might run it again after The Oval, just to gauge public opinion.
No Comments »Who should captain England for the Ashes?
By Will 4 years ago, mid-August, 9 Comments »
Yesterday’s resounding win for England over Pakistan was a triumph for Andrew Strauss. A superb hundred in England’s only innings set them up for a huge total and he captained the side with aggression and spirit, not to mention a great deal of skill. The victory was as much a feather in his cap as England’s. Pleasingly, England have won a series without Andrew Flintoff, without many of their apparent 1st XI, or choice eleven, available. But who should captain England for the Ashes?
Vote below, and leave comments below below (visit the site to vote if you’re reading this via a feed)
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9 Comments »England’s loss to Sri Lanka
By Will 4 years ago, at the start of June, 5 Comments »
It was a fabulous bowling performance from Murali, but how worried are you about England’s latest slip-up? Does it smack of arrogance and complacency, or is this just a team in the rebuilding phase, missing key players? Leave a comment, vote, or both. I’ll offer my own thoughts later in the week.
(you’ll need to visit the main page in order to vote, if you’re reading this via RSS)
5 Comments »New poll: was it the greatest one-dayer?
By Will 4 years ago, mid-March, 6 Comments »
Was South Africa’s win over Australia the greatest? Submit your vote. I’ve still to fully absorb the events, but I hear Barry Richards has made some interesting comments about it, which I’ll dig up soon
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