Tag Archives: Twenty20
It's Not Your Fault
Martin Guptil’s head hung disconsolately after his dismissal in this morning’s Twenty20, but it was Jacob Oram who should be ashamed of himself. The way The Giant meekly gave up his wicket was shameful, and you have to think his … Continue reading
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Restoring the Bond
News has broken that the BCCI has decided, in its infinite benevolence, to allow its players an amnesty until May 31 to cut all ties to the ICL. This means any Indian cricketer who ended their career by signing with … Continue reading
The Phony War Is Over
(video irrelevant, I was just desperately trying to find something to distract from NZ’s recent on-field performance, and this worked best) Hmmff. It seems that Short Of A Length has come out all guns blazing in the blog wars, ripping … Continue reading
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Groundhog Days
“Leaving the ball outside off stump is a waste of time.” The above quote kinda summed up a Twenty20 which more-or-less rehashed the first of the series, with the same outcome – albeit via a slightly more nervewracking methodology. So … Continue reading
Indian Summers
Having been shivering my way through England and Scotland these past couple of weeks, with the only cricket news being that monumentally cool (if on another level ineffably sad) Stanford scandal all across the front pages – one I’m gonna … Continue reading
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It's Just Not Cricket (It's The Wild West)
At the end of last year, after a gruelling and brutal season, my fellow Deadball contributors and I found ourselves competing in the semi-final of our local YMCA basketball league. We were confident having played our opponent earlier in the season , dominating them in unspeakable … Continue reading
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If You See Da Police… Warner Brother
Just when you thought we might get some breathing room, another one comes off the production line. Australia’s opening stocks finally looked a little thin, after over a decade of merrily smashing the shit out of every bowler put in … Continue reading
A Don At The Cricket
Images from the Boxing Day Twenty20 at Eden Park by Duncan Greive and Justin Warren. Words excerpted from The Godfather by Mario Puzo.
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