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Ray Price is more entertaining than John Travolta

Posted: February 28th, 2010, 11:31pm MST by jrod

There is no doubt that for most of us watching a great cricket game brings on similar feelings to that of a confused teenage girl reading Twilight. Even if that game is a T20. If it has great performances, changes of momentum and a close finish most of us will enjoy it. This makes the T20 match between Australia and New Zealand the sort of match that gets ratings up. The ICC will probably think this is the perfect match of cricket. They probably have a scientist trying to clone it.
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The all-inclusive review of the T20 game between New Zealand and Australia

Posted: February 28th, 2010, 2:09pm MST by jrod

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Kamran Akmal starts the revolution

Posted: February 27th, 2010, 11:12am MST by jrod

Kamran Akmal is in his hotel room watching repeats of the Shield (Mackie is doing something dodgy, again) after day 2 of the 2nd Test against Australia. Kamran: Ahoy hoy. Mysterious Sounding Dude: Mr Akmal, the chickens are coming home to roost. Kamran: What fucken chickens. Mysterious Sounding Dude: We need you to lose this match. Kamran: This is Pakistan; we can probably lose it from here anyway. Mysterious Sounding Dude: No, you must ensure. This is very important, I wouldn’t be calling you if it was not, that would be rude. Please lose.
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stumps

Posted: February 26th, 2010, 9:07pm MST by jrod

As seen on cricinfo; inspired by the dude who asked about saw: One killer. Five cricketers. One house. Who will last? When Virender Sehwag, and four other cricketers who aren’t Virender Sehwag, wake up in an old creepy mansion they have to face the toughest test of their lives. Virender, Sulieman, Brad, Daniel, and Shahid all find themselves victims of cruel cricket related horror madness. Are they willing to change the way they play the game to survive. This is the horror film that puts the balls in the right area. Sulieman Benn wakes up in the end of
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You Learn Something New Every Day

Posted: February 26th, 2010, 11:42am MST by theskiver

Until today, I didn’t realise that I had been present at the end of a legend’s career – or at least his Test career. I was kind of there for the start of it, too. I can’t think that I have done that for too many others, if any. The legend is the one and only Jeffrey Robert Thomson. I may have picked up commentary on some of his debut, but I doubt it. I do know that I listened to his third Test, in Perth in 1974, because I remember playing with the tuning knob
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Goodbye, Brett

Posted: February 25th, 2010, 6:16pm MST by jrod

If I was a fast bowler I’d like to think I’d be like Shaun Tait or Shoaib Ahktar, erratic, a little lazy, far from stable, and only good on certain days. Brett Lee chose a different path. He chose to try really hard, be consistent and stay humble. There are few other proper quick bowlers who could ever be called earnest in the way Brett can. The man was fast, neat, sweaty desperation. I can’t say Lee was ever one of my favourite cricketers, I can’t say he was an all time great of the game, but I can say
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Sachin Tendulkar & the Art of Sado-Masochism

Posted: February 24th, 2010, 11:23pm MST by theskiver

Until today, the one thing missing from Sachin Tendulkar’s extensive cricketing portfolio was a proper world record, one that counted for most people. Ok, so he’s scored more Test tons than anyone else. On the other hand, not one of those 47 hundreds has seen him pass 250. Granted, neither did Border or Waugh, but neither of them aspired to be regarded as the greatest Test batsman of all time. And when you think of the greatest ODI batsmen of all time, you probably think of the power hitters, the Richardses, Jayasurias and Gilchrists of this world.
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Sachin makes 200

Posted: February 24th, 2010, 12:55pm MST by jrod

Usually in a moment like this I would try and write some epic piece. Not today. Sachin Tendulkar made 200* in a one day international. There is nothing to say.
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wikipedia starts rating the test nations

Posted: February 24th, 2010, 11:17am MST by jrod

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Sometimes, It Pays To Be Heartless

Posted: February 23rd, 2010, 11:34pm MST by theskiver

So, the international season in Australia has come to an end, and I’m drinking to it. Not because of the unbeaten Aussie summer. Thrashing two mediocre teams is hardly cause for celebration. No, because it means the end of the most annoying experiment in cricket viewing since, well, ever. Bloody heart rate monitors. What, I mean what, is the point of this idiocy? The whole point of introducing any sort of technology into a sport is to make it in some way better for the spectator. HawkEye, HotSpot, slo-mo cameras, they all serve this purpose.
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Australia don’t lose for whole cricket season against rubbish opposition

Posted: February 23rd, 2010, 7:17pm MST by jrod

That should be the beginning and end of the story. Yes it is a impressive statistical achievement, but so would it be if a kid said he had masturbated every day from the age of 11 to 16. In the end you are pretty much only beating yourself. The West Indies came to Australia without a bowling attack, carried some strike breakers, blooded some kids and had a captain who turned up in time for the toss. They played well at times, but ultimately look like a team that needed the
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inspiring krab

Posted: February 21st, 2010, 12:33am MST by jrod

Part of the reason I started on this ridiculous question-answering thing is because I felt like I was in a rut. Writing is like batting or cleaning your teeth; some times you do it better than others. I thought the question thing might help. And the weirdest thing has happened, I found out that not only do I like Simon Katich now; I find his whole story inspiring. I was just answering this question, and then I looked at my answer; it shocked me. I found Katich
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The TWC equipment guide

Posted: February 21st, 2010, 3:59pm MST by jrod

Every year the Wisden cricketer does an equipment guide. This year, with my sponsor in mind, I took a big interest in the whole thing. Get over to mountain chickens to read my take.
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Two matches is not enough

Posted: February 20th, 2010, 11:28pm MST by jrod

I have said two matches is not a series, and today it is all I can think of. This could have been one of the best series in the history of world cricket; instead we are stuck with two games. Look at what we got: Batsmen playing so well you feel they don’t even need to be looking at the ball to hit it. Both team collapsing at times. Fast bowlers bullying the opposition at times, then getting smashed. Spinners controlling the scoreboard. One team
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dirty dirk declares

Posted: February 19th, 2010, 11:15pm MST by jrod

First class cricket is pretty cool. It is way better than manga or trip hop. But it isn’t for everyone. Dirk Nannes has stated to this very website that his favourite form of cricket is 2020. To most people that is sacrilegious. Dirk is not most people. As far as cricketers go he is the Kakihara of the modern game, cool, unusual and must watch. He does things differently, is different and goes about life in his own way. So when he says
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Amla is unmovable, so is India

Posted: February 18th, 2010, 3:03pm MST by jrod

When you click on the cricinfo link to the scorecard for the Eden Gardens’ test the first name you see is Hashim Amla. That is just how their live scorecard works. It isn’t making a statement with his name; he was just not out, after facing a few more than a hundred overs to win a series for his country. He couldn’t win the series, but India must have realised that in order to win this test they were essentially only a chance when he was at the non-strikers’ end. 490
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Inside the AB Medal 2010

Posted: February 17th, 2010, 5:10pm MST by the omitted

The Omitted went to the AB Medal: A few things struck me as I arrived outside the crown casino’s red carpet entrance to cricket’s night of nights. Firstly, This is the poor man’s version of the brownlow. It has a little bit of prestige, but no one actually cares who wins (especially if its Shane Watson). No one calls ricky ponting the 4 time Allan Border Medalist. Mostly they call him a runmachine, stylish, or cunt-head. A very small proportion of the Cricket loving public would even know this event is on. When
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Shane Watson wins

Posted: February 16th, 2010, 2:34pm MST by jrod

The Allan Border Medal is pretty new. Australia have been pretty handy since 2000 the list of players who have won the award is tasty. McGrath, Waugh, Hayden, Gilchrist, and Ponting. There is a name missing, SK Warne. Warne probably would have won one had he played one-day cricket between 03 and 07. In 06 he was Australia’s best test cricketer and won an award that said that, but not the AB. Because the point system is allocated for all international games for the Allan Border medal, Ricky Ponting won was the winner
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Sehwag proves Quantum Mechanics

Posted: February 15th, 2010, 4:36pm MST by jrod

Not everyone wants to believe in Quantum mechanics. In order to believe it you have to forget everthing you have ever believed and start boring your friends. Most people just can’t be assed. Until yesterday I thought Quantum Mechanics was the biggest load of wank outside of healing crystals. Now I do not. And yet again it is our leader of Sehwagology who showed me the way. Today he cut down the Saffas again. It was Sehwagology at its best, he was batting in warp speed for
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The apocalpyse

Posted: February 14th, 2010, 11:44pm MST by jrod

This was originally on cricinfo, but, even without swearing and perversions, I really liked it. for some reason I forgot to put it up before. If the apocalypse were to come tomorrow, most of us would be dead. But if Hollywood has taught us anything it is that people always survive. While Kallis, Ponting and Dhoni wouldn’t make it, there would be cricketers who would. And it isn’t always the most popular or talented who survive the end times. Nathan Hauritz cannot be killed by bombs or global pandemics. This is a man who
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Ask Jrod

Posted: February 14th, 2010, 11:33am MST by jrod

If you have ever wanted to ask me a question, but have been too shy to do it on the balls, now there is a place for you. This place. You can ask me whatever you would like, and there is a chance I’ll answer. You could ask why have I prostituted myself on another social network platform. Or, whether I like ice cream. So far I have been asked about the next ashes, whether I can bowl a flipper, whether the person asking the question can have
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Posted: February 23rd, 2010, 11:34pm MST by theskiver

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Posted: February 20th, 2010, 11:28pm MST by jrod

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Posted: February 19th, 2010, 11:15pm MST by jrod

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Posted: February 18th, 2010, 3:03pm MST by jrod

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Posted: February 17th, 2010, 5:10pm MST by the omitted

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Posted: February 16th, 2010, 2:34pm MST by jrod

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Posted: February 14th, 2010, 11:33am MST by jrod

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