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Test Match Cricket : Sri Lanka v Australia
Now the popcorn cricket is over, let’s get serious – This is Test match cricket! There is little hope for a result in this installment of Test match cricket, in particular for the Australian team. Expect a dust bowl, the draw is looking juicy at 2.16 on Betfair right now. They are expecting thunderstorms on [...]
Ricky Ponting, All Bets Are Off In The World Cup
After reading the Ricky Ponting FoxSports article at work, I couldn’t help but post a comment. Don’t Fret, Punter Ponting Is Bradman In The Nets (click me). Under the guise of my alter-ego, Big Poppa Pump, my response went a little something like this. “Ricky Ponting, you, and your moronic bunch of selectors are the blame [...]
The Gods Must Be Cricket Crazy Too
Oh, what a feeling to be cricket crazy! I reckon there should be two trophies prepared for the 2011 World Cup finale. Firstly, the real World Cup trophy for the deserving winner – if there is one. Secondly, a mega-size-plaque mounted with the scrotums of English cricketers forced into exile in the aftermath of a [...]
Cricket World Cup Confessions : Week 2
Pappa once said some most things are better late than never. For record sake, here is my summary of the Cricket World Cup thus far. Two games stand out for me in week 2 of the Cricket World Cup, with Gaddafi’s pin-up boys, the English, involved in both. First was the thriller in Bangalore. A [...]
The Kevin OBrien Bucket List
Let’s do a quick review of the Kevin OBrien bucket-list: Put to Rest: (x) Hit a cricket ball like Tiger Woods teeing off on a dead-straight par 5. (x) Blast a Century against the Old Enemy in a major national tournament. (x) Achieve career-defining moment with a hair style equally as offensive as Kevin Pietersen’s [...]
Sri Lanka Still Partying Like It’s The 1996 World Cup Final
Sri Lanka’s 1996 World Cup Final victory will surely go down in history as one of the greatest underdog-achievements in cricket, or any sport for that matter. Considered an outside chance leading into the tournament, Sri Lanka courageously took on a world beating Australian team with the kind of cajones not seen since Al Pacino’s [...]
Cricket World Cup Confessions : Week 1
Heavenly father, it has been six days since my last cricketing confession. With much guilt I abdicate my sins, having strayed from the path of virtue and commitment to a life of daily Cricket World Cup blogging. We are now at the end of Week 1 in a fascinating Cricket World Cup, let me give [...]
World Cup Group Stage : India v England
The World Cup Group Stage Wrap. The people of India have at least three legacies to thank the English for; the game of cricket, railroads and the knack of making a quality cup of tea. Whether you are colonialist, nationalist, fundamentalist or a simple cricketing enthusiast, this contest has a lot to offer and will [...]
World Cup Group Stage : Australia v Zimbabwe
World Cup Group Stage previews keep rolling in… Lets not beat around the bush; Match 4 will be a World Cup Group Stage challenge for the mellow-yellow Aussies. If the betting markets are any indication the Australians are clearly not in line with punter expectations, floating out to fourth in outright betting market after South [...]
World Cup Group Stage : Sri Lanka v Canada
Uh-oh, did you say the World Cup Group Stage is here? You beauty, well here’s a preview. In all serious, is it a coincidence that World Cup Group Stage cricketing nations are Ganja-heads? Just look at the facts and levitate with me. Pot is legal in Netherlands and Canada. West Indies is the home of [...]