Lalit Modi is a twat. He's the one who started all this.
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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...s-for-Sourav-Ganguly/articleshow/32796471.cms
Click on the video with the article. A really good interview with Gavaskar, who I've always prefered over Shastri. Talks nonsense often but talks as a cricket lover.
Click on the video with the article. A really good interview with Gavaskar, who I've always prefered over Shastri. Talks nonsense often but talks as a cricket lover.
There is so much of nonsense going on in the BCCI.
Isn't Srinivasan supposed to take over as the head of ICC or something sometime soon? In which case, I'm guessing he's just waiting to assume that position so that he can somehow safeguard himself from all these charges.
Isn't Srinivasan supposed to take over as the head of ICC or something sometime soon? In which case, I'm guessing he's just waiting to assume that position so that he can somehow safeguard himself from all these charges.
Being ICC president does not shield him. My hope is that the cnut is going down. Unfortunately, somebody as corrupt will replace him. They need to get Dravid, Tendulkar, Kumble and Ganguly in.
Peter Moores again for England then
Not overly enthused but hey at least it's not Giles!!!
Exactly how I feel
And me, really was worried it was going to be Giles. Moores has a great first class coaching record.
Anyone keeping an eye on the County Championship?
Some pretty promising signs for England at the minute.
Bell and Cook look in very fine fettle, Steven Finn looks back to his best and Chris Jordan has stuck his hand up.
Then there's been more than promising displays from James Vince, Nick Compton, Gary Ballance and Sam Robson, too.
Some pretty promising signs for England at the minute.
Bell and Cook look in very fine fettle, Steven Finn looks back to his best and Chris Jordan has stuck his hand up.
Then there's been more than promising displays from James Vince, Nick Compton, Gary Ballance and Sam Robson, too.
Character.
Any of you guys playing the cricIQ quiz on cricinfo? Each day one gets 3 attempts, total 15 questions in 1 attempt, divided equally between easy, medium and hard level. Link can be found in quick link sections at top of the page.
Absolutely pouring down in the Scotland-England game and they don't come off!! Good on them, as long as no one gets hurt.
You should have seen the drizzle that forced us off on wednesday, and they play in this haha.
Outrageous catch Callum MacLoed
I love Chris Jordan's batting.
feck off Bresnan.
IS Bindra wrote a blog a year ago questioning some things BCCI have done. One of the things he asked about was BCCI hushing up a story involving an Indian player hanging around with bookies in India's tour of Sri Lanka.
The Telegraph has named Suresh Raina as being this player today.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cr...al-full-scale-of-fight-against-criminals.html
The report states the role of the ACSU is to “provide a corruption-free and secure environment for international cricket” and “raise awareness of players, support personnel and match officials to the threat posed by 'fixers’, and of their responsibilities.” Officers questioned Indian cricketer Suresh Raina about why he was photographed with “notorious” Indian bookie “DN” on a tour to Sri Lanka.
At the time there were suggestions the incident was hushed up by the Indian board but Raina was issued with a “Demand Letter” and he was cleared of any knowledge of the individual. At the time he was quoted as saying “There are so many people who get clicked with me. I can’t really be knowing about them.”
Anyone else feel like we're on the tip of a iceberg which is going to kill a lot of interest(including mine) in cricket?
The Telegraph has named Suresh Raina as being this player today.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cr...al-full-scale-of-fight-against-criminals.html
The report states the role of the ACSU is to “provide a corruption-free and secure environment for international cricket” and “raise awareness of players, support personnel and match officials to the threat posed by 'fixers’, and of their responsibilities.” Officers questioned Indian cricketer Suresh Raina about why he was photographed with “notorious” Indian bookie “DN” on a tour to Sri Lanka.
At the time there were suggestions the incident was hushed up by the Indian board but Raina was issued with a “Demand Letter” and he was cleared of any knowledge of the individual. At the time he was quoted as saying “There are so many people who get clicked with me. I can’t really be knowing about them.”
Anyone else feel like we're on the tip of a iceberg which is going to kill a lot of interest(including mine) in cricket?
Relevant..
Anyone know what 'Batting Index' and 'WASP' mean? First time I've heard/seen these terms.
Ah right. Thanks.
Isn't Carberry supposed to be a good fielder in county cricket?
What a predictable return for Ian Bell. T20 is just not the game for him
Fancy England to win this.. oh never mind, Malinga has 2.
That Carberry drop was costly.
Same old same old for England. Learnt nothing about T20 since we won it.
Just need another gun batsmen at the top and a proper spinner and we'll have ourselves a proper T20 team. Tredwell's T20 bowling stats are horrific.
And a death bowler, or two, and a change of mindset. We're hopeless at T20 for more reasons than the lack of two players.
The Cook interview on Sky at the minute shows you whats wrong with English cricket at the minute. Boring, dour, uninspiring.
How come none of you are talking about the spot fixing issue(s)/
I was hoping they'd have got rid of Strauss, but nope. Still there. Still boring & monotonous.
Anyone here read Bookie, Gambler, Fixer, Spy?
Been reading some papers' reports that Cook is perceived as acceptable to sponsors given his pedigree, and so makes a perfect captain from a marketing, if not a cricketing perspective. Any truth to this, in your opinion? The English team just seems so white-bread and focused more on getting in guys who fit a particular mold than people who can play. Would a Mitchell Johnson or a David Warner be brought back to the English team under its current management?
Possibly.
Other than Sky the ECBs chief sponsor now is Waitrose which is just about the most middle class supermarket in the world, so Cook who is at the very least middle class does fit into those demographics.
I'd say no, though, Cook is very unpopular at the minute, if they were bowing to Sponsors he'd be gone, but I think they genuinely thing, rightly or wrongly, that he's the best option.
As for your question, Mitchell Johnson yes, Warner no. But Johnson would be bowling marathon spells at 85 mph and dropped for being expensive from time to time.
No but read Bhogle's article about it recently. Have always believed that Spot fixing is very very prevalent so not really surprised. Too easy to do and too much money to make for it not to happen everywhere in Cricket really.
Mahela and six other players from the present Sri-Lankan squad are diehard United fans. Mahela receiving a Giggs' signed T-shirt.
Our selectors have selected Binny for our test team. What a joke.
England should have little problem winning this...