England announced their squad for the 3rd Test against South Africa yesterday. There were no new caps, no roof-tilers and no Australians. Darren Pattinson was replaced by Steve Harmison (who would have thought of doing that? That’s why these people are in charge of selection. They’ve picked an experienced returning-to-form (we hope) strike bowler instead […]
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England selectors sober up
July 27th, 2008 · 6 Comments
Return of the Manc*? No.
May 10th, 2008 · 2 Comments
*Ok, so he’s from Preston. So what? It’s all the bleedin’ same, innit?
Flintoff to miss the first two Tests
Thousands of column inches have debated the potential return of Freddie Flintoff to the England Test Match side for Thursday’s game agains New Zealand but the will he/won’t he saga is over 24 hours before the announcement […]
Jacques Kallis - Leading Cricketer in the World
April 10th, 2008 · 3 Comments
Wisden today announced South African all-rounder Jacques Kallis as the ‘Leading Cricketer in the World’ for 2007. His stats are impressive: 1,210 runs at an average of 86 & 20 wickets at 25 each. Kallis said:
“It is a great honour to receive this award, you feel very humble when you realize what an accolade it is […]
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New Zealand 1 England 2
April 5th, 2008 · No Comments
What have we discovered / been reminded of this Winter?
New Zealand
Vettori is still a top quality Test Match player and a shrewd captain, much like his predecessor. The team rely on his batting almost as much as his bowling.
Matthew Bell is rubbish.
New Zealand are still patronised by the rest of the Cricketing world - including England […]
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Shaun Tait feels himself again.
March 16th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Honk!
Australian fast bowler Shaun Tait has told Big Star cricket that he feels all better now after his break from cricket. Loved by English fans for his comical fielding during the 2005 Ashes (it’s been a while since we mentioned the 2005 Ashes - England won them, y’know) Tait opted to take a break from […]
Sledging: Valid part of the game or ‘just not cricket’?
January 14th, 2008 · 1 Comment
The row between Symonds and Harbhajan that became the war between Australia and India has provoked further debate on the subject of sledging. Is it, as we at Pie Chucker believe, all part of the challenge of the game? Or is it against the very spirit of cricket?
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