In order to establish more regular postings to this blog (and as part of a new-years-resolution) I have decided to set out a specific format for this blog. I intend to post something each Sunday night following the style of that set out below. Occasionally I may revert to a single issue if a really striking one appears. In this way I hope to avoid the constant messaging on certain community websites every time I post an entry here; readers should now feel safe to check this space each week for my opinions on the world of cricket.
Today I will simply lay out the format with examples from the last few weeks:
(First will be a general point/concern about cricket in general or a special event in place of the above paragraph)
NEWS
This section will bullet point a few interesting developments regarding off-field events
- For example, it was announced this week that New Zealand and Sri Lanka will play 2020 games in Florida following the 2020 World Cup in the West Indies this year as part of the ICC's continuing efforts to break into that market
Recent Results
This section will include information about the week's games and note anything important that occurred
- For example, New Zealand achieved victory in Christchurch against Bangladesh on Thursday to take the ODI series 3-0. The victory was by just 3 wickets as the tourists showed some fight at last. The Black Caps played a very lazy - almost arrogant - style of cricket at times that didn't help their cause (most notable were the poor dismissals for McCullum and Taylor)
Article of Interest
This part will focus on the piece of media from the previous seven days whether it be from the cricinfo.com, youtube.com, newspapers or television. This may be a negative OR superb piece that I uncover
For instance, today former Australian captain Ian Chappell lamented the fuss over late-innings-reverse-swing when orthodox swing is just as deadly and far more potent to top order players. His comments follow the brilliant display by Dale Steyn against India.
While I find the point has merit - particularly the logic that early swing puts emphasis on the Spinner later instead of the pacemen - the argument seems an automatic reaction to Steyn's effort and is dripping with nostalgia for his playing days. The conservative streak in Chappell's articles has drawn my criticism before and I would hate to think that he favours sticking with the tradition and ignoring the modern elements of cricket that are just as fascinating. After all it was this attitude that allowed his countrymen to be so surprised and ultimately defeated in the 2005 Ashes contest (in fact he mentions this series as if it was conventional swing that did the damage - hardly). If anything I am just surprised that anyone could swing the ball in India at all!
Looking Back
Here I will take an event from cricinfo.com's similar page that I think is important to recognise
Well that's it from here and I hope you join me again
It's good bye for now
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