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The last frontier (of underperformance)

March 17, 2009 – 9:19 am

A blog by Donthaveaclue Fred Trueman, Malcolm Marshall, Richard Hadlee, Jeff Thompson, Michael Holding, Wasim Akram Long run-ups, thundering strides, aerodynamic actions, whiplash releases, searing pace…. Fred Trueman, Simon Doull, Shane Bond, Daryl Tuffey, Jacob Oram, Malcolm Marshall, Richard Hadlee, Jeff Thompson, Michael Holding, Wasim Akram Surprise, Befuddlement, Confusion…laughter even….what gives? The first is a [...]

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slaying their demons, finally – south africa

January 10, 2009 – 10:41 pm

A blog by Donthaveaclue On their own, they are indistinguishable, the Aussie and the South African cricket teams. It doesn’t help that both teams have green and gold on their team crests or that they both have one person on the team who’s not Caucasian. Both have their share of Hercules-sized batsmen who twirl the [...]

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hitchhike-thru-7-ODIs for Dummies

November 26, 2008 – 12:58 pm

A blog by Donthaveaclue The test series done, it’s business-as-usual in India as a seven-match ODI series kicks off and before you know it, the home-team is two-nil ahead. For as long as I remember, there have been two versions of the English team. One, that could be mistaken to be almost competitive against most [...]

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in need of a new heart – Test cricket

November 17, 2008 – 7:21 pm

A blog by Donthaveaclue There are two popular inferences from the recently concluded Border-Gavaskar trophy. 1. The era of Australian dominance has ended 2. The era of Indian dominance has officially begun I could launch an attack on these inferences but will suffice to say that any inferences about dominance and the end of eras [...]

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all good things must pass

November 7, 2008 – 1:43 pm

A blog by Donthaveaclue Border-Gavaskar Series. 3 matches down, 1 to go. India leads 1-0. One test has been dominated by Australia, one by India and the third was an even affair with Australia ahead on points, having stayed in the contest in spite of conceding a huge first innings total. Seems like a finale [...]

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necrotising cricket: the attack of IPL-T20 virus

October 20, 2008 – 9:20 pm

A blog by donthaveaclue   Just picture these: Raccoon city In an underground research facility called â??The Hiveâ?(tm), a deadly mutating virus, codenamed â??T-virusâ?(tm) is unleashed turning every human into a flesh-eating zombie. By the end of the movie, the virus has escaped the confines of â??The Hiveâ?(tm) and infected Raccoon City with the promise [...]

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when everything else … is irrelevant

October 20, 2008 – 11:17 am

A blog by donthaveaclue   There was this commercial that used to appear a few years ago. In a world of identical looking promos, this one struck a chord, Iâ?(tm)ll explain after laying out the hindi storyboard with its attempted translation. Scene opens with a crowd quietly standing in front of a huge television screenâ?¦ [...]

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Assault and Battery – 2

September 23, 2008 – 6:08 pm

continued from Assault and Battery – 1   A blog by donthaveaclue   5 Waqar Younis Few sights in world cricket are more awe-inducing than to see this man starting his run to the wicket. The long run up, legs pumping, jowls reverberating followed by the whiplash windup and round-arm release are forever associated with [...]

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Assault and Battery – 1

September 22, 2008 – 1:43 pm

  A blog by donthaveaclue There is something terrifying about them. It is their ability to wreak havoc to well-laid plans. Painstakingly-won advantages, over the course of hours are blown away when they arrive in full-cry. The most sanguine captains fervently hope that they don’t detonate on the day, not against their team. When they [...]

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