The SLPL
Sri Lanka Cricket has finally got to the front of the buffet line to experience a bit of the 2020 league pie. The on again, off again, we think are on again, SLPL looks like it is actually on now. From the outset its looked like a bit of a rush job. There is still [......

Lasiths new ball
Lasith Malinga is set to unveil a new delivery which has sent world cricket in to pandemonium. Calamitously, we were less than enthused. Which naturally surprised us. This caused to have a serious talk with ourselves. Which we hate because we are generally sure we are right. Also, it looks odd when ...

Its all about the IPL
From time to time we like to be cryptic. We usually dont end up explaining what on earth we were on about about but this time we thought we should. The IPL. And Sri Lanka. In 5 short years the IPL has managed to polarize the whole fan base of Sri Lankan cricket. We have [......

Breaking up
We used to be so good together, you and I. Our affections grew as all great loves grow. First, friendship and curiosity. Then understanding and familiarity. Then came 96. Our love and passion for each other exploded out of no where like One Direction. Neither of us were prepared for it. But we knew ...

The Dark Side of the Indian Pyjama League
Since we are busy protesting the contruction of a childrens playground in a sacred area where we play cricket Left_Arm_Shite has offered to fill in the holes for a little while. First up he deals with the Evil IPL. The Dark Side of the Indian Pyjama League I must confess to being far too much [......

A game theorists analysis on Sri Lankas WC 2011 Final team selections
We continue with our very low key World Cup theme. Its so low key that youd be hardpressed to call it a theme. But we dont march to the beat of any one. Cricket fans are usually pretty nerdy. Here is a fan who is exceptionally so. Shehan sends this one in to once and [......

Podcast IPL and SL players and Eng tour round up
In Part 1 We discuss the IPL and the Sri Lankan players participation in it and the the role of the Sri Lankan Cricket board in all the controvery that has come with it. (Sorry about the up and down audio on this one!) Podcast Powered By Podbean Download In Part 2 We [......

WC 2011 Fan Memories Montage
April 2nd 2011 was a very painful day for most Sri Lankans. Inspired by SightScreen.com, the sadist in us thought it best to rehash some of that pain and get you to share it with the rest of the world. We thought a year and 2 weeks on was a good time to get this [......

Is a drawn series as good as it sounds?
King Crickets asked if a 1-1 result is satisfactory for England. Given how the series started in Galle and with the shadow of Ajmal looming over them you would have think its acceptable. But what about Sri Lanka? After a hard graft in Australia and sleep walking in Bangladesh, this was a chance fo...

Are SL openers really up to it?
What defines a good test side? The obvious answers include bowlers who can pick up 20 wickets, a good all rounder, a cogent number 3 and an astute leader. One aspect that can get overlooked is the role of the openers. Throughout crickets vast history the sides that have genuinely done well have alwa...

England need Thorpe's Asian experience
The cluelessness of Englands Test batting against Pakistan has made their triumph in Pakistan in 2000/01 seem even more extraordinary. In that, and their subsequent victory in Sri Lanka, England had one man to thank above all. On those two tours, Graham Thorpe towered above his teammates: he averag...

Scientist predicts Bangladesh vs India in CWC Final
Back in 2003 I wrote a paper analysing every ball of the Cricket World Cup. I have now taken those results and applied them to the current tournament, predicting that.....

Does Westindies have enought substance to beat India
The first test match between India and West indies had been won by India with a margin of 63 runs, which is quiet enough for a low scoring match. The.....

Test cricket versus Twenty20 cricket in the latest edition of The Big Issue magazine
The latest edition of The Big Issue Magazine features veteran Aussie skipper Ricky Ponting on the cover and question's whether his Test team is being upstaged this summer by a.....

Australia Win First Test Over India
Australia's pacemen demolished India for 169 in their second innings as the home side claimed a 122-run win in the first Test at the MCG. Australia resumed on day four.....

Australia!
Crickets back to IST+, which means early morning consciousness. Or in my case, very very late night consciousness. Cricket is the only human activity I can voluntarily be awake for at 7 AM. As a largely crepuscular creature, to bed at 6 AM is a normal late-night for me. 8 AM is an irritating but ac...

A good year to be an Australian debutant
When Ed Cowan makes his Test debut in the Boxing Day Test, he will nudge the number of Australians handed their baggy green cap up to ten in 2011- more than any year since 1977. Then the selectors could blame the chaos caused by World Series Cricket; now it is the fallout to Ashes defeat. Of those t...

Hysteria, and its effect on a cricket enthusiast.
This post is not about Sachin Tendulkar (OK, it might be a little, but he is really a metaphor for a wide variety of things). It is definitely not about some nonsensical milestone that anyone who has to produce a few time-bound-bullshit-words for a living has so much to say about. It is about the po...

New Formats May Threaten Test Cricket
England's test captain, Andrew Strauss, fears cricket administrators are in danger of sowing the seeds of the sport's downfall if the five-day format of the game is neglected. Strauss, enjoying.....