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Not So Super Superstars
They’re overpaid, over the hill, prone to injuries, and move about the infield and outfield with all the grace and speed of arthritic tortoises. They make elementary errors and they’re just not hitting the ball cleanly and racking up the … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Cricket, India, Test Cricket, Yankees
Tagged Alex Rodriguez, Sachin Tendulkar
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South Africa Ascend to Number One
It was only a matter of time before a team of such quality would take the top position among Test-playing nations, and when South Africa defeated England in a gripping final Test match at Lord’s in London, to take the … Continue reading
England v. South Africa, Second Test (or, The Kevin Pieterson Show)
I (Martin), having been otherwise occupied with another little sporting event (or, more accurately, massive Olympic-sized occasion) occurring in England over the last couple of weeks, have not been faithful to my plan to blog on every day of every … Continue reading
Posted in Cricket, England, South Africa, Test Cricket
Tagged Andrew Flintoff, Kevin Pietersen
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England vs. South Africa, First Test, Day 5
Final result. England 385 & 240. South Africa 637-2 declared. South Africa win by an innings and 12 runs. As expected, England succumbed to defeat in the first Test match today. Only Ian Bell and Matt Prior put up any real resistance to the … Continue reading
Posted in Cricket, England, South Africa, Test Cricket
Tagged Dale Steyn, Hashim Amla, Ian Bell, Matt Prior
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England vs. South Africa, First Test, Day 4
End of day score. England 385 and 102-4. South Africa 637-2 declared. As I (Martin) suspected yesterday, South Africa put their large, hobnailed boot on England’s neck and only lifted it in order to kick the supine body in the … Continue reading
Posted in Cricket, England, South Africa, Test Cricket
Tagged Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis, Sachin Tendulkar
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England vs. South Africa, First Test, Day 3
End of day score. England 385. South Africa 403/2. Every now and again in Test cricket a team experiences not merely a bad day but total demoralization. Because the Test match may go on for five days, a side can not … Continue reading
Posted in Cricket, England, South Africa, Test Cricket
Tagged Graeme Smith, Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis
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England vs. South Africa, First Test, Day 2
End of day score. England: 385 all out. South Africa 86-1. The great glory of Test cricket is that a side can be dominant at the end of one day’s play and by the end of the next day’s play … Continue reading
Posted in Cricket, England, South Africa, Test Cricket
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England vs. South Africa, First Test, Day 1
End of day score: England 275-3. The hero for England was Alastair Cook, who scored his twentieth century at the age of only twenty-seven. Cook is not an exciting batsman; I (Martin) think even he would admit that. But he’s … Continue reading
Posted in Cricket, England, South Africa, Test Cricket
Tagged Alastair Cook, Jonathan Trott, Kevin Pietersen
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Finally, the Big One
Tomorrow (Thursday), it begins: the Test series that all cricket fans have been waiting for—England vs. South Africa in three mouthwatering matches to determine which is the best side in the world. Although the series should have been five games, … Continue reading
Posted in Cricket, England, South Africa, Test Cricket
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Chris Gayle versus Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Chris Gayle, the tall Jamaican left-hander known for his power hitting, is currently the star of the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 2012 Indian Premier League. Meanwhile, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, the Guyanese left-hander known for his crabbed stance at the wicket … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Cricket, IPL, T20 Cricket, Test Cricket, West Indies
Tagged Chris Gayle, Shivnarine
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Right Off the Bat 