Two results
posted by eye-on-cricket 2 yrs ago Two results. One inevitable, one surprising. The PCB lifts its ban on Shoaib and Asif (come on, did you really think the ban was going to last? This blogger was skeptical about it lasting and it didn't). And England lose the second test to Australia...
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The beat of a different drum
posted by eye-on-cricket 2 yrs ago In the midst of the opprobrium being heaped on England's head, let me strike a slightly different note (not discordant, just different). Australia deserve to be 2-0 up, but they are vulnerable. They deserve to be 2-0 up because they have played bette...
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Back up the talk?
posted by eye-on-cricket 2 yrs ago An interesting little nugget at the end of this report on the Indian win over the Rest of South Africa:[Rudolph] wasn't quite so kind though when asked about the various on-field incidents, which had seen parts of the game played in a heated atmosphe...
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Might as well
posted by eye-on-cricket 2 yrs ago Ah, what the heck, I'll have a go. Here is my Indian XI for the first test:Jaffer, Sehwag, Dravid, Tendulkar, Laxman, Ganguly, Dhoni, Pathan, Kumble, Zaheer and VRV Singh. Dodgy points: why no space for Sreesanth? Why not Harbhajan? For the first, Si...
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G'bye Marto
posted by eye-on-cricket 2 yrs ago Damien Martyn was a very elegant batsman with a mixed career, and its only fitting that the bunch of memories he leaves behind for me are a suitably mixed lot. The first time I saw him was in the 1994/95 season as Australia and Austrlia 'A' clashed i...
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Home for the holidays
posted by eye-on-cricket 2 yrs ago I've accused Cricinfo of being England-centric in the past. Dear reader, read this piece on gifts for the holidays, and tell me if you agree....
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Can you hang in there for a bit?
posted by eye-on-cricket 2 yrs ago India are in desperate trouble over at the Wanderers. The openers have gone again. Poor Jaffer, he must be wondering what he has to do in order to stay in for more than a few deliveries each time. The less said about Sehwag the better. But at the cre...
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All about No
posted by rohinihaldea 2 yrs ago Any parenting book or website worth its salt will tell you that you should avoid saying the word ‘No’ to your toddler too often. And like a lot of optimistic advice that these books offer, it is virtually impossible to follow.Will someone please tell...
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Tamil rap
posted by NCMF 2 yrs ago I saw this video by a tamil rap band on youtube at a friend's place a few weeks ago and totally enjoyed it. Since then, this link has been forwarded to me almost as many times as it has been viewed on youtube (120,152 by the latest count). So I decid...
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Dhoom 2 and a kissing controversy
posted by NCMF 2 yrs ago Yeah, I was dragged begging and screaming to watch Dhoom 2. This weekend, I went to a get-together for ASHA marathoners and happened to take W along. And when I introduced Amit and his wife, they all seemed to hit it off. I knew it was a mistake righ...
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