midwinter-midwinter

And the 2010-11 Midwinter-Midwinter goes to...

Submitted by Rick Eyre on January 7 2011, 8:02 pm

The Ashes for 2010-11 have been won comprehensively by England. The one-sidedness of the contest is reflected in the final leaderboard for the Midwinter-Midwinter.

It's the fourth time that I have made this award, and for the first time, it's a tie. The joint winners of the 2010-11 Midwinter-Midwinter are Alastair Cook and Jimmy Anderson.

Brum Day Five: Never click the back button when you don't mean it

Submitted by Rick Eyre on August 4 2009, 4:14 pm

Captain-in-waiting Michael Clarke and Mister-Cricket-in-waiting Marcus North saved Australia's bacon in the Third Test at Edgbaston yesterday. With, it should be noted, the assistance of Mr Cricket himself, county-cricketer-in-waiting Mike Hussey, and chronic injury-in-waiting Shane Watson.

Brum Days 2, 3, 4 Mid Term Report

Submitted by Rick Eyre on August 3 2009, 6:19 pm

Think of Saturday's day of inaction at Edgbaston not so much as a washout as a pause for half-time at the two-and-a-half Test point of the 2009 Ashes. It hasn't been a series of great science, but it's not dull. And we still don't really know how it's going to finish up.

People:

Lord's Day Five: Freddie's swansong, Swannie's fredsong

Submitted by Rick Eyre on July 22 2009, 10:20 am

If Graeme Swann never bowls another ball, let him be remembered for that dipping, inswinging off-break which suckered Australian should-be-captain Michael Clarke on the final morning of the Second Test at the Home of Archery.

People:

Lord's Day Four: Whinge whinge grumble whinge.

Submitted by Rick Eyre on July 20 2009, 5:51 pm

Every time Kevin Pietersen miscues a sweep way outside off, every time Mitchell Johnson bowls a perfect line and length to the feet of second slip, every time Ricky Ponting chops the ball onto his stumps when Australia is in trouble, is a time to remember that cricket is a game for human beings. Umpires are human, umpires make mistakes, more mistakes than we care to notice. And just as umpires who make the odd mistake continue to be chosen, so it is with the players themselves.