the krab digs in, again
Had Simon Katich been born in New Zealand his whole career would make more sense. An intelligent man with permanent three day growth, a batting technique that is rough on the eyes, some years in the...
View ArticleThe Jesus XI
Happy Jesus on a stick day. A day that is all about honouring someone who died so that we can all be perverts and animals, but you can’t eat steak, in case some is made of him. In honour of Jesus dying...
View Articleof crabs and men
I know Indian fans have been waiting a while for me to say this, but County Cricket is a cruel tyrant here to ruin the game of cricket. How? Oh, I’ll tell you, but robbing us of arguably the ugliest...
View Articleballs profile: Simon Katich
That the Krab has a career at all is testament to the human spirit and proof that appearances do not matter. Katich’s early career was mostly shit. Then he went off and made his technique even more...
View ArticleBilly Bowden and KRUD
Billy Bowden is perhaps the most amazing umpire in cricket history. With little umpiring skill at all he has managed to make it to the pinnacle of cricket with stupid gestures and nerd chic. If...
View ArticleBowden’s late no ball call in pictures
“Very interesting call that one. The thing is we’re not out there, it’s a very quick motion of that front leg going through”. Some aussie commentator on Nimbus. While the foot going through the crease...
View ArticleAshes premonitions: Katich vs Trott – the bore war
Last Ashes, I came up with a 100 Ashes facts. Since then I have written a book about the Ashes, I feel a special bond with this series. Now I have Ashes premonitions. During the series the words...
View ArticleIndia are world champions for eternity: even American Christians love India
The world will end tomorrow, or today, or a few days ago depending on when you read this (that’s a trick line, because you’ll already be dead). It’s rapture time. Or as these particular weird fucked up...
View ArticleRevenge of the Krab
There was once a time when Simon Katich choked Michael Clarke for not celebrating a win long enough. Now he has been told he is not required or good enough to get into the list of best 25 cricketers in...
View ArticleKatich cuts well
I was going to write a post here about who I would have sacked before Katich. Then it got serious. Then it got wordy. Then I uploaded it at Spin. After I wrote it, I went and listened to Simon Katich’s...
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