Jason Gillespie: The outcast, the leper

All right, now this has stretched way too far and way too cheap. Jason Gillespie has been stopped by cricket Australia from taking up a two-week coaching stint for some promising teenage cricketers at the Centre of Excellence in Brisbane. His affiliation for the unrecognized league ICL, was the reason for the same, which apparently is the view of the ICC. For many who are not aware of my views of the IPL-ICL 'clown fest', I am for the ICC and its members to protect its interests from unregu...

Spectacular match!

This is a modern era classic... Add this to those special matches like some of the ashes matches in 05' and the Kolkatta match in the series against Australia. Truly spectacular... a total classic. Congratulations to England and India, their supporters, who put up such a beautiful match. Add to that, the Chennai crowd has again added to some of the warmth which was showcased by a barmy army fan in this write up. The people who stood out: Andrew Strauss: Unlucky to not receive the man of...

England on a full nelson grip

This is turning out to be a fantastic test match. England has India by the throat backed by some superb bowling performances from their quickies and the openers. For India, As mentioned so many times in the recent past, much of India's fortunes lie in the two openers and the rest may or may not perform and create the kind of impact that the two on top consistently does. Laxman and Sachin can perhaps be spared but when the top 2 fails, the going is very tough for them. The number 3 slot ...

The aftermath and cricket

Sad days for India which witnessed bloody and cruel episodes of reality TV barbarism. From what has been sounded out on the safety and well-being of the Indian blogger folks in Mumbai, the word is that everyone is safe. On cricketing aspects, it is the last thing on the public's mind right now and the cancellation of the current England tour and the Champions League was welcomed. England is contemplating to return with a possible second string side for the test series and there is a debate go...