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David Green

who has written 77 posts for World Cricket Watch.

Mar
4
2010

The Reverse Sweep

This week we start by asking if England are as lucky as they are resilient. We also report with some relief that someone (i.e. New Zealand) is finally giving Australia a run for their money Also featured is the worst game in cricket history, John Howard, Eoin Morgan and the IPL, with this week’s list [...]

Mar
4
2010

Luke Wright vs Shane Watson

Verdict: Luke Wright is the Shit Shane Watson

That’s what I tweeted yesterday when Luke Wright idiotically played across the line to a straight one from Shakib Al Hasan and was bowled in England’s nail-biting run chase against Bangladesh. Was I being fair? Well, with Eoin Morgan going great guns at the other end all Wright [...]

Mar
4
2010

Pick Eoin Morgan!

Now, surely Eoin Morgan has to be given a go at test cricket…
Ten days or so ago, I wrote a post asking whether Eoin Morgan should be in the England test side.
After his wonderful century yesterday, he is almost banging the door to Chief Selector Geoff Miller’s hotel room in. Without him England would have [...]

Mar
1
2010

Is Sachin Tendulkar the Best Batsman Ever?

Can We Declare Sachin the Best Batsman Ever and Place Him in Higher Esteem than Don Bradman?
We can certainly consider it…
“Better than Brian Lara and Ricky Ponting, the other two great players of my era. Better than Sir Viv Richards, Sunil Gavaskar and Allan Border. And I would even say better than Sir Don Bradman [...]

Feb
25
2010

The Reverse Sweep

This week we start by paying homage to Sachin Tendulkar after his latest notable feat. We also suggest that England has finally found a worthy replacement for Marcus Trescothick in the limited overs game, report on a rare victory for Pakistan and ask how good the Australians are after their unbeaten summer. There are also [...]

Feb
25
2010

Brett Lee Retires from Test Cricket

One of the most vivid memories of recent cricket history was when Andrew Flintoff found time amidst the euphoria and hullabaloo of victory to console Brett Lee after England had scraped home by two runs at Edgbaston in 2005.
Flintoff recognised a fellow warrior when he saw one and as throughout his career in the baggy green, [...]

Feb
23
2010

The Silence of the Shane Watson Baiters

The ubiquitous and avenging force that is Shane Watson
Those that have read this blog before will know that Shane Watson is not exactly my favourite cricketer. For some unfathomable reason I have taken a dislike to him and as I started poking fun at him before he was good, it’s not as if it is [...]