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it's strange, some people seem to think him imbued with special moral authority or glamour, such that they crave his good opinion, while he of course goes around grubbing-up whatever avatars of populism he can find to accrue to himself. an acrid little reduction of media-sport symbiosis.

ah yes, good to see that tweet again.

yeah like it had anything to do with him

― ۩, Tuesday, February 4, 2014 Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

It was the P Morgan tweet as reported but also the piece by Mike Selvey below:

The events of 2012 have been raked over and the truce, particularly with Andy Flower, was never an easy one, although they managed a professional working relationship. The decision of Strauss to retire was crucial to this for, had he stayed, it is unlikely that Pietersen would have been selected again on the back of such disrespect for his team and captain.

Instead Cook, as the new captain, championed his cause and Pietersen was retained. That Cook has undergone such a change of mind since is as telling as anything.

Surely the ECB gave weight to Cook's opinion more than most.

Anyhow, this is some carnage - couldn't have seen both Flower and Pietersen going.

Will be sickening to read an account of this tour once the dust settles. Might be many years for that to happen though.

swann's probably halfway thru publishing his tbf

That full Selvey piece posted above is worth a read.

In the meantime, cricket goes on, Kumar Sangakarra has scored a triple century against the plucky Bangladeshis.

RIP KP, heaven needed a South African dude that looked like a skunk on acid once.

lol don't worry he'll be round your way for Matty "Jesus" Hayden's Big Bash League soon enough

Is that the first triple in an innings when only one other player has passed 50?

what on earth are NZ doing :D

yeah McCullum has done a number on them!

looks like Mitch is about to go to town on the Saffers...

crikey, maybe he really is that good now. you'd think someone could play this (if anyone can, Amla and ABDV can, and they're in now)

seeing him live brought it home just how quick he is. Rhino is no slouch but Mitch was another level.

mitch mitch mitch

STRAYA, WE'RE THE FUCKEN BEST

natural order restored

^^ real talk

A century from Warner is going to be a huuuuuge chilli on the stick.

Johnson takes all of 5 balls to pick up his 1st wicket of the 2nd innings

AB gone - different class to the rest - stick a fork in 'em

Just the 12 wickets so far for Mitch.

Demolition! That was fun to watch.

Mental disintegration is back! ~STRAYA~

nobody has hurt more south africans than dis bloke (since breaker morant that is)

http://images.smh.com.au/2013/11/27/4958950/johnson-729-620x349.jpg

extraordinary stuff from NZ here

I need to be up in <5 hours, but I can't look away. This is seriously incredible sport

Quite possibly the best innings I've ever seen. And he's back tomorrow!

281*, amazing!

Choice!

I note it failed to knock off the main story on a Cricinfo: what Michael Holding thinks about Mitch.

~BIG THREE CONSPIRACY~

did i ever mention that sportspeople retweeting their fans' obsequy gets on my wick

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BhPK4uPCMAIp9i3.jpg

if that turns out to be Rhino's last match, then what a way to go!

amazing. I was sure they were cooked after the philander reversal.

http://feministafridi.tumblr.com/

http://feministafridi.tumblr.com/image/40954035443

oh my god

cricket eh? fuckin' hell

c'mon Darren

lol well done England

http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/mar/18/south-australia-bowler-banned-over-penis-graffiti

https://twitter.com/PaulAmy375/status/445751337163034625/photo/1

oh England

the perfect end to a perfect winter

:D

Quick someone arrange a Scotland v England match, any format

"The real reason the Ramayana is considered [more] boring than the Mahabharata is that India and Sri Lanka met in the final there too." - @krtgrphr

alternativecricket.com is the best

cheating cnuts

shocking sportsmanship there. the test series is going to be tasty now. Wish we had a 100mph bowler to knock their heads off

Jonathan Agnew, BBC Test Match Special

On Twitter: Shocking to see that on a cricket field. Buttler was not attempting to steal a run, and there was no warning. Contravenes spirit of cricket.

Jonathan Agnew, BBC Test Match SpecialButtler run-out reaction

"Where the law was once you entered a delivery stride you can't run somebody out, it's been changed. You can't do it at the completion of your delivery swing. Whether it's in the law or not, it depends how you want to play your cricket.

"It doesn't happen very often because it's not in the spirit of the game, unless someone is trying to dash out of his crease all the time. I didn't think Buttler was doing that. It's a shame. These things do have a lasting impact.

all by a bowler with a dodgy possibly illegal action too.