October 15, 2009
balls to the wall and a little more action please
I got to watch my first game of the Twenty20 Champions League last night. IPL Champs Deccan Chargers against surprise-Standford performerss Trinidad & Tobago.
I must say, I was pleasantly surprised and reminded, in the most delightful manner, just why I do enjoy a bit of hit and giggle from time to time. This game really has the potential to be entertaining. That’s, of course, if you are amused by men with sticks slapping balls around in big open spaces.
I really enjoyed Trinidad & Tobago, though. As fellow blogger Kit Kat pointed out, these guys have got the entertainment factor down to a T. Couple that with Daren Ganga and his sexy accent on the mic (Da men chan’t all hea me so I haaf to be patient) and some good performances by Dwayne Bravo and you’ve got a pretty good formula for a really good match.
What makes it even better is that Trinidad & Tobago aren’t some moneybags team who have managed to rope in the best players money can buy. No. They’re simple boys with raw talent from the Caribbean. I’ve got a really, really soft spot for the West Indies. Lendl Simmons could be their saving grace – this boy is going to go far. It’s a real delight to see a West Indies side doing well after all the strike drama and after they copped a bollocking against Bangladesh (sic).
Forward and onward West Indies cricket!
Poor Deccan. They have not won a single match on their home turf. It’s a bit masochistic, perhaps.
October 10, 2009
The JR strikes again
This blog is increasingly becoming more and more about my dog. Here is a photo of Vasco – he would be Shane Warne if I were Daryl Cullinan. He is running around like an idiot again.
As you can see, he is an asshole but I absolutely adore him and he loves a cricket ball.
There’s been plenty of hype about the Indian T20 franchises performing well under par during the Twnety20 Champions League in India and I think it’s quite great and also proves that cricket will never be football.
Money bags Manchester City are doing quite alright in the English Premier League but money bag (insert cricket team’s sponsor’s name here) aren’t. Lovely. Go on Deccan Chargers!
Once again, though, I would like to reiterated that I really couldn’t give a toss about this whole shebang. I still haven’t watched one game. Go me!
The Sitter promised to write something tomorrow.
huh?
I haven’t watched a single game of the Champions League. That’s very much to do with the fact that I am currently without transport and I’m doing all my work remotely. I don’t even know what’s going on and I don’t even really care. Go Deccan Chargers!
I’m really chuffed the Wisden got it right and handed the top gong to Shakib Al Hasan. It’s awesome to see that you don’t have to be a Hollywood blockbuster of the cricket world to earn some respect. This boy has all the potential in the world to become one of the most sensational cricketers of our time. Good on you son!
My JR is currently rolling around on his back growling at the air. It’s 1am. I think he must have been dropped on his head.
The Sitter is in hibernation and is currently refusing to blog on any terms! I’ve pulled him by the ears and kicked him in, what I suspect might be his balls, but no luck. I’ll try again tomorrow.
There’s an India-Australia series coming up if I have all my facts straight. And the English Premier League is on international break. Well, the players are anyway.
Arsenal play Tottenham Hotspur soon. Nothing quite like a North London Derby to get me aroused.
xoxox
Ms Field
tales from the offside 