Zimbabwe are showing some very positive signs and regular readers will be aware of my issues with Zimbabwe and Bangladesh being full ICC members. The ICC it seems have given up on addressing issues in nations where there is little or no money for them.

Go back 3 years and it was the mass exodus of players to other parts of the world. England and Australia were the destination of choice for many ex Zimbabwe players.
However, that seems to have changed. Firstly the appointment...

South African supporters would want to forget Sunday afternoon’s batting performance and the implications it may have. It almost seemed like a repeat of the afternoon session against England in Durban. Wickets went down at an abysmal rate and it will most probably lead to an Indian victory in Kolkota. However the inconsistent batting performance should create headaches for batting consultant Kepler Wessels and caretaker coach Corrie van Zyl.

The inconsistent nature of the South African...

The IPL is a massive hit and makes money for franchise owners, BCCI and India. However that is about to change and this time it can impact every single nation that is an ICC full member. It makes me shudder to think that one uniform decision can have this impact.

So what is the fuss about? Well the Rajasthan Royals have unveiled plans to create a single entity called Royals 2020. I think the concept is a play on the MLB(Major League Baseball) idea where you have a mother club (Like...

The cricket world is currently in a state of extreme pressure. Pressure due to a lack of performance (Kamran Akmal) and capitulation against Australia (Mohammed Yousef).Fighting for survival just ask Mickey Arthur and Vincent Barnes (SA Bowling coach) about that and India suddenly wanting to play more Test Cricket to ensure that they can compete to stay in number one in the ICC Rankings.

I however am concerned about something else that seems to be happening more than Graeme Smith scoring...

Onions in the kitchen burn your eyes when you take a knife through it and it burns, I speak from experience. You are not suppose to touch your eyes again as the burns continues for a few minutes let alone hours.

Graeme Onions, the potential 20th wicket for the Proteas (I know about the gentleman with him, but his number eleven status makes him the prime target in my view) has shown resolute defensive in helping the English draw tests at Centurion and today in Cape Town.
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