Ah, another morning with County Cricket to follow. I was hoping the Wisden Cricketer’s new website would have better coverage of the County game than Cricinfo currently does, but it is pretty much the same. No ball by ball, no photos, no live match reports. Just the score, the stats, and the weather. For now, I will stick with Cricinfo, as their layout is far superior.
Sussex is the closest thing I ever had to a favorite County club. I “chose” them when I first started to follow the sport, as they had won the double the year previous and I thought for once it would be nice to follow a winning team. The choice never really stuck, unfortunately. At this point, I don’t think I will ever truly love a County Team unless I move to England.
Lots of news today. Malinga has been left out of the Sri Lankan squad for the tests in England. Kind of expected, he has never really proven himself as a test bowler. I am sure he will be selected for the ODI series.
And it looks more and more like there will be 10 teams in the 2015 world cup, with a chance for the associate nations to qualify over a few of the lagging test nations. I am not sure why they cannot expand to 12 teams, but it looks like Australia has already begun planning for the 10 teams.
And, of course, the IPL: Mumbai won in rather thrilling fashion, and Kolkata will be chasing Kochi’s 132.
Another short post today. Here’s the beauty Malinga in white – I thought I would post it since we won’t be seeing him in the classic kit this summer:
Limited Overs 