Hey, look at that: I didn’t commit the fatal sin of “blog fade”. I came close, admittedly, but I did not fall victim completely to, you know, “real life”.
Why all the scare quotes?
Hey, Cricket: IN MY HEMISPHERE. Well, technically, England is in my hemisphere, but shoot the West Indies are like a stone’s throw from my back yard, relatively speaking. Pakistan won the 1st ODI and the 2nd is ongoing as we speak: JUST DOWN THE ROAD FROM ME.
I freely admit that I took the 2007 World Cup for granted. I had no idea, being so new to the sport, how rare major tournaments would be in my neck of the woods. I spent many an afternoon at the office listening to the BBC’s coverage of the matches…ENTIRE matches. Not just bits and pieces because of the time difference. For instance, the 2015 World Cup is in Australia, which means match start times of probably 2:30am on my watch. So, yeah, I will get to enjoy my fare share of chases at not-entirely-ungodly hours, but that is really about it.
Anyway, the West Indies are 80 for 2 after 18 overs. A rather pitiful RR…Pakistan’s bowlers must be salivating.
Also, in the IPL, Mumbai continues to pull away. They truly are the best team by a long shot. Of course, still early doors, as the first qualifying final is not until May 24th (!!!). But I really do not see any team overtaking them at this point, in the points table anyway.
Finally, hey, Shane Warne took 3 wickets yesterday, nice to see him back. Until tomorrow…
Limited Overs 