“On deadly ground, fight…Throw your soldiers into positions whence there is no escape…and there is nothing they may not achieve.” So wrote Sun Tzu, in his Art of War. That sounds like fighting talk…but what does a Chinese general, strategist and philosopher, writing some 2,500 years ago, have to say about cricket? I watched the second …
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Match rules again – providing positive incentives for positive cricket
It’s that time of year, again. The League is consulting on possible changes to match regulations for the 2013 season. And the proposal this year is to play a lot more limited overs below 1st XI. I can’t fault the logic behind the proposals. 1st XIs already play a lot of limited-over cricket (National, regional …
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Follow the leader
As the England cricket team prepares for the test series against India, the spotlight falls inevitably on their new captain, Alastair Cook. Largely untried as a leader at the highest level, general opinion seems to be in favour of Cook’s appointment. Top batsman, good team player, resolute under pressure. Cook’s predecessor, Andrew Strauss, alongside coach Andy Flower, saw England …
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