The Worst of 2009

It seems to be the done thing at the New Year to recount our favourite blogs and blog posts of the preceding year.

Well, piss that off - I've never really been one to follow convention, so I'm giving you the 10 worst posts I have come across in 2009. If you don't like it ... tough.

10. MJ at Mary Jane in the World of Cricket wrote this tongue in cheek piece about England being beaten by a domestic Saffa side. Now I don't know who you think you are, MJ, but I am the one who takes the piss out the England team around here. Got it?

9. The NightWatch Girl deserves to be smacked in general for owning an England cricket blog, but she really excelled herself with this one They've Only gone and Done it. Do I really need to explain why?

8. Christopher Poshin, who I just refer to as Poshe generally, who writes Poshin's World, amongst other things, was one of the first people to support my blog and, though we frequently disagree, I will always hold  him in the highest esteem. The rest of you can feel free to write nasty emails, though, because look at this post: Why I Like Swann

7.  Nathan, a fellow West Aussie blogger who seems determined to pretend I don't exist, writes The Prindiville End. He wrote a post on Chris Gayle, simply titled Chris Gayle and he was a little too nice to Gayle for my liking.

6. Baiju, my friend from The Cricketer - it's nice you referred to My Lord as one of Australia's best performers (in the Ashes series, up to the end of the 3rd test at Edgbaston), but to dare suggest he might be dropped for Brett Lee - that's kind of put you on the out with me.

5.Mspr1nt over at Tales from the Offside frankly has some nerve writing a post about sexy cricketers and not mentioning My Lord. At all. That's just wrong.

4. Ian, my dear friend over at The Baggy Green - you write so much better than me and that's not allowed; but also YOU INVOKED THE K WORD!! Away with ye!

3. Leela, Leela my Dhoni loving friend at Maidenbowling this post is just not on - because I find it hard to understand how anyone can feel this way about anyone but My Lord NMH.

2. Uncle Jrod at CWB how you can dislike My Lord so much is beyond me, but you are a Bloody Victorian so I guess that makes you unpredictable. This post was so rubbish, I wish I'd thought of it first.

1. And how can I miss my absolute favourite, Purna at Cricket Minded -Purna, you know I adore you but to put Aussie Bowlers in the funny list is pretty damn nasty and I take it personally.

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Well, I hope you go ahead an avoid all these people in 2010 because I want you to.

Of course, generally these posts fall into the category of "worst" either because I am jealous that I didn't think of them myself or because they make some reference to England being even remotely good at cricket.

I'm not a nasty cow.

Really.

Happy New Year.