So, Ijaz Butt has finally apologised to the ECB for claiming that England had taken large amounts of cash to lose the 3rd ODI against Pakistan. The ECB has withdrawn any threat of legal action.
The West Indies Cricket board is imploding, as three of their major players refuse the central contracts they have been offered - mostly because those contracts aren't worth the paper they are written on.
Andrew Strauss is working on his Steve Waugh impression again - this time taking his team to visit the remains of Dachau contentration camp in Germany. Does he do this before every test series, or is it just because we scare him so much?
Salman Butt has filed an appeal against his suspension over the spot fixing allegations and I expect Amir and Asif will do the same. I hope they are successful - innocent until proven guilty and all that.
And, as I write this, there is roughly 35 hours to go before the long-awaited 1st test against India - and no channel in the UK is showing it. I just assumed Sky would pick it up, but they are more interested in that giant of competitions - which no one can predict the outcome of - South Africa vs Zimbabwe.
Today, I telelphoned Sky and offered them sexual favours if they would just show the damn thing.
Of course, you should all know my policy of not watching tests live (due to a history of jinxing) by now - but I am allowed to watch highlights and replays, so Sky needs to have them.
If they can't get it together and sort it out (fellatio not withstanding), you're going to have to put up with a pile of photo posts and some crap reports taken from scorecards on cricinfo. And you know how I hate cricinfo. Don't force me to use it, please.
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Actually, I take back the first one - kind of. He hasn't apologised, he has retracted and apologised that his comments were misunderstood.
Not quite the same thing, but it seems the ECB are happy.
"some English players have taken enormous amounts of money to lose the match [the third ODI]. No wonder there was such a collapse."
Ah yes, Mr Butt, I see how that could be "misunderstood". How terribly inconvenient for you.
Fucking clown.
Anyway, in response to your peril, you can watch the highlights at www.cricket-online.tv, updated around 8 hours or so after the day finishes.
Drop North! Drop North! Drop North! For gods sake, leaving a ball from a swing bowler who's making it move both ways late? Aaaaaaaaahhhhh!
But I love North ... <<>>
Thanks Howe_zat - last thing Thursday night Sky sports managed to get their shit together.
But I have used cricket online TV many times. Great site.
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