Andy Zaltzman

Andy Zaltzman

Stand-up comedian; writer

England will not win a World Cup in a year beginning with 2

England will not win a World Cup in a year beginning with 2

And other lessons from the World Cup so far, y'all

03-Mar-2015•Andy Zaltzman

The World Cup is too long (or not)

The World Cup is too long (or not)

Listen up, children. Also: full swinging deliveries still work

24-Feb-2015•Andy Zaltzman

Moeen fights a lone battle

Moeen fights a lone battle

While he stroked his way to a fluent and majestic hundred, his team-mates struggled to find the boundaries, something that is very likely to cost England in their upcoming games

23-Feb-2015•Andy Zaltzman

Warning: Meltdown imminent

Warning: Meltdown imminent

All West Indies and New Zealand had to do in their respective matches was simply turn up and wait for their opponents to shoot themselves

21-Feb-2015•Andy Zaltzman

This is how good the World Cup could be

This is how good the World Cup could be

Hamid's headband, Shapoor's distance sprint to the wicket, and Mirwais' shining scalp provided examples of the glories of an inclusive global tournament

18-Feb-2015•Andy Zaltzman

A mix-up with Kohli is a good omen

A mix-up with Kohli is a good omen

What we have learned so far in this World Cup

17-Feb-2015•Andy Zaltzman

The veritable spotter's guide to the Cheer

The veritable spotter's guide to the Cheer

The ball-by-ball structure of cricket gives its crowd noise a hypnotic rhythm, the stadium rising and falling with each major event, most minor events, and some non-events

15-Feb-2015•Andy Zaltzman in Adelaide

World Cup-ending throat restrictions and political squabblings

World Cup-ending throat restrictions and political squabblings

Part two of our World Cup Achilles heel report explains why South Africa are in the wrong hemisphere and why UAE are better off building skyscrapers

15-Feb-2015•Andy Zaltzman

England surrender to their sense of inferiority

England surrender to their sense of inferiority

There is nothing more dangerous than peaking too early - apart from being patently inferior to one of your main rivals

14-Feb-2015•Andy Zaltzman

The World Cup Achilles heel report

The World Cup Achilles heel report

A look at potential banana peels for some teams, with specific instructions for paramedics and physios

13-Feb-2015•Andy Zaltzman

What's in a rematch?

What's in a rematch?

Why group-stage head-to-heads are a big deal when it comes to the knockouts. Or not

04-Feb-2015•Andy Zaltzman

The Grand Prix on a donkey

The Grand Prix on a donkey

The first in a new mini-series on classic World Cup rivalries: England's batting v progress

04-Feb-2015•Andy Zaltzman

The World Cup's least memorable moments

The World Cup's least memorable moments

In part one, we remember an inconsequential eighth-wicket stand of 23

28-Jan-2015•Andy Zaltzman

An intriguing World Cup stat, and proof that de Villiers can bat

An intriguing World Cup stat, and proof that de Villiers can bat

Did you know that if you bowl economically, you won't win the World Cup?

21-Jan-2015•Andy Zaltzman

England's 1% chance of winning the World Cup

England's 1% chance of winning the World Cup

Plus, mind-boggling stats from the Australia-India series

15-Jan-2015•Andy Zaltzman

Cricket's renaissance man

Cricket's renaissance man

Two hundred years before the laws of the game were codified, Leonardo da Vinci was a fan

06-Jan-2015•Andy Zaltzman

An irate American Bob Willis

An irate American Bob Willis

How cricket missed out on a canine with KP's game-changing ability remains a mystery

03-Dec-2014•Andy Zaltzman

The Sobers of Mount Olympus

The Sobers of Mount Olympus

If not for his otherworldly assignments, the Greek god of sky and thunder would have owned cricket

01-Nov-2014•Andy Zaltzman

Me man, you cricket, we play

Me man, you cricket, we play

Chuck another leathery beastie on the barbie and ponder: what if our ancestors had taken up the game?

02-Oct-2014•Andy Zaltzman

Why England must fear the Scottish referendum

Why England must fear the Scottish referendum

Plus, Hillary-Norgay's previously undocumented Everest cricketing duel

17-Sep-2014•Andy Zaltzman

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