Andy Zaltzman

Andy Zaltzman

Stand-up comedian; writer

Hurry up, please, it's time

Hurry up, please, it's time

Why has cricket got so snail-pleasingly slow in recent years?

06-Aug-2013•Andy Zaltzman

Australia in danger of breaking their 1979 record

Australia in danger of breaking their 1979 record

How many more players will they use in sinking to an all-new low in 2013?

01-Aug-2013•Andy Zaltzman

Seven straws for Australia to clutch at

Seven straws for Australia to clutch at

They go to Old Trafford down two Tests, but not everything is gloomy. Like, how their heads aren't messed up by that sexy siren called Success

29-Jul-2013•Andy Zaltzman

Should have been Bell, not Root

Should have been Bell, not Root

A case for a different Man of the Match for the Lord's Test, and musings on whether Australia are the new West Indies

23-Jul-2013•Andy Zaltzman

A Test that enveloped the soul

A Test that enveloped the soul

With sinuous curves and shuddering jolts, no less. And lest we forget: all hail Ashton Agar

16-Jul-2013•Andy Zaltzman

England to win (unless Australia do)

England to win (unless Australia do)

The official, unequivocal Confectionery Stall Ashes prediction looks at ten key factors in the series

10-Jul-2013•Andy Zaltzman

India a force in cricket (and facial hair)

India a force in cricket (and facial hair)

An authoritative run-down of the Champions Trophy final

25-Jun-2013•Andy Zaltzman

It will be an India-South Africa final

It will be an India-South Africa final

If you had a magical spinning bottle, you wouldn't question this prediction

19-Jun-2013•Andy Zaltzman

In praise of Statsguru

In praise of Statsguru

Could the world live without ESPNcricinfo's stats-spewing thingummybob? Certainly, but it would be a poorer place without it

19-Jun-2013•Andy Zaltzman

The magic Champions Trophy coin, and a defence for Ramdin

The magic Champions Trophy coin, and a defence for Ramdin

And more information on earthworms than you could ever find useful

12-Jun-2013•Andy Zaltzman

Everyone's a winner

Everyone's a winner

But no one will win. Probably. Of course, someone has to, in the end. Anyway: the official Confectionery Stall preview

07-Jun-2013•Andy Zaltzman

The stats Everest Joe Root is set to conquer

The stats Everest Joe Root is set to conquer

The company he keeps on a list of England centurions under the age of 23 points to a dazzling future as a climber of milestones

04-Jun-2013•Andy Zaltzman

Cat-skinning, and a drunken donkey's driving test

Cat-skinning, and a drunken donkey's driving test

England beat New Zealand comprehensively, but that doesn't mean we can't quibble about some of their tactics, which brought domesticated animals to mind

29-May-2013•Andy Zaltzman

From suspended animation to slapstick frenzy

From suspended animation to slapstick frenzy

Aka the first Test of the English summer. Get your stats here. Line up, line up

21-May-2013•Andy Zaltzman

Bring on the cricket megabinge

Bring on the cricket megabinge

Seven Tests, 31 ODIs, six T20Is in 124 days. Let us lick our lips for what we are about to receive

15-May-2013•Andy Zaltzman

The no-honours XI

The no-honours XI

Players who received plenty of applause but probably no standing ovations

10-May-2013•Andy Zaltzman

The irony of being dismissed in the 90s in the '90s

The irony of being dismissed in the 90s in the '90s

And Clem Hill's pioneering work in the field of narrowly avoiding personal milestones

30-Apr-2013•Andy Zaltzman

Peter Fulton's marvellous metamorphosis

Peter Fulton's marvellous metamorphosis

From knocking about with the numerical nobodies, he is now mingling with the mathematical megaliths

08-Apr-2013•Andy Zaltzman

England: wonderful, horrid England

England: wonderful, horrid England

In which the teams' season report cards are ruthlessly reviewed, one in more detail than the others

02-Apr-2013•Andy Zaltzman

Matt Prior and the tantric massage of luck

Matt Prior and the tantric massage of luck

All hail England's fortunate MVP

27-Mar-2013•Andy Zaltzman

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