The Buzz
The Buzz: England beat New Zealand in the World Cup, again
All the bantz, the jousts, and little bit of eavesdropping from the social media playground and beyond
ESPNcricinfo staff
22-Oct-2019
All the world's cricketers walked into a bar. The LOLs, the chatter, and the occasional mini-brawls, they were endless. And the news cycle was never the same again! Welcome to ESPNcricinfo's Social Buzz, your go-to destination for all the bantz, the jousts, and little bit of eavesdropping from the social media playground and beyond.
October 26
Another World Cup knockout match. England v New Zealand. And, well, it's 2019, so how do you think it went?
YEEESSSS @EnglandRugby! Good luck in the final! #CarryThemHome https://t.co/21zqn1cFBK pic.twitter.com/c8zXoyg9Pa
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) October 26, 2019
The Buzz: Where's that noise coming from, Dre Russ?
All the bantz, the jousts, and little bit of eavesdropping from the social media playground and beyond
ESPNcricinfo staff
14-Oct-2019
All the world's cricketers walked into a bar. The LOLs, the chatter, and the occasional mini-brawls, they were endless. And the news cycle was never the same again! Welcome to ESPNcricinfo's Social Buzz, your go-to destination for all the bantz, the jousts, and little bit of eavesdropping from the social media playground and beyond.
October 20
Tottenham Hotspur aren't having a great time of it at the moment, and they had a famous visitor for their home game against Watford on Saturday. Andre Russell walked up the tunnel to a stadium cheering at its loudest to welcome him. Kuldeep Yadav, Russell's team-mate at Kolkata Knight Riders commented with "there's hardly anyone man" with a laughter emoji to go with it.
Full postThe Buzz: Don't 'Carey' about the chatter, Tim
All the bantz, the jousts, and little bit of eavesdropping from the social media playground and beyond
ESPNcricinfo staff
08-Oct-2019
All the world's cricketers walked into a bar. The LOLs, the chatter, and the occasional mini-brawls, they were endless. And the news cycle was never the same again! Welcome to ESPNcricinfo's Social Buzz, your go-to destination for all the bantz, the jousts, and little bit of eavesdropping from the social media playground and beyond.
October 12
Tim Paine took the Australia captaincy reins in tough circumstances last year. A year-and-a-half in, with Steven Smith and David Warner back and his own batting not quite up there in the Ashes, his place in the Test XI has been queried.
Is Alex Carey the better option? Well, Brad Hogg has his say here, after Paine scored a first-class hundred after a 13-year gap …
Full postThe Buzz: Lil J's tribute for #HarmanpreetThor's 100th T20I
All the bantz, the jousts, and little bit of eavesdropping from the social media playground and beyond
ESPNcricinfo staff
30-Sep-2019
All the world's cricketers walked into a bar. The LOLs, the chatter, and the occasional mini-brawls, they were endless. And the news cycle was never the same again! Welcome to ESPNcricinfo's Social Buzz, your go-to destination for all the bantz, the jousts, and little bit of eavesdropping from the social media playground and beyond.
October 6
Forget special caps. Forget commemorative photos. There's a much better way to celebrate your team-mate's milestone. Just rap about it.
Full postThe Buzz: Happy Birthday, Baz. Here's cake in your... everywhere
All the bantz, the jousts, and little bit of eavesdropping from the social media playground and beyond
ESPNcricinfo staff
23-Sep-2019
All the world's cricketers walked into a bar. The LOLs, the chatter, and the occasional mini-brawls, they were endless. And the news cycle was never the same again! Welcome to ESPNcricinfo's Social Buzz, your go-to destination for all the bantz, the jousts, and little bit of eavesdropping from the social media playground and beyond.
September 29
Happy Birthday, Baz. Here's cake in your... everywhere
Don't try this at home. Or do. Just have a second cake somewhere that you can actually eat.
Full postThe Buzz: Rashid Khan turned 21 today. Or did he?
All the bantz, the jousts, and little bit of eavesdropping from the social media playground and beyond
ESPNcricinfo staff
16-Sep-2019
All the world's cricketers walked into a bar. The LOLs, the chatter, and the occasional mini-brawls, they were endless. And the news cycle was never the same again! Welcome to ESPNcricinfo's Social Buzz, your go-to destination for all the bantz, the jousts, and little bit of eavesdropping from the social media playground and beyond.
September 20
Just what could the joke be about, you wonder.
Full postThe Buzz: The Kohli tweet that made everyone think Dhoni was retiring
All the bantz, the jousts, and little bit of eavesdropping from the social media playground and beyond
ESPNcricinfo staff
09-Sep-2019
All the world's cricketers walked into a bar. The LOLs, the chatter, and the occasional mini-brawls, they were endless. And the news cycle was never the same again! Welcome to ESPNcricinfo's Social Buzz, your go-to destination for all the bantz, the jousts, and little bit of eavesdropping from the social media playground and beyond.
September 12
So one fine day, for some odd reason, Virat Kohli posted this.
Full postThe Buzz: David Warner reacts to abuse with a smile
All the bantz, the jousts, and little bit of eavesdropping from the social media playground and beyond
ESPNcricinfo staff
04-Sep-2019
All the world's cricketers walked into a bar. The LOLs, the chatter, and the occasional mini-brawls, they were endless. And the news cycle was never the same again! Welcome to ESPNcricinfo's Social Buzz, your go-to destination for all the bantz, the jousts, and little bit of eavesdropping from the social media playground and beyond.
September 7
Over the summer, David Warner and Steven Smith have copped a lot of stick from England crowds for their part in last year's ball-tampering scandal. While Smith has mostly won them over with his incandescent batting, Warner's batting woes - six single-figure scores in seven innings - have given fans more material to work with. At Old Trafford, he found a way to get the crowd on his side. When the Australian players were walking down the stairs to take the field after a session break, a spectator yelled out, "You f*****g cheat" to Warner, who responded by turning around, raising two thumbs, and shouting "Wooo!" The crowd cheered and, at least for a brief while, he was villain no more.
Full post'Sir' Ben Stokes and a cheeky welcome for Australia in Manchester
All the bantz, the jousts, and little bit of eavesdropping from the social media playground and beyond
ESPNcricinfo staff
28-Aug-2019
All the world's cricketers walked into a bar. The LOLs, the chatter, and the occasional mini-brawls, they were endless. And the news cycle was never the same again! Welcome to ESPNcricinfo's Social Buzz, your go-to destination for all the bantz, the jousts, and little bit of eavesdropping from the social media playground and beyond.
"Sir" Ben Stokes and a cheeky welcome for Australia in Manchester
Sep 3
Full postShadab's batting form costs Mickey Arthur
The allrounder bet his coach that he would score three fifties in three Tests against Ireland and England. He aced it and had Arthur taking the whole team out for a meal
ESPNcricinfo staff
06-Jun-2018
Mickey Arthur has been waxing lyrical of late about Shadab Khan's potential as an allrounder and the need to invest in his talent. He probably wouldn't have counted on some of the investment coming out of his own pocket, though, as Shadab outperformed the high bar Arthur sets his players.
After being pressed by Arthur to improve his batting before the start of the UK tour, Shadab, with his characteristic self-confidence - watch the Yuvraj Singh lbw review in the Champions Trophy final - bet his coach he would score three half-centuries in Pakistan's three Tests against Ireland and England.
Inevitably, almost, Shadab began to tick them down. He scored a half-century against Ireland in Malahide, raising a finger in the direction of Arthur in the dressing room. That was followed by one at Lord's at which point Shadab had the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to show his coach two fingers and get away without a fine. The fifty in Pakistan's first innings in Leeds sealed the bet for Shadab, which meant Arthur had to take the whole team out for a meal.
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