The Long Handle

Are you a supporter or a spectator?

Are you a supporter or a spectator?

And what do those who turn up for England's September games have in store for them?

31-Aug-2013•Andrew Hughes

Here's to ODI Tests

Here's to ODI Tests

In which our diarist asserts, yet again, that five-dayers are washed-up has-beens

27-Aug-2013•Andrew Hughes

Rambles up Hypocrisy Mountain

Rambles up Hypocrisy Mountain

One of the side effects of back-to-back Ashes is back-to-back Ashes hype, a continuous feedback loop of witless trash talk

24-Aug-2013•Andrew Hughes

The secret to T20 success

The secret to T20 success

Want to build a successful franchise? Then get your team name right

21-Aug-2013•Andrew Hughes

The maths-friendly space age

The maths-friendly space age

An enchanting way to give limited-over matches context while keeping the five-day snobs happy

17-Aug-2013•Andrew Hughes

The Ashes that's not on your TV sets

The Ashes that's not on your TV sets

Ah for women's cricket, where the TV coverage is dreadful but the action enthralling

14-Aug-2013•Andrew Hughes

Is this being taped?

Is this being taped?

There's something sinisterly fun about using silicone strips on bats. At least more fun than talking about England

10-Aug-2013•Andrew Hughes

Rain stops hype

Rain stops hype

Watching desperate cricketers watching the rain with a prayer on their lips is always moving

07-Aug-2013•Andrew Hughes

The Umpire Didn't Really See system

The Umpire Didn't Really See system

It will take more than the DRS and an infra-red camera to persuade us to ditch our cherished human errors

03-Aug-2013•Andrew Hughes

The ECB's villainous stunts

The ECB's villainous stunts

Why is the England board screaming for us to rise?

31-Jul-2013•Andrew Hughes

How does one beat a team of robots?

How does one beat a team of robots?

The only way to defeat ruthless logic is with wildly incoherent decision-making

27-Jul-2013•Andrew Hughes

Whisper it: maybe England are better than Australia?

Whisper it: maybe England are better than Australia?

Sometimes all the theorising needs to take a hike

24-Jul-2013•Andrew Hughes

New Zealand lose their philosophical core

New Zealand lose their philosophical core

John Buchanan leaves. Poetry readings and seminars on Confucianism will never be the same again

21-Jul-2013•Andrew Hughes

When the Ashes start to go downhill

When the Ashes start to go downhill

The series began in the best possible way at Trent Bridge. But it's only going to get worse innit

17-Jul-2013•Andrew Hughes

Would Genghis Khan have walked?

Would Genghis Khan have walked?

This isn't about Stuart Broad. It's about whether we're happy with blatant dishonesty in the game

14-Jul-2013•Andrew Hughes

Spare us the Vaughany

Spare us the Vaughany

Will no one save us from this turbulent former England captain?

11-Jul-2013•Andrew Hughes

How to ensure Pakistan are never boring

How to ensure Pakistan are never boring

By always picking the shiny haired one

06-Jul-2013•Andrew Hughes

Three heartwarming stories of redemption

Three heartwarming stories of redemption

Sreesanth, Warner and Amir remind us of why we love this sport

02-Jul-2013•Andrew Hughes

The rebel cricket conference

The rebel cricket conference

It's time to take on the ICC's monopoly on futile boardroom banter

29-Jun-2013•Andrew Hughes

Arthur's fall, and a yearning for bloodlust

Arthur's fall, and a yearning for bloodlust

Why Henry VIII would have applauded the ruthlessness and efficiency of Mickey Arthur's axing

26-Jun-2013•Andrew Hughes

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