The Long Handle

The smartness in not punching other cricketers

The smartness in not punching other cricketers

What's Mickey Arthur going on about? And should we be sympathetic to him?

22-Jun-2013•Andrew Hughes

From gaudily dressed duffers to crimson-clad superheroes

From gaudily dressed duffers to crimson-clad superheroes

England had to work hard for their semi-final place, and so did the viewers

18-Jun-2013•Andrew Hughes

The ninth team of the Champions Trophy

The ninth team of the Champions Trophy

It's the one that all the players fear and only mathematicians love

16-Jun-2013•Andrew Hughes

The perils of spring cleaning

The perils of spring cleaning

The BCCI is rushing around sweating the small stuff, but what of its large cockroach problem?

12-Jun-2013•Andrew Hughes

South African wolves lack bite

South African wolves lack bite

AB' de Villiers and the dogs of war yelped to defeat

08-Jun-2013•Andrew Hughes

Sri Lanka's time is here

Sri Lanka's time is here

It's time to peruse the list of Champions Trophy entrants and pick a favourite

05-Jun-2013•Andrew Hughes

The art of meticulous blandness

The art of meticulous blandness

MS Dhoni does a job for the BCCI that you couldn't do even if you had the essence of Zen in you

01-Jun-2013•Andrew Hughes

Spare a thought for the elephant in the room

Spare a thought for the elephant in the room

Everybody in the IPL tried their best to ignore it even as it defecated prodigiously

28-May-2013•Andrew Hughes

How do we help players help themselves?

How do we help players help themselves?

If there is any kind of fixing going on, the players are not to blame

25-May-2013•Andrew Hughes

Undone by the Ashwin triplets

Undone by the Ashwin triplets

Super Kings do what they know best, the practised strangle

22-May-2013•Andrew Hughes

Why I don't really care about the Ashes

Why I don't really care about the Ashes

The tide of hyperbolic drivel has been rising with every series since 2005

18-May-2013•Andrew Hughes

When Kings XI Punjab refused to leave

When Kings XI Punjab refused to leave

Much as I love them, Adam Gilchrist's men are in serious danger of overstaying their welcome

16-May-2013•Andrew Hughes

The inter-continental Twitter saga

Also known as the Lav Committee controversy

11-May-2013•Andrew Hughes

Daredevils: abandoned by mathematics

Daredevils: abandoned by mathematics

Just when you think it can't get more painful than a session with your dentist, the Daredevils arrive

08-May-2013•Andrew Hughes

The race for Mr Angry Pants 2013 Trophy

The race for Mr Angry Pants 2013 Trophy

A rude Royal Challenger, a nose-out-of-joint Knight Rider, and a muppet of a Mumbai Indian are up for the title

05-May-2013•Andrew Hughes

Pakistan cricket's style problem

Pakistan cricket's style problem

Wasim Akram has employed a stylist to advise youngsters on presentation. We beg you, Wasim, stop

01-May-2013•Andrew Hughes

The non-cricket fan's guide to Australia's Ashes squad

The non-cricket fan's guide to Australia's Ashes squad

Just returned from a trip into deep space and clueless about the players from down under? Not to worry, help is at hand

27-Apr-2013•Andrew Hughes

Why Gayle's sermon is the beginning of the end

Why Gayle's sermon is the beginning of the end

You can't just block a couple and then start swinging in a five-day game, they say. But why not?

24-Apr-2013•Andrew Hughes

The idea of shirtism

The idea of shirtism

The colour of the team jersey may affect fan loyalty, but not how the team plays

21-Apr-2013•Andrew Hughes

A boxing bout between two blindfolded masochists

A boxing bout between two blindfolded masochists

Punjab v Kolkata: the team that doesn't know how to win against the team that can lose from any position

17-Apr-2013•Andrew Hughes

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