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Are you man enough for these 2014 awards?

Are you man enough for these 2014 awards?

Read on if you've drunk 52 beers or more in a sitting

03-Jan-2015•Andrew Hughes

What to look forward to in 2015

What to look forward to in 2015

Reviewing the year is for wimps. Instead, here's what's going to be making headlines in the year ahead

31-Dec-2014•Andrew Hughes

The administrators of 2014

The administrators of 2014

Because we need to appreciate the hard work and kickbacks they accept through the year

27-Dec-2014•Andrew Hughes

The gutting of Alastair

The gutting of Alastair

Connoisseurs of wacky cricket administration, come together now

24-Dec-2014•Andrew Hughes

The decline in Indian cricket news

The decline in Indian cricket news

Excessive legalese to blame

20-Dec-2014•Andrew Hughes

How to choose an England captain

How to choose an England captain

If there is no genius strain in him, check his school creds

17-Dec-2014•Andrew Hughes

The DRS' in-built safety mechanism

The DRS' in-built safety mechanism

Which protects humans from being enslaved by machines

13-Dec-2014•Andrew Hughes

Inside the ICC's Limb Re-education Unit

Inside the ICC's Limb Re-education Unit

Film released on top-secret establishment

10-Dec-2014•Andrew Hughes

The worst professional cricket team in the world

The worst professional cricket team in the world

A hilarious defeat that included a carefully constructed collapse, a pseudo recovery, and some blaming of the pitch

06-Dec-2014•Andrew Hughes

The best time to be an English cricket fan

The best time to be an English cricket fan

Is now, with the news that the choicest domestic cricket is back on free-to-air TV

03-Dec-2014•Andrew Hughes

What's the solution to illegal bowling?

What's the solution to illegal bowling?

The answer lies in urinating in a cup

29-Nov-2014•Andrew Hughes

Coach-speak: a crime against humanity

Coach-speak: a crime against humanity

You can tolerate players' incoherent babbling but when coaches start giving explanations, it's time to run

26-Nov-2014•Andrew Hughes

A post-mortem of England's 2015 World Cup campaign

A post-mortem of England's 2015 World Cup campaign

You've read enough previews and moaning, why not just skip right to the operational bits?

22-Nov-2014•Andrew Hughes

England's World Cup chances

England's World Cup chances

Ask Miley Cyrus about them, why don't you?

19-Nov-2014•Andrew Hughes

A new, revolutionary selection method

A new, revolutionary selection method

The Sanath will end all debates about faulty team-picking

15-Nov-2014•Andrew Hughes

Why we need the lousy FTP

Why we need the lousy FTP

The answer lies in why democracy is preferable to dictatorship

12-Nov-2014•Andrew Hughes

Tough Pup meets some top dogs

Tough Pup meets some top dogs

And learns Russian bone-shattering techniques and the importance of avoiding demeaning stereotypes

08-Nov-2014•Andrew Hughes

Is Tuk Tuk the new Boom Boom?

Is Tuk Tuk the new Boom Boom?

The continuing adventures of our favourite two Pakistani detectives

05-Nov-2014•Andrew Hughes

Why Marlon changed his tune

Why Marlon changed his tune

It's obvious, isn't it? Not really

01-Nov-2014•Andrew Hughes

Angry Boy to rescue BCCI's ad revenues

Angry Boy to rescue BCCI's ad revenues

Captain Cool's sidekick is taking the India-Sri Lanka series very seriously

29-Oct-2014•Andrew Hughes

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