What We Learned

Ale plus energy drink

Ale plus energy drink

The tournament has been a bracing mix of old and new

22-Jun-2009•Andrew Hughes

The department of tiny prizes

The department of tiny prizes

What's going on with the unbecomingly modest Man of the Match awards?

21-Jun-2009•Andrew Hughes

Gayle, Dilshan and maritime metaphors ahoy

Gayle, Dilshan and maritime metaphors ahoy

It was all very nautical at The Oval on Friday night

20-Jun-2009•Andrew Hughes

Fat Jack, Mr Boom, splendid hair

Fat Jack, Mr Boom, splendid hair

... And why we should give the C word a rest and use the P word a little more

19-Jun-2009•Andrew Hughes

Ghost match day

Ghost match day

No cricket, no problem - there's always a game on in the garden

18-Jun-2009•Andrew Hughes

Troupers v Androids

Troupers v Androids

The upper body of Botha, the paunch of Yuvraj, and the light from the heavens - all on display at Trent Bridge

17-Jun-2009•Andrew Hughes

What's with the whining?

What's with the whining?

Win gracefully, lose gracefully - it's a simple principle, and one that matters increasingly

16-Jun-2009•Andrew Hughes

Passion, pressure and the switch hit

Passion, pressure and the switch hit

Why it felt like England v India was taking place at the bottom of the Marianas Trench

15-Jun-2009•Andrew Hughes

Mercurial? Two bags full, please

Mercurial? Two bags full, please

The joy of watching Pakistan, and a puzzling epidemic of grumpiness in the West Indian side

14-Jun-2009•Andrew Hughes

A world in an over

A world in an over

Literally, if the over is bowled by one Sohail Tanvir

13-Jun-2009•Andrew Hughes

Fancy that fancy dress

Fancy that fancy dress

Watermelons for hats, bearded ladies in wedding dresses, pink wigs - it's almost enough to take your mind off the cricket

12-Jun-2009•Andrew Hughes

Starring Angelo Mathews

Starring Angelo Mathews

In which we joy in the six that never was, stopped athletically by… what's his name again?

11-Jun-2009•Andrew Hughes

The science of tension removal

The science of tension removal

Games with no purpose? You've got to love them

10-Jun-2009•Andrew Hughes

Men at work (alas)

Men at work (alas)

Australia grafted dully instead of being flashily brilliant, and now they're out on their ear

09-Jun-2009•Andrew Hughes

Now that's what I call music

Now that's what I call music

Spiffing national anthems, that catch, and the cliffhanger that wasn't

08-Jun-2009•Andrew Hughes

Mrs Doubtfire, not Braveheart

Mrs Doubtfire, not Braveheart

Scotland pick the wrong role model for their performance against New Zealand. Also starring: a gazelle-like leap

07-Jun-2009•Andrew Hughes

Send in the clowns

Send in the clowns

No opening ceremony, but England produced a superb comedy show to compensate

06-Jun-2009•Andrew Hughes

Warm-ups? Who needs them?

Warm-ups? Who needs them?

The preliminary games feel a bit like watching actors have a fag on stage as the audience files into the theatre

04-Jun-2009•Andrew Hughes

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