The Confectionery Stall

Andy Zaltzman's satirical, whimsical look at cricket

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The Blaze of Glory XI

Part one of the Official Confectionery Stall team who exited to applause

England

Thirteen problems

Andy Zaltzman has questions he needs answers for

Tendulkar

The problem with Tendulkar

What is it: boredom, poor luck, loss of the ability to be excited by milestones?

World Cricket Podcast

The ugliest thing in cricket

Is it the batting of Graeme Smith or the sight of Imran Farhat fielding?

Whacked in the face with a live barracuda at 3.30am

A comprehensive review of the Pakistan-England series

England in UAE 2011-12

Pietersen's compelling mastery and idiocy

Andy Zaltzman has set up an offshore rig in Abu Dhabi to drill stats, just for you

Beaten like a naughty egg white

England do not lose too many Test matches these days

Pakistan

England to win 1-0. Or 2-1. Or tie

The Official Confectionery Stall prediction for the series in the UAE

World Cricket Podcast

Play it again, Samaraweera

Andy Zaltzman and Daniel Norcross discuss the Sri Lankan colossus, the world's greatest living batsman (statistically, of the last five years); propose cricket's newest innovation, for the Olympics - the Super Javelin Over; debate whether Vernon

Multistats

Multistat: 1

That's what the magic number is

New blood. Yum

It has been a wonderful year for debutant fast bowlers

India in Australia 2011-12

Australian batting goes 19th century

It's a crisis of Greek proportions and the dolphins are watching

Sehwag

How much does Sehwag matter to India?

In which Andy Zaltzman swims about ecstatically in a whirlpool of numbers, wearing a Statsguru-branded bathing suit

Multistats

Multistat: 4

World Cricket Podcast

Australia have fluffed their chance at immortality

Also: why Test cricket is like The Wire

XIs

Players with pairs lasting two or three balls XI

Ashwin's hundred reminded Andy Zaltzman of Agarkar's, which in turn reminded him of things that go quack-quack

Multistats

Multistat: 134

This is a great time to be alive

Australia in South Africa, 2011-12

A Pythonesque Test

The Jo'burg Test was crazy twisted, but how to fill up those empty Test stadiums?

Multistats

Multistat: 26

The West Indies’ collective Test batting average against spin since Brian Lara’s retirement from international cricket in April 2007 – comfortably the worst such figure by any team other than Bangladesh.

Australia in South Africa, 2011-12

A quiz on the capers in Cape Town

Need some perspective after a jaw-unhinging day at Newlands?

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