The Confectionery Stall

Andy Zaltzman's satirical, whimsical look at cricket

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The World Cup's least memorable moments

In part one, we remember an inconsequential eighth-wicket stand of 23

An intriguing World Cup stat, and proof that de Villiers can bat

Did you know that if you bowl economically, you won't win the World Cup?

England's 1% chance of winning the World Cup

Plus, mind-boggling stats from the Australia-India series

Why England must fear the Scottish referendum

Plus, Hillary-Norgay's previously undocumented Everest cricketing duel

What's the verdict on Cook and England? Take the quiz

The Annual End-Of-The-English-International-Summer Confectionery Stall Multiple-Choice Quiz

India don't need to succeed in Tests

What are India likely to do to rectify their batting horrors? Frown, and let it pass

India's thesaurus-meltingly bad showing

The idiotically compressed schedule seems to be affecting India's batsmen more than either side's bowlers

The greatest stats quiz ever

Answer these questions on Moeen the Mendacious, Gary the Gumptious, and Southampton the Specious to win an imaginary prize

Lose a Test in seven easy steps

From their Lord's awesomeness to their Southampton awfulness, India show you how

One of England's stupidest quarter-hour brainmelts

At Lord's they began poorly, ended pitifully, and were fitful in between. And don't even start on their body language

Dull match, lovely stats

So what if Trent Bridge was a snoozefest? We've got all these numbers, haven't we?

All about Alastair

Cook averages much more against spin than he does against pace. Whatever could it mean?

Stats gems you couldn't unearth even if you made them up

We bring you super numbers from England and the Caribbean, and two that feature Alok Kapali

A spellbinding micro-series culminating in a marvellous pile-on

Did England underestimate Sri Lanka's pace attack, or did the Sri Lankans bowl out of their skins?

How to solve the over-rate problem

Enough of the dawdling. It's time to make 15 overs an hour mandatory

An emotional jigsaw puzzle on an unlicensed roller-coaster

It's all up in the air for England selection-wise, goody

Pick Buttler already

Should he be in England's Test side? Should he not? How do you tell if a player is "ready"? Damn it all and pencil him in

Oi crooks, go corrupt something else

It's just disgustingly lazy to fix something as easy as cricket

Why Dhoni hates No. 7 and Swann hates No. 8

Otherwise known as part two of the Curiously Disappointing in a Particular Batting Position Test XI

The Curiously Disappointing in a Particular Batting Position Test XI

Otherwise good batsmen who had unaccountable dips in form when they moved to a different spot in the batting order

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