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  1. armchairumpire

    Cricket Academy Awards

    It's that time again - Academy Award time. I thought we could get into the spirit with the CW Cricket Academy Awards. Druing the summer in Australia every recognisable face in Aussie cricket make TV ads. They range from the brick throwingly annoying (Valvoline - you know what I mean with...
  2. armchairumpire

    Macca Gone!

    New Zealand all-rounder Craig McMillan is retiring from cricket for health and personal reasons. McMillan, 31, said he wanted to end his career on a high after strong performances in the recent Twenty20 World Cup, when he was New Zealand's highest scorer. "I have decided that the time is right...
  3. armchairumpire

    Yet another Aussie coach?

    With the appointment of Geoff Lawson as Pakistan's coach it seams to be flavour of the month to have an Aussie as the coach or at least a few Aussies on the shortlist. What do Aussie ex cricketers/coaches have that international teams seam to want?
  4. armchairumpire

    Speaking of bowling maidens over

    Know this is sort of a chick thread but did anyone see this? http://www.stuff.co.nz/4051087a5620.html Must be a lonely life as a professional cricketer. Not many opportunities to develop lasting relationships. Good for him.
  5. armchairumpire

    Worst Aussie ODI 11 EVER

    Recently the Sydney Morning Herald listed every player who has played One Day cricket for Australia - all 163 of them and challenged their readers to list the worst 11. Sorry if there is a thread on this somewhere else in CW, but does anyone want to have a go at listing their worst 11. I'll...
  6. armchairumpire

    CWAGS on Tour

    Today's Daily Telegraph has offerred their insight into why England have been less than successful on thiis Ashes tour. "If England were a pusillanimous monument to botchery, and they were, it is impossible to believe that a contributory factor was not the accompaniment en masse of the CWAGS...
  7. armchairumpire

    Why no crowds at Christchurch at Test?

    Watching the first Test between NZ and Sri Lanka I was surprised at how few people turned up to watch a Test match, especially since NZ have so few at the moment. Martin Snedden couldn't work it out either. He said that he didn't think it was the price - $15 a ticket meant that pricing was not...
  8. armchairumpire

    The Specs XI

    Not sure if this has been done before, but how about a team of current and former international cricketers who play cricket wearing glasses. So far I have thought of.. Zaheer Abbas Dirk Wellham Ray Phillips Ashley Mallett Daniel Vettori Any others?
  9. armchairumpire

    Worst Cricket Books

    Worst cricket books ever read? There are some shockers. My favourite worst one is Calypso Cricket by Roland Fishman. Mid 80's tour by Oz of the Windies. Lots of the low lights of the tour, not much else. Supposedly written from Greg Matthews perspective. I unfortunately was given not...
  10. armchairumpire

    Food Glorious Food

    So what gourmet delights do you like to take to the cricket? Do you rely on buying food at the gound or do you take something special?

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