I’m back!
Having been bloggingly inert for the past few months, I’ve decided to resurrect the Chronicle for the English season. Fortunately, in the time of non-blogging I’ve not missed much apart from a couple of major terrorist attacks, the West Indies first test series victory since the stone age, Australia’s first home series defeat since the mutiny on the Bounty, India’s first win in New Zealand since Gandalf the Grey’s last beard trim, Ricky Ponting having to use phrases like “we just weren’t good enough... again” on a satisfyingly large number of occasions and Afghanistan’s seemingly unstoppable and remarkable march towards the 2011 world cup.
So yeah, virtually nothing missed.
England, needless to say, have been bloody awful all winter. They have tested my patience and my faith to the extreme. Kevin Pietersen has been and gone as captain, being forced to resign after demanding that Peter Moores be sacked, on the basis that he wasn’t very good. Which was wasn’t, and was sacked for. Which means that Andrew Strauss has been thrown the skipper’s job again, and he’s done reasonably well so far. It’ll be interesting to see what our assessment will be come September.
So, to brief business, the Chronicle’s predictions for the Summer ahead...
England vs. West Indies Tests: England give us a pre-Ashes tease with a 2-0 win
England vs. West Indies ODI: England continue tease with another comfortable victory
Ashes: England to wobble frequently, but prevail 2-1? Not likely! Steven Harmison makes a triumphant return to Ashes cricket when his first ball ends up in the hands of the square leg umpire. England lose 3-0, rather than 5-0, but only because in rains
Eng vs. Aus One Day Series: England will get their arses handed to them. Australia to win 5 -2 or the weather picks up and England, unable to sneak a few on Duckworth/Lewis, get bludgeoned 7-0
Twenty20 World Cup: England to promise little and achieve nothing. My slightly left-field winners are New Zealand. Oh the controversy...
County Championship: Despite this being their first season back in the top flight I’m predicting Warwickshire to triumph by drawing a lot
Friends Provident Trophy: Hampshire, full of canny operators, you see?
Pro40: Don’t know, don’t care – does anyone?
Twenty20: Essex get my vote on the basis that Napier, Bopara and Foster like to give bowlers the sort of flogging you’d only expect to receive at a party round at Max Moseley’s place
So there we go, it’ll be interesting to see just how wrong I am.
Anyway, enough of this rambling preamble, the MCC have already begun against Durham and the season starts in earnest next week, as will I.
You have been warned.
Having been bloggingly inert for the past few months, I’ve decided to resurrect the Chronicle for the English season. Fortunately, in the time of non-blogging I’ve not missed much apart from a couple of major terrorist attacks, the West Indies first test series victory since the stone age, Australia’s first home series defeat since the mutiny on the Bounty, India’s first win in New Zealand since Gandalf the Grey’s last beard trim, Ricky Ponting having to use phrases like “we just weren’t good enough... again” on a satisfyingly large number of occasions and Afghanistan’s seemingly unstoppable and remarkable march towards the 2011 world cup.
So yeah, virtually nothing missed.
England, needless to say, have been bloody awful all winter. They have tested my patience and my faith to the extreme. Kevin Pietersen has been and gone as captain, being forced to resign after demanding that Peter Moores be sacked, on the basis that he wasn’t very good. Which was wasn’t, and was sacked for. Which means that Andrew Strauss has been thrown the skipper’s job again, and he’s done reasonably well so far. It’ll be interesting to see what our assessment will be come September.
So, to brief business, the Chronicle’s predictions for the Summer ahead...
England vs. West Indies Tests: England give us a pre-Ashes tease with a 2-0 win
England vs. West Indies ODI: England continue tease with another comfortable victory
Ashes: England to wobble frequently, but prevail 2-1? Not likely! Steven Harmison makes a triumphant return to Ashes cricket when his first ball ends up in the hands of the square leg umpire. England lose 3-0, rather than 5-0, but only because in rains
Eng vs. Aus One Day Series: England will get their arses handed to them. Australia to win 5 -2 or the weather picks up and England, unable to sneak a few on Duckworth/Lewis, get bludgeoned 7-0
Twenty20 World Cup: England to promise little and achieve nothing. My slightly left-field winners are New Zealand. Oh the controversy...
County Championship: Despite this being their first season back in the top flight I’m predicting Warwickshire to triumph by drawing a lot
Friends Provident Trophy: Hampshire, full of canny operators, you see?
Pro40: Don’t know, don’t care – does anyone?
Twenty20: Essex get my vote on the basis that Napier, Bopara and Foster like to give bowlers the sort of flogging you’d only expect to receive at a party round at Max Moseley’s place
So there we go, it’ll be interesting to see just how wrong I am.
Anyway, enough of this rambling preamble, the MCC have already begun against Durham and the season starts in earnest next week, as will I.
You have been warned.
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