Cow Corner Blog

cow.corner
Sajid Mahmood

Saj returns to lift the mood

Tue Nov 03 08:45AM

To say that Sajid Mahmood was raw when he was introduced to international cricket in spectacularly premature fashion back in 2006 would be an understatement, but 'King' is back, and faster than ever. Big Saj was a bewildered member of Duncan Fletcher's 'keep playing them till they get good' development model, but…More

15 user comments

Subscribe to my blog

Recent posts by cow.corner

  • Saturday Night Fever

    Sat Jun 07 10:05AM

    19.29 - New Zealand 177-5 (60 overs): Oram clubs two fours off the final over from Sidebottom and that, at last, is stumps. An impressive fightback from the Kiwis but England remain massive favourites, particularly following those two late wickets.Cowers will be back in the morning, and today's non-event of a...More

    31 comments

  • The unstoppable Burnley Bronco

    Thu Jun 05 06:43PM

    5.45pm: The super hover is on and that is it for the day which is good news for mkip1234 who will become his region's leading orator on cycling with all those mags. E-mail your details to cow.corner@yahoo.co.uk. See you at 10.30am.BALL-BY-BALL SCORECARD | MATCH GALLERY    5.10pm: Bad light I'm afraid. Jimmy can put...More

    111 comments

  • KP stars in Notts Landing

    Thu Jun 05 04:51AM

    6.12pm: England 273-7 (90 overs) - Broad drives and edges O'Brien to the wicket and that's all she wrote for the day. A pretty even day's cricket with KP the star turn.The competition winner is century.is100 who was just one away. Please e-mail your postal address to cow.corner@yahoo.co.uk   We will...More

    135 comments

  • Sultans of Swing

    Wed Jun 04 11:55AM

    Richard Ellison took 17 wickets as England won the Ashes in 1985 and a promising international career beckoned. But he only played a further four Tests, the Kent swing bowler blaming a change in the fabric of his trousers for his inability to obtain lateral movement. Laughed at 20 years...More

    12 comments

  • Ashes Warne-ing unfounded

    Tue Jun 03 12:44PM

    The conclusion of the inaugural IPL left a taste in Cowers' mouth as bitter as a witch's teet. Sunday's final victory for the Rajasthan Royals might have been a triumph for the underdog; a coup for the unsung, the obscure, the shrewd. Unfortunately, it was also a triumph for Shane...More

    8 comments

  • The Perennial Bridesmaid

    Mon Jun 02 12:15PM

    Aussie cricketers clearly don't do long, drawn-out retirements.Damien Martyn announced his intention to retire from international cricket mid-series, days before he was due to line up in an Ashes Test against England in Perth. A couple of weeks later, Justin Langer said he would be calling it a day at the end of the Sydney Test...just one day before it started. Now...More

    16 comments

  • An attractive package

    Fri May 30 01:06PM

    The England one-day squad contained one mild surprise and one troubling insight into the ECB's selection process. The woefully out-of-form Tim Ambrose (recent scores 5, 11, 31, 0, 3) got the nod over Matthew Prior (six scores over 50 this season - more than anyone else) and the incumbent Phil...More

    17 comments

  • The Cowprint

    Thu May 29 01:25PM

    Cowers doesn't know anyone who has been stopped in the street by someone conducting a Family Fortunes survey. Considering the show has run for 25 years and they ask 100 people at least four different questions per episode, we are surprised. So we will also be surprised if anyone who...More

    14 comments

  • Roiling, rolling, rolling - Theme from Moor hide

    Wed May 28 02:36PM

    Peter Moores was about 2½ tons away from appearing on the back of a broadsheet with a turnip on his head.On the same night Avram Grant was sacked for coming second in everything, England looked to be down the Khyber without a Grey Nicholls against New Zealand.But due to that heavy roller which...More

    10 comments

  • It's red, round and weighs about five ounces.

    Tue May 27 11:19AM

    Two incidents over the weekend in two different Test matches are a reminder that sport hurts. Young New Zealand batsman Daniel Flynn woke up on Saturday morning looking like Ricky Hatton's sparring partner after having his front tooth knocked out by a James Anderson bouncer. And the blow, which also...More

    31 comments