World Cup Quarter-Final Preview: Pakistan v West Indies @ Mirpur
World Cup Quarter-Final Preview: Pakistan v West Indies @ Mirpur 23rd March 2011 The Scene Pakistan come into this match on a high after topping Group A, having ended Australia’s 34-match winning...
View ArticleEngland’s World Cup Post-Mortem – The Harsh Truth
England crashing out of a World Cup in embarrassing fashion? Surely not? We take a look at some of the reasons why England keep failing in World Cups… Not tough enough. For whatever reason, England...
View Article“Give Peace a Chance,” say fans desperate to get on TV
MOHALI – In anticipation of Wednesday’s landmark semi-final between India and Pakistan, two local fans strategized on how to appear on TV during the game. Speaking exclusively to Alternative Cricket,...
View ArticleThe Minnows – Unwitting Martyrs of Cricket
THE ICC have announced that the 2015 World Cup will be exclusive to the ten Test-playing nations, thereby eliminating the likes of Canada, Kenya, Ireland and Holland. The decision has been met with...
View ArticleFunniest Tweets of the World Cup
Throughout the World Cup, we paid special attention to the best that Twitter had to offer. In addition to our own best tweets, here are the best of the rest… 23. Bryan Adams to perform at the opening...
View ArticleWorld’s Male Population Decries Poonam Pandey For Making Them Restless, Horny
MUMBAI – Friday, millions of men around the world were becoming increasingly antsy as Poonam Pandey’s promise to bare all has yet to be fulfilled. After boldly but ambiguously asserting that she “could...
View ArticleSouth Africa TV’s ‘Who Wants To Score A Run?’ is instant ratings hit
South Africa TV’s ‘Who Wants To Score A Run?’ is instant ratings hit JOHANNESBURG – It only comes round once every four years, but SATV’s gameshow ‘Who Wants To Score a Run?’ has once again been a...
View ArticleGraeme Smith Apologises For Having Hot Hot Sex
JOHANNESBURG – Sunday, an extremely repentant but thoroughly satisfied Graeme Smith faced the South African media, finally apologising for choosing to enjoy pre-marital intercourse with his fiancee,...
View ArticleWorld T20 Team Preview: South Africa
Squad South Africa has a record few would envy in the World T20. Well, apart from perhaps Bermuda and the British Virgin Islands. In three World T20s they’ve only escaped from the Super Eights stage...
View ArticleOn This Day: Sri Lanka’s World Cup Victory
On this day in 1996, Sri Lanka landed as one of the premier limited overs sides, by winning the 1996 50-over World Cup. The tournament introduced us to Sri Lanka’s staple performers of the next decade,...
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