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Adam Wakefield
Its symptoms are quick, tricky to pick but all hope is not lost. After my crack squad of praat kak scientists and I dug into this terrible malaise (research actually began in earnest before the public-servants strike [who are they serving neow?] bega... |
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Views: 73 | 1 Comment » | posted on Friday, September 3rd, 2010 | Tags: communication, media, Peter de Villers, social media, Twitter
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Adam Wakefield
I awoke on Sunday awash with a dazed feeling (thanks Bokke ... see previous post) which, after logging onto a well-known cricket website, was exasperated a thousand fold. News had broken that Pakistan bowlers Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamer, among o... |
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Views: 138 | 1 Comment » | posted on Monday, August 30th, 2010 | Tags: cricket, match fixing, Mohammad Aamer, Mohammad Asif, Pakistan
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Adam Wakefield
Graeme Smith can never be accused of not doing his best for his country. As a player, he thrives off the competitive juices produced in the heat of battle, and his large physical presence notwithstanding, he is an imposing player when chewing his gum... |
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Views: 274 | No Comments » | posted on Friday, August 20th, 2010 | Tags: AB de Villiers, captain, cricket, Cricket South Africa, Graeme Smith, Hashim Amla
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Adam Wakefield
On Tuesday, July 6, the news broke that Muttiah Muralitharan, at the age of 38, will play one final Test match, against sub-continental rivals India, before he retires from the longest form of cricket.
The announcement follows months of candour ... |
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Views: 140 | No Comments » | posted on Wednesday, July 7th, 2010 | Tags: cricket, Muralitharan, preserving Test cricket, spin bowling, sri lanka
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Adam Wakefield
I was surfing the internet and found an interesting article by Telford Vice on cricinfo.com about this year being the tenth anniversary of one of the sorriest affairs to have ever gripped South African sport, let alone cricket.
On April 11, 2000... |
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Views: 190 | 2 Comments » | posted on Thursday, July 1st, 2010 | Tags: Ali Bacher, cricket, Cricket South Africa, Hansie, match fixing
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Adam Wakefield
South Africa begin their Test series against the West Indies, starting at Port-of-Spain, on a high after white washing the West Indians 5-0 in the ODI series. Hashim Amla and AB de Villiers both had very good series', and Morne Morkel was the leading... |
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Views: 117 | 1 Comment » | posted on Thursday, June 10th, 2010 | Tags: cricket, Cricket South Africa, Graeme Smith, Morne Steyn, West Indies
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Adam Wakefield
That didn't last long did it? While South African cricket fans have become used to being underwhelmed by our national team, our recent exit from the World Twenty20 was even more whimpering than usual.
What we are used to is a barnstorming start, ... |
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Views: 525 | 3 Comments » | posted on Wednesday, May 12th, 2010 | Tags: choke, cricket, Cricket South Africa, Graeme Smith, T20
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Adam Wakefield
This year has seen the third instalment of the Indian Premier League, the richest cricket competition in the world. Player salaries have been revolutionised for the first time since Kerry Packer's World Series Cricket, the international cricket calen... |
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Views: 450 | 8 Comments » | posted on Wednesday, April 21st, 2010 | Tags: IPL, Lalit Modi, Test Cricket, Twenty20
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Adam Wakefield
The definition of confidence is as follows (with thanks to Wikipedia): Generally described as a state of being certain either that a hypothesis or prediction is correct or that a chosen course of action is the best or most effective.
How is confi... |
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Views: 248 | 1 Comment » | posted on Thursday, April 1st, 2010 | Tags: confidence, sport
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Reader Blog
By Duncan Keal
The news that Mathew Hayden will be wielding a new weapon in this year's Indian Premier League (IPL) came as little surprise. While the shape of cricket bats has remained constant over hundreds of years, technology has seen the mode... |
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Views: 266 | 1 Comment » | posted on Monday, March 29th, 2010 | Tags: cricket, IPL, technology
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