David Lloyd George: Great Britain: Makers of the Modern World (Haus Histories)
Different Shades of Green (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
What by now has the feeling of a routine piece in The Independent about Monty, by David Lloyd (no, not that one). I hadn't been aware until now that he was going to play domestic cricket in South Africa this winter and it'll be interesting to see how he gets on. With the way his form and confidence dwindled last season you wouldn't bet on him doing great things. It may be that a change of scenery,...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 09/28/2009
Scanning the county scorecards won't be the same again after a generation of England cricketers ducked out of the game "If you're hanging on to a rising balloon, you're presented with a difficult decision – let go before it's too late or hang on and keep getting higher, posing the question: how long can you keep a grip on the rope?" Andy Caddick is a tall man. It's no surprise he managed...
Cigarette Break for the 21st Century (Free subscription) | 07/15/2009
It's been an interesting experience so far following the fortunes of the England cricket team from deep in enemy territory. On the one hand, I will get to see far more of this Ashes series than I would have done had I been in the UK, as the time difference turns something that would otherwise have happened while I was at work into prime evening viewing--the 11AM start for the first test translates...
Pocket-lint (Free subscription) | 07/07/2009
Advertising-as-content deal goes through It's being reported that Sky has entered into a deal with Spotify that will see Ashes updates being delivered to users of the streaming music service. The objective will be to promote Sky's coverage of the games via its own streaming video service. Messages from cricket commentator David Lloyd about the state of play will be followed by: "However good...
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