The ODI world cup started a few days ago with a very poor
England performance punished by the co-hosts Australia. England have to get everything right in order
to challenge the top ODI teams but in this match they were nowhere near. The umpires made a colossal howler at the end
giving Anderson run out when the ball was dead and leaving James Taylor on 98*,
but the game was decided long before that.
Taylor was probably the one positive from this match but it was nice to
see Finn get a strange hat trick and a five wicket haul. Finn is not yet back to his best but he is
progressing.
Next up for England is the other co-host New Zealand who
looked a very good side when thumping Sri Lanka and will go into the match as
favourites. England have to improve or
we’re looking at an early exit. Elsewhere
South Africa started strongly in beating Zimbabwe and India comfortably
defeated Pakistan. So far first innings
scores of over 300 are the norm but West Indies couldn’t defend 304 and managed
to lose to Ireland for the first ‘shock’ of the tournament. Ireland are getting used to scalping test
playing teams and West Indies have been terrible in recent times so maybe not
so much of a shock.
The World cup is a marathon that finishes on 29th
March but will at least be mildly interesting until England go to the Caribbean
to play some proper cricket.
Michael Connelly’s “The Reversal” he teams up two much loved
characters; Detective Harry Bosch and lawyer Micky Haller in another story of
crime, corruption and chaos in Los Angeles.
This time Haller is acting as a prosecutor tasked at re-convicting a
murderer who has had his conviction over turned. He enlists Bosch to help as investigator for
the prosecution and we have all the ingredients needed for another Connelly
classic. The book doesn’t disappoint and
as usual is hard to put down but if I have one criticism the ending is maybe a
little predictable, for a Connelly fan at least. That doesn’t spoil it though, ‘The Reversal’
is a bloody good book.
This tune has nothing to do with the above but I like it.
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