Spin off

Welcome to the spin-off series associated with the surprisingly popular (in Iran at least) Euroballs. Ever since the appalling events at Trafalgar Square in 2005, we've become even more cynical about the wonderful world of cricket and the seeming belief, in the media if nowhere else, that England are any cop. Stanford's helicopter landing at Lord's only heightened the feeling (he landed on the square. How could you not tell he was a wrong 'un?). Believe it or not, there's a whole world of cricket out there and most of it is worthy of attention that it rarely gets in these parts. We'll aim to do that, rant about England, pull off some shockingly bad puns etc. The usual nonsense, basically, so eyes down and tuck in.