That was the week that wasn't!

• Mark Ramprakash announces his retirement.
• Tom Maynard's funeral with as many attendees at Llandaff as there is at an average game at Sofia Gardens. Donations to: Professional Cricketers' Association Benevolent Fund (c/o The Laker Stand, Kia Oval, Kennington, London SE11 5SS
• ODIs England v Australia abandoned at Edgbaston
• Scotland v Canada abandoned a 4 dayer at Uddingston without at single ball being bowled.
• Notts seconds suffer repeated wash-outs.
• Outlaws win a sub-aquatic 4 over slog, gaining 2 points and losing Alex Hales in the process.
• Luke Fletcher goes on a diet and not a Snicker diet.
• Tykes rob Outlaws of top spot of the North group by out playing them at Trent Bridge in the dry.
• Graeme Swann has time off England to rest an elbow.
• Derby is underwater and so they cancel a game.
• Glamorgan bemoan the fact they have had so many rain offs - they've just  lost the games they've played apart from the Duckworth fudge game against the Bears. Outlaws have had almost as many NRs but have won all but the Tyke game that they've played. I agree with the Welsh proposal that if we're going to have T20s then they should be more spread out in the schedule, over the season............................ perhaps as a SUNDAY LEAGUE - Mr Sky wouldn't like that! It appears Surrey have joined-in this plea now.
• Australia have sent home Mitchell Marsh after a "late night out"  - "Bad call" - from there Centre of Excellence.
• Samit Patel gets a game for England in the ODI at CLS.

Hussey to the Rescue

but Finn slays the Aussies

Australia were 68/4 when David Hussey went to the crease, when he went back to the pavilion the Convicts were 194/9, Hussey out for 70.


Australia 200/9 


David Hussey 70
Michael Clarke 43
Shane Watson 28


Steve Finn 4/37

England had little difficulty, reaching their target with 13 balls to spare.


England 201/2


Ian Bell 69
Jonathan Trott 64*
Ravi Bopara 33*


England won by 8 wickets

Hales to Return

Alex Hales is proclaim fit again and is due to face the might of the Foxes tomorrow, replacing England's Patel......................... Elstone and Ball are also in the squad.