England can win the World Cup
The Blind World Cup, that is. England now face a tricky match against India, to whom they’ve already lost in the Cup. (Yes, I’m conveniently ignoring the fact that two of England’s matches have been written off due to rain). Win that and England face a final against either Pakistan or, you guessed it, Australia.
For the uninitiated, the rules of Blind Cricket are a little different to standard
- The wicket is larger, making it easier for the partially sighted players to see and easier for a Batsman or Bowler to touch for the purpose of orientatation.
- The ball must pitch at least twice before the crease of a totally blind Batsman but must not be rolling.
- The ball must pitch at least once before the crease of a partially sighted Batsman.
- A totally blind Batsman is given one chance before being given out LBW and cannot be stumped.
- The Bowler must ask the Batsman if he is ready before beginning his run up and shout “play” as he releases the ball.
- A totally blind Fielder can make a catch after the ball has bounced once.
Even with those rules, I still think the members of the fully-sighted England team would still be pants. In fact, their blind compatriots were winning the Ashes way before 2005’s triumphant reclamation. I say we couldn’t do a lot worse than getting a couple of members of the blind squad, not to mention a few members of the Women’s squad, both of which have been doing so much better than the men’s team in recent times.
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