Mathews timed-out
If you're tired of the Mathews timed-out controversy, you're tired of life The World Cup brings the best performances out of its players - so what if that happens to be in the field of comedy? As regular readers will know, cricket and comedy are long-standing partners (ones that would undoubtedly collide mid-pitch when looking for a quick single). That may be because the secret to both is timing - or, as in the case of Angelo Mathews' dismissal against Bangladesh last week , timekeeping. Rarely has a punchline arrived so late, or been so deliciously weighted, as that delivered by Shakib Al Hasan in Delhi. We have waited in vain (so far) for a RONSBU to disturb this World Cup's equilibrium, despite occasional warnings from the likes of Mitch Starc; and when Mohammad Rizwan tossed the ball into the stumps with Aiden Markram wandering out of his ground, a la Jonny Bairstow at Lord's , he then disappointingly held up an apologetic hand rather than laughing his opp...