Pakistan Has a New PCB Chairman

Pakistan has a new PCB chairman, and the winner is, Chaudhry Zaka Ashraf.  Many fans are nervous about this decision because Ashraf has never before now been associated with the sport.  So the feeling is, what can he bring to the table that the other runner ups could not? 

Others are confident that with a money background he just the person to help the sport out of the funk it’s been in the last few years.

Ashraf wants to bring Pakistan cricket back to the top and bring the name back into households around the world.  He feels it’s important to show the world that the incident in 2009 does not define the country.  Ashraf is confident he will bring cricket back to Pakistan and make the fans proud.

How do you think this decision will affect the sport?  Are you happy with who they picked?  Or would you have wanted someone else?

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Speaking of The Ashes…

While people in England are celebrating their triumph over Australia in The Ashes, there is a girl in Massachusetts who can’t stand the tournament or the people talking about it.

A week ago, Twitter was a-buzz with people discussing the match and looking for score updates.  But instead of using the hash-tag (#) before “TheAshes,” quite a few people started tweeting with the @ symbol.  @TheAshes happens to be a young mother who likes to knit.  She also became annoyed with the attention and started replying to people saying, “I’m not a freaking cricket match!”  “What the hell is a wicket?!”  This spread around the Internet like wildfire.  People began taunting her and telling her to use the attention properly.  She seems to have abided.  She even has a shirt now!

In the heat of the confusion, Vodaphone (the tournament’s sponsor) began the viral hash-tag of #gettheashestotheashes.  They offered her a phone and tickets to the final.  Quantas Airways joined in and offered her a flight!

Unfortunately, she isn’t going, but will be watching!  #teachtheashestotheashes

Oh, the wonders of Twitter.  

-@StanaCardSara