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/ 9 years agoTALE OF TWO PACE MEN AS PROTEAS STUMBLE
SOUTH AFRICAN WRITER AND BROADCASTER NEIL MANTHORP I’m backing you! David Miller celebrates with Morne Morkel during Wednesday’s defeat against Pakistan,...
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/ 9 years agoRIVALRIES NEED FIGHTING SPIRIT
Tim Wigmore says an Indian stronghold over Pakistan in limited-overs cricket makes the rivalry far less intense… Tim Wigmore Needle: But...
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/ 9 years agoWeather causing a storm in England
Not happy: Steve Smith TAKE the top eight teams in the world. Put them into two groups of four, in which...
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/ 9 years agoAUSSIES WILL BE LOOKING TO LEAVE AN ASHES MARK
PETER HAYTER I’ll be waiting for you Down Under: Mitchell Johnson put doubts in England’s minds during the late summer ODI...
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/ 9 years agoTrophy doing little to abate 50-over threat
The editor of Cricket Statistician analyses recent events SIMON SWEETMAN It has been muttered from time to time in recent years...
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/ 9 years agoOLD SCHOOL APPROACH IS PROVING EFFECTIVE
Derek Pringle says soft pitches in the Champions Trophy are rewarding good old-fashioned values Derek Pringle Global tournaments like the Champions...
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/ 9 years agoAfghans pull plug on tour to Ireland
By Joshua Peck AFGHANISTAN have pulled out of next month’s three ODI tour to Ireland due to a clash with preparations...
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/ 9 years agoWHY IT’S KYLE, NOT COLLY, ON THE ROAD TO GLORY
PAUL NIXON WWW.PAULNIXONCRICKET.COM Too generous: Paul Collingwood, the Durham skipper, has found his declarations have often misfired PICTURE: Getty Images We...
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/ 9 years agoNO RESULT IN 66 OVERS? THAT’S ANOWN GOAL
THE Champions Trophy has been brilliant so far, even though the rain has been a big talking point. There’s not much...
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/ 9 years agoEven with the gloves off, Daryn will still be a star
By Richard Edwards DARYN SMIT might not be the first name to spring to mind when discussing the world’s genuine all-rounders...
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/ 9 years agoWe’re quaking in the last-chance saloon with mythical beasts, D/L and Liberace…
Adam Collins and Geoff Lemon offer their distinctly surreal slant on tomorrow’s showdown Struggle: Umpire Nigel Llong tried to let play...
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/ 9 years agoJet-setter Gillespie is open to return on T20 duty
By Seth Francis AFTER a successful stint as Kent assistant coach, Jason Gillespie has refused to rule out a return to...
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/ 9 years agoWILL T20 SLOG FEST SOON BE A THING OF THE PAST?
MARTIN JOHNSON Tuning into the cricket earlier this week, I was so startled by watching some chap in a custard yellow...
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/ 9 years agoDETERMINED ESSEX PROVE THERE’S NO SKILLS GAP
Derek Pringle explains how the Championship leaders have become genuine title contenders It is 25 years since Essex sat atop the...
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/ 9 years agoCRICKET’S CHICANERY PUT INTO CONTEXT BY FINAL DIVE
MARTIN JOHNSON There are one or two more important issues to prioritise, such as global warming, or whether British Airways should...
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/ 9 years agoWHY THE PROTEAS ARERIGHT TO COUNT ON KAGISO
NEIL MANTHORP The big-hitters grab the headlines and attention but it’s equally a fact that the team with the highest wicket-takers...
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/ 9 years agoWHEN DRS BECOMES ANOTHER TACTIC, NOT A FAILSAFE
PETER HAYTER South Africa, chasing 331 to win the second Royal London ODI against England at the Ageas Bowl and square...
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/ 9 years agoPRIDE AND DESIRE IS VITAL TO CRICKET’S GREATS
DEREK PRINGLE Some sportsmen are motivated by glory, others by money. But there is a small elite who derive their greatest...
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/ 9 years agoYOU CAN’T AFFORD TO TAKE EYE OFF THE BALL
PAUL NIXON As the Champions Trophy continues today with New Zealand’s clash against Australia, the next round of County Championship matches...
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/ 9 years agoPHENOMENAL SANGA’S AN ALL-TIME GREAT
A QUICKword on Kumar Sangakkara: what he has achieved over the past few weeks is phenomenal. He fell just 16 runs...
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/ 9 years agoENGLAND PINNING HOPES ON BIG BEN’S RECOVERY
PETER HAYTER The grimace on the face of England’s talisman was bad enough. The expression into which Andrew Strauss’ features would...
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/ 9 years agoJOYCE IS SO RIGHT TO PUT HIS IRISH TEST BID FIRST
PAUL NIXON www.paulnixoncricket.com Ed Joyce has retired from county cricket to focus on his Ireland career and, while there may be...
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/ 9 years agoENGLAND MISSING A PLAYER OF TRESCO’S TALENTS
DEREK PRINGLE More than any other cricketer in the modern era still able to ply their trade in the middle, England...
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/ 9 years agoPACE…IT’S WHAT WE ALL WANT TO SEE IN THE GAME
MARTIN JOHNSON As I looked up to see one of the world’s deadliest fast bowlers about to enter his delivery stride,...
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/ 9 years agoPLAYERS MUST EMBRACE WHAT IS A SPECIAL TOUR
NEIL MANTHORP SOUTH AFRICAN WRITER AND BROADCASTER South Africa’s first post-isolation tour of England remains, 23 years later, a career if...
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