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/ 9 years agoFORGET THE PAST, BALLANCE CAN’T BE IGNORED
PAUL NIXON Gary Ballance has started the season in superb form and if the England Test squad for this summer was...
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/ 9 years agoNZ are the blueprint of success for Ireland
By Nick Royle CRICKET Ireland chief executive Warren Deutrom wants Ireland to follow the New Zealand blueprint as they begin their...
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/ 9 years agoWHY I RESPECT ZAFAR’S DECISION TO QUIT
WHILE the retirement of Zafar Ansari came as a shock, it’s perhaps no surprise that he has made this decision in...
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/ 9 years agoWILY OLD DOG STEVE STILL SHINING WITH NEW TRICKS
Adam Collins reflects on how forgotten Australian Steve Magoffin continues to strive after international exile Adam Collins Aquarter hour from a...
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/ 9 years agoCRICKET IN THE 1980S! IT WAS AN X-RATED CLASSIC…
MARTIN JOHNSON Back in the 1970s, it was nigh on impossible to go to the cinema without seeing a film about...
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/ 9 years agoRoot showed the signs of a great captain aged just 14, says Bresnan
By Ross Lawson HE showed signs of his captaincy potential at the age of just 14, and now Joe Root is...
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/ 9 years agoWE’RE IN NEEDOF SMOOTHIE TALKING MONTY…
PETER HAYTER I’m not a great fan of smoothies, but the concoction Monty Panesar recently served up to his 148,000 Twitter...
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/ 9 years agoGraves: T20 will change the game of cricket
Majority vote gives new contest the green light By Joshua Peck THE new, much talked about, city-franchise T20 tournament will begin...
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/ 9 years agoZafar gave his heart and soul to cricket but was a man apart
By Chris Stocks UNLESS injury intervenes, not many people retire from professional sport at the age of 25. Zafar Ansari, though,...
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/ 9 years agoIt’s just not cricket for Ansari…
Lots to shout about! Zafar Ansari has walked away from cricket to pursue other interests PICTURE: Getty Images JOE ROOT INTERVIEW...
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/ 9 years agoWOMEN’S GAME IS LACKING IN ‘STAR’ COACHES
Alison Mitchell asks why female coaches are being overlooked in favour of males with first-class backgrounds Alison Mitchell Two months out...
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/ 9 years agoREST ASSURED, I’LL BE READY NOW SAYS ROOT
Chris Stocks discovers that England’s new Test captain has no problems with having to miss early season games Chris Stocks For...
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/ 9 years agoYorkies fall to Fullard’s four-for
UNIVERSITIES ROUND-UP By Andrew Coffey A STUNNING bowling performance from Cardiff denied Leeds/Bradford the chance to seize top spot in the...
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/ 9 years agoElliott backs his kids to be on Waugh path for U19s World Cup
By Adam Collins WANT to feel old? Think about what you were doing on January 1, 2000. Then consider the bulk...
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/ 9 years agoSLIDING DOOR SHUT JUST AS GLORY LOOMED FOR GILES AND ENGLAND
Peter Hayter recounts how a late collapse changed the historical narrative for England and their coach Peter Hayter Looking on: It...
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/ 9 years agoSAM NOW LIVING UP TO LOFTY HEIGHTS
Chetan Narula speaks to Sam Billings about his progression at the IPL and England aspirations for the summer Chetan Narula Superstar:...
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/ 9 years agoWhy Zafar needed to broaden his horizons
Alison Mitchell says Zafar Ansari’s decision to quit cricket was no big surprise to his peers To those who know or...
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/ 9 years agoReece has England recall in his sights
By Seth Williams HAMPSHIRE’S Reece Topley is chasing an England recall after putting his injury problems behind him. Hand, back and...
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/ 9 years agoWisden…it’s the book that just keeps on giving back to the game
TCP SAYS… Alex Narey @anarey_NLP When Bloomsbury Publishing approached Lawrence Booth to be the new editor of Wisden in late 2010,...
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/ 9 years agoMike lucky to avoid Windies
OWING to many factors including our country’s strength and opposition’s strength, it is impossible to be dogmatic about whom England’s best...
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/ 9 years agoHAVE WE SEEN THE LAST OF THE GREAT FINISHERS?
DEREK PRINGLE Looking at England’s squad for the Champions Trophy, the only real surprise is the lack of an obvious finisher...
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/ 9 years agoYour shout…
Send your comments to: The Cricket Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: [email protected] ... Continue reading... Access...
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/ 9 years agoDerek Pringle column – Force is strong as Gayle cashes in again
Gayle was T20’s poster boy right from the start, nailing his short-form colours to the mast with his infamous, “I wouldn’t...
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/ 9 years agoLet’s grow our home talents…
WORCESTERSHIRE’S thrashing of Glamorgan in the County Championship last week is further proof that the need for Kolpak signings is far...
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/ 9 years agoNew T20? No thanks
I’M pleased that Middlesex have come out against the proposed new T20 tournament. For the more I read about it, the...
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