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/ 7 years agoCOOK STILL HAS THE HUNGER
SIR JACK Hobbs famously scored 100 first-class hundreds after the age of 40, but you wonder how many that most recent...
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/ 7 years agoENGLAND WILL NEED COLLINGWOOD’S GRIT AS BAYLISS TAKES FINAL BOW
Derek Pringle adds his admiring voice to those who believe the former Durham captain is the right man to join the...
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County News/The Hundred
/ 7 years agoFINN IS FIT AND RARING TO GO AGAIN!
Jeremy Blackmore meets up with Middlesex pair Steven Finn and Tom Helm, both keen to make up for lost time after...
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/ 7 years agoWe surprised ourselves last season, says Walker
Paul Edwards discovers that whereas promotion for Kent was an unexpected bonus, they believe their young team will benefit from, and...
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/ 7 years agoWHEN ‘MANKADING’ CAME WITH A WARNING …
SO, the MCC has confirmed officially that Ravi Ashwin’s ‘Mankading’ of Jos Buttler in the IPL was bad form. According to...
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/ 7 years agoCAPTAIN BANCROFT? THAT’S A STEP TOO FAR
PETER HAYTER @phaytercricket Shady character: Cameron Bancroft will lead Durham this summer PICTURE: Getty Images This may sound like double standards....
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/ 7 years ago‘MANKAD’ ROW LETS ERRANT BATSMEN OFF HOOK
Derek Pringle points out the Ashwin saga is an example of bowlers being put in the dock while batsmen escape censure...
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/ 7 years agoMurali mentor Yardley was a true spin king
By Jon Couch SRI LANKA great Muttiah Muralitharan has led the tributes to former national team coach Bruce Yardley, who died...
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/ 7 years agoNow we are gunning for the lot, warns Surrey chief
Chris Stocks catches up with Gareth Batty as the popular player-coach prepares Surrey for the defence of their County Championship title...
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Cricket Paper
/ 7 years agoCould the Chef get back on the boil?
By Chris Stocks ESSEX captain Ryan ten Doeschate believes Alastair Cook could yet make a shock England return against Australia this...
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Cricket Paper
/ 7 years agoThe bans are over, now for the backlash!
Smith and Warner return but questions still loom By Chris Stocks STEVE SMITH and David Warner are free to play for...
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/ 7 years agoAB de Villiers not fazed by threat of in-form Jasprit Bumrah
Royal Challengers Bangalore vice-captain AB de Villiers has stood his ground in saying Jasprit Bumrah is not impervious to fault. Speaking...
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/ 7 years agoBumble: Jos Buttler was ‘guilty of being dozy’
Sky Sports commentator David Lloyd gives his take on the mankad dismissal of Jos Buttler by Ravi Ashwin
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/ 7 years agoPat Cummins cautious of workload in the absence of Starc and Hazlewood
Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood are both in a race to be fit for the Cricket World Cup
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/ 7 years agoFEATURE: Dawid Malan optimistic about Middlesex’s 2019 prospects
The England batsman on the arrival of AB and the return of Rojo
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/ 7 years ago‘It was within the rules’ – Ravi Ashwin defends controversial Mankad dismissal
An act which has got all the game talking... again
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/ 7 years agoPringle column: How the MCC are looking at ways to speed up play
"I can count the number of drinks breaks I had during my career on one hand"
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/ 7 years agoHampshire hope new coach Birrell can get season off to fast start
By Richard Edwards Arrival: Adrian Birrell THE winds of change have whipped briskly through the Ageas Bowl this winter but director...
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/ 7 years agoMaynard tells his lads: Get smart and let’s dig in for 2019
Charlie Talbot-Smith discovers that, despite not accepting the Glamorgan head coach role on a long-term basis, Matthew Maynard has big plans...
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/ 7 years agoCan the chef stay on boil after being a test Star for so lonG?
Derek Pringle discusses the issues that former England captain Alastair Cook will have to confront as he returns to the county...
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/ 7 years agoTalent Mohammad lights up landmark event for Pakistan
By Jon Couch Local hero: Mohammad Hasnain Pakistan Super League Final, March 14, Karachi Peshawar Zalmi 138-8 (Amin 38, Hasnain 3-30,...
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/ 7 years agoconnor remains key to growth in tests
The perfect fit: Clare Connor is now heading up the ICC’s Women’s Committee PICTURE: Getty Images Adam Collins joins the chorus...
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/ 7 years agoOFFER TEST MATCHES FOR WOMEN OR RISK LOSING TOP PLAYERS
Isabelle Westbury Standing up to the Test: Kate Cross of England celebrates taking the wicket of Nicole Bolton of Australia PICTURE:...
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/ 7 years agoLET’S GET BACK TO THE GOOD OLD DAYS (BUT NOT AT DERBY!)
MARTIN JOHNSON Opinions differ as to the finest opening paragraph ever penned in the long and venerable history of cricket literature,...
