All posts tagged "South Africa"
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Features
/ 9 years agoCricket mourns loss of Tonker…
By Seth Francis BRIAN Taylor was an Essex captain with over 500 firstclass appearances to his name, though he never quite...
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ODI
/ 9 years agoIf Sanga’s on slide how good was he?
By Jack Miller Masterclass: Kumar Sangakkara was just too good for the Yorkshire attack PICTURE: Getty Images IF KUMAR Sangakkara, as...
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Features and Columns
/ 9 years agoDerek Pringle column – Hit-and-hope De Villiers is feeling the pressure
Every cricketer with a lengthy career will experience dips in form, but AB de Villiers appears to be battling more than...
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ICC Champions Trophy
/ 9 years agoAll to play for as Sri Lanka ease home
The Oval, London, June 8; Group B India 321-6 (Dhawan 125, Rohit 78; Malinga 2-70) Sri Lanka 322-3 (Mendis 89. Gunathilaka...
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Featured
/ 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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Features
/ 9 years agoOne cap Franks returns to coach
By Joshua Peck ONE-CAP wonder Paul Franks will return to international cricket this summer after being asked to join England’s coach...
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County Championships
/ 9 years agoMoxon: Ballance deserves Test recall
By Andy Edwards Somerset v Yorkshire June 9-12, Taunton, 11:00 GARY Ballance has been backed to earn an England recall in...
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Featured
/ 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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Featured
/ 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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Featured
/ 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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Features and Columns
/ 9 years agoNeil Manthorp column – Why the Proteas are right to count on Kagiso
The big-hitters grab the headlines and attention but it’s equally a fact that the team with the highest wicket-takers – or...
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Features and Columns
/ 9 years agoMartin Johnson column – Cricket’s chicanery put into context by final dive
There are one or two more important issues to prioritise, such as global warming, or whether British Airways should consider upgrading...
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International News
/ 9 years agoBrian Lara: Joe Root’s flair puts him up with very best
Katie Falkingham discovers that West Indies batting icon Brian Lara is a huge fan of England’s Joe Root Unsurprisingly, Joe Root...
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Features and Columns
/ 9 years agoPeter Hayter column – When DRS becomes another tactic, not a failsafe
South Africa, chasing 331 to win the second Royal London ODI against England at the Ageas Bowl and square the series...
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Featured
/ 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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County Championships
/ 9 years agoEverything’s coming up Roses for Coad
Yorkshire v Lancashire By Ross Lawson June 2-5, Headingley Leeds, 11:00 IN a season that has featured more pinch-me moments than...
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ICC Champions Trophy
/ 9 years agoCOR BLIMEY, IT’S ANOTHER EPISODE OF BENWATCH!
Peter Hayter discovers, unsurprisingly, that the nation’s eyes are drawm towards England’s brilliant all-rounder Ben Stokes These days, in all formats...
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Featured
/ 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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News
/ 9 years agoWatch live and stop moaning
HEARTILY agree with Peter Hayter’s feature on Sky TV’s excellent coverage of the first one day against South Africa. A long...
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News
/ 9 years agoCrane lifted by his freak wicket
By Charlie Peat One-off: Mason Crane doesn’t believe he will be able to repeat the ball that put social media in...
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Features
/ 9 years agoArthur’s mantra for Pakistan is fitness and firepower …
Saj Sadiq speaks to Mickey Arthur, the head coach of Pakistan, before the Champions Trophy How much did you know about...
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News
/ 9 years agoPlunkett revels in role of the elder statesman
By Richard Edwards If any England player knows about the changing face of one-day cricket, it’s Liam Plunkett. Having made his...
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Features and Columns
/ 9 years agoNeil Manthorp column – Players must embrace what is a special tour
South Africa’s first post-isolation tour of England remains, 23 years later, a career if not lifetime highlight of every player who...
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Features and Columns
/ 9 years agoMartin Johnson column – Pace… it’s what we all want to see in the game
As I looked up to see one of the world’s deadliest fast bowlers about to enter his delivery stride, I remembered...
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News
/ 9 years agoIt’s Seventh Heaven for Eoin’s men
Proteas thrashing shows we can win Champions Trophy, says star Moeen By Chris Stocks MOEEN ALI insists England’s belief they can...
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