All posts tagged "Test"
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International News
/ 9 years agoZafar Ansari – the academic all-rounder of Pakistani descent
(Photo: Getty Images) By Harvey Burgess It is not very often that you hear ‘double first from Cambridge’ and ‘professional athlete’...
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International News
/ 9 years agoAnderson decision will be made next week
(Photo: Action Images) By Harvey Burgess A decision will be made on James Anderson’s future involvement in the India tour next...
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International News
/ 9 years agoFlamin’ Nora, England spin their way out of trouble
They say about young up-and-coming sportsman that if you’re good enough, you’re old enough when it comes to being selected. Equally...
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International News
/ 9 years agoEngland must improve or face India whitewash, claims Vaughan
(Photo: Getty Images) By Harvey Burgess England face a humiliating whitewash in the Test series against India if they do not...
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International News
/ 9 years agoCook lauds Stokes after win against Bangladesh
(Photo: Getty Images) By Harvey Burgess Alastair Cook has hailed the performance of Ben Stokes after England beat Bangladesh by 22...
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International News
/ 9 years agoInside track on mad world of a cricketing glove story
Alison Mitchell discovers the trade secrets of three men who were often the unsung heroes as they stood behind the stumps...
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Features and Columns
/ 9 years agoPaul Nixon column – Batty’s call-up sending out right message
There would have been a few eyebrows raised last Friday when the announcement came through that Gareth Batty had been selected...
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Features and Columns
/ 9 years agoDerek Pringle column – Ranking system is in need of change, or scrap it
To be the best has to incorporate a worthiness, which is why the International Cricket Council should resurrect plans for a...
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International News
/ 9 years agoFinn set for four weeks on sidelines with hamstring injury
Steven Finn is expected to be out of action for four weeks after injuring his hamstring. The fast bowler, 32, was...
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Features and Columns
/ 9 years agoMartin Johnson column – Well, it’s cricket Jim, but not as we know it!
I have a question. Do people buy a ticket for a day at the Test match and then dress up as...
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Features and Columns
/ 9 years agoDerek Pringle column – English game needs to give spin a chance
The recent heat wave should have had spinners all over England loosening their fingers. Even a few days of 90-degree weather...
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International News
/ 9 years agoAnderson, Stokes and Rashid in England squad for second Test
James Anderson, Ben Stokes and Adil Rashid have been added to England’s squad for the second Test against Pakistan. The ECB...
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Features and Columns
/ 9 years agoMartin Johnson column – Milton’s paradise not lost, thanks to snicko
The year is 2058 – the 50th anniversary of DRS in Test cricket – and the tannoy crackles into life at...
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International News
/ 9 years agoJerome Taylor retires from Test cricket
West Indies fast bowler Jerome Taylor has retired from Test cricket at the age of 32. Taylor took 130 wickets in...
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International News
/ 9 years agoShaminda Eranga banned from bowling in international matches
Sri Lanka’s Shaminda Eranga has been banned from bowling in international cricket after his action was reported during the second Test...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoAdam Milne to miss Essex T20 stint
ADAM Milne will not feature in this summer’s T20 Blast with the New Zealand bowler set for surgery on an elbow...
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Features and Columns
/ 10 years agoPeter Hayter column – Robo-ump will need his smart phone and new app!
Assuming the reports in The Times weren’t part of a late April fool’s gag, if the inventor of Hawk-Eye technology has...
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Features and Columns
/ 10 years agoPaul Nixon column – Brendon’s knock so special but Viv is still king
By Paul Nixon You couldn’t have written a better script, could you? Brendon McCullum strides to the crease on the first...
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International News
/ 10 years agoWest Indies talent is there – now reform needed to cultivate it
Tim Wigmore analyses the legacy of the West Indies U19 triumph When Keemo Paul, a 17-year-old from Guyana, top-edged a delivery...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoIan Bell to captain MCC in Abu Dhabi
NEW Warwickshire captain Ian Bell will get some practice in after being chosen as MCC skipper for the Champion County match....
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Features and Columns
/ 10 years agoKepler Wessels exclusive column
THE victory in Centurion was a much-needed one for South Africa and is sure to boost the morale of the players,...
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Features and Columns
/ 10 years agoWhere are they now? Scotland – 1998 NatWest Trophy giantkillers
By Neil Fissler Craig Wright admits that helping Scotland shock Worcestershire in the NatWest Trophy not only put cricket north of...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoSurrey sign Aaron Finch as cover for Kumar Sangakkara
SURREY will welcome Aaron Finch to the county as cover for Kumar Sangakkara this summer. Sangakkara is set to play in...
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Features and Columns
/ 10 years agoPaul Nixon column – Admit it Straussy, KP will be great for World T20
Last year, when Andrew Strauss held a meeting with Kevin Pietersen to effectively shut the door on his Test future, the...
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International News
/ 10 years agoGraham Ford leaves role as Surrey head coach
GRAHAM Ford is leaving his role as Surrey head coach to return to the Sri Lanka national team. Ford, 55, left...
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