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Liam Is Ready To Relive Old Glory
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Liam Is Ready To Relive Old Glory

Richard Edwards looks forward to Liam Plunkett’s arrival Down Under for the ODI series – 11 years after his first

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December 15,2017
It's Girl Power In The Shop Window
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It's Girl Power In The Shop Window

Adam Collins examines what role the Women’s Big Bash League can play in the world of cricket

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December 15,2017
Ton-Up Malan Keeps His Head Amid Aussie Attack
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Ton-Up Malan Keeps His Head Amid Aussie Attack

ALL THE talk of the WACA pitch having slowed down was blown away just two balls into this third Ashes Test when Mitchell Starc sent down a delivery clocked at 91 miles per hour.

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December 15,2017
Devon's Above! 'Destroyer' Is Enough To Set Pulses Racing
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Devon's Above! 'Destroyer' Is Enough To Set Pulses Racing

Peter Hayter just about recalls the time he faced a few fierce deliveries from England’s quickest ever out-and-out paceman

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December 15,2017
Cut In Tests May Improve The Quality
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Cut In Tests May Improve The Quality

Tim Wigmore analyses Test cricket’s new structure that leaves only the Ashes to be played over five matches

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December 15,2017
This T10 Format Can Help Expand The Game
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This T10 Format Can Help Expand The Game

This T10 Format Can Help Expand The Game

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December 15,2017
Ben Hits the Right Notes in Tirring Comeback
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Ben Hits the Right Notes in Tirring Comeback

It seems a distant, rather impertinent and actually faintly absurd memory now, but there have been times when, even though the experience of team-mates, opponents and coaches and the evidence of our own eyes insisted, overwhelmingly, that it just could not happen to him, some harboured genuine fears that Ben Stokes might somehow fail to live up to his galactic potential.

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January 27,2017
Desert T20 was great showcase but the Dutch must improve
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Desert T20 was great showcase but the Dutch must improve

Tim Wagmore's regular look at the game below the Test-playing nations, with the Desert T20 final the talk of the week.

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January 27,2017
Just Ask AB, Aggers' Ploy May F****** Do Trick, Too
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Just Ask AB, Aggers' Ploy May F****** Do Trick, Too

I’d half been expecting it, but when I walked into the golf club bar and the steward said (in a voice even graver than he used on the day the Guinness ran out): “It’s war,” it still came as a bit of a shock. “Who started it?” I enquired. “Was it Trump? Or that fat Korean bloke?” To which the reply came back: “Neither. It was David Warner.”

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October 27,2017
Day/Night Victory In Adelaide Should Be Targeted
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Day/Night Victory In Adelaide Should Be Targeted

Think Pink was the 1970 album by Twink, one time drummer for Hawkwind and the Pretty Things. Yet, cricket history suggests that England must do the same this winter if they are to boost their chances of retaining the Ashes.

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October 27,2017
Davis And Nash Out As Andrew Makes Mark
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Davis And Nash Out As Andrew Makes Mark

SUSSEX chief executive Rob Andrew believes the decision to part company with head coach Mark Davis and senior batsman Chris Nash will see the county “achieve great things” in the long run.

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October 27,2017
No Stepping Back From The War-Zone
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No Stepping Back From The War-Zone

LOVE or loathe him, David Warner is impossible to ignore and England fans can expect to see the same pre-Ashes ‘pantomime villain’ when the Australian vice-captain arrives in the country for next summer's Ashes.

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March 02,2018
Busy Buttler Feels The Love For T20s
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Busy Buttler Feels The Love For T20s

Chris Stocks finds that Jos Buttler wants international T20s to stay – but they need more relevance in the game

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March 02,2018
England Can Deal With The Heat In Cake Tin
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England Can Deal With The Heat In Cake Tin

Chris Stocks looks at the sea-change in England’s ODI fortunes since a disastrous World Cup three years ago

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March 02,2018
Sorry, But The Jury's Still Out On Stokes Return...
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Sorry, But The Jury's Still Out On Stokes Return...

Peter Hayter reports how Ben Stokes was back to his brilliant best on Wednesday – both on the field and off it

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March 02,2018
Sleeping Giant Durham Will Rise Again, Says Lewis
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Sleeping Giant Durham Will Rise Again, Says Lewis

GOOD news has been in short supply in Durham over the past two seasons but Jon Lewis is optimistic the tide has turned after the impending arrivals of Aiden Markram and Tom Latham were announced.

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March 02,2018
We're Not Here To Make Up Numbers!
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We're Not Here To Make Up Numbers!

Guy Williams visits New Road to see how Worcestershire are shaping up for their Division One assault

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March 02,2018
Pietersen Rules Out Playing In Pakistan
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Pietersen Rules Out Playing In Pakistan

KEVIN Pietersen may have helped Quetta Gladiators to a six wicket win over Islamabad United but the former England batsman has ruled out playing in the knock-out stages of the Pakistan Super League.

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March 02,2018
I'm The Man Who Made Kane Able!
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I'm The Man Who Made Kane Able!

HE MAY have been born and raised in Yorkshire, but James Pamment can take pride in the role he has played in moulding a modern New Zealand great.

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March 09,2018
Money Is At The Root Of All Evil, It Seems
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Money Is At The Root Of All Evil, It Seems

The resignation of Somerset’s former chairman, Andy Nash, from the ECB Board of which he was a prominent member, has shone a spotlight on the murky deal-making going on at the England and Wales Cricket Board.

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March 09,2018
Ruthless Robinson's World Cup Wakeup Call
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Ruthless Robinson's World Cup Wakeup Call

MARK Robinson insists the three new faces included in his England squad for the upcoming tour to India are not there just to make up the numbers.

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March 09,2018
Ruthless Streak Of Robinson Raises The Bar
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Ruthless Streak Of Robinson Raises The Bar

Mark Robinson doesn’t read the papers.

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March 09,2018
Curran's Got A Taste Of The Big Time
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Curran's Got A Taste Of The Big Time

Jon Couch talks to the young Surrey star who is benefitting from a winter playing with the elite

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March 09,2018
Six Of The Best As England March On
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Six Of The Best As England March On

ENGLAND rounded off their one-day winter with a ruthless victory against New Zealand at Hagley Oval to add this series win to the 4-1 triumph they gained in Australia back in January.

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March 16,2018
Emburey: Time To Do Spinners A Good Turn
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Emburey: Time To Do Spinners A Good Turn

ENGLAND’S spin cupboard is bare – and John Emburey fears that re-stocking it may take a generation.  

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March 16,2018
Faithful Fans Must Never Be Taken For Granted
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Faithful Fans Must Never Be Taken For Granted

Test cricket still seems to fill grounds in England. Yet there is the uneasy feeling that the people who run it are taking that format’s core support for granted – a dangerous thing when you look at the acres of empty seats in South Africa as they play a top-of-the-bill series against Australia.

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March 16,2018
Khawaja Hunts For Redemption
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Khawaja Hunts For Redemption

Adam Collins speaks to Usman Khawaja as Australia look to bounce back in the third Test at Newlands

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March 16,2018
Patience Is Key As Danni Grabs Opening Spot
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Patience Is Key As Danni Grabs Opening Spot

DANNI Wyatt has been in the England set-up since she was 18 and after a productive winter, the Sussex opener insists she has finally found her place.

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March 16,2018
Duckett Shows His Class to Put the Pressure on Old Guard
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Duckett Shows His Class to Put the Pressure on Old Guard

IN the end, the aggro lifted but the compelling, competitive cricket remained as England sealed a hard fought, straight-talking series win over Bangladesh with a four-wicket victory in Chittagong.

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October 14,2016
Stokes and Root have to stand tall for Cook
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Stokes and Root have to stand tall for Cook

ENGLAND’S Test players will face a brutal physical and mental examination when they play seven Tests on the Sub-continent in the next ten weeks.

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October 14,2016