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Moeen Ali The Big Winner At Asian Cricket Awards

ENGLAND and Worcestershire all-rounder Moeen Ali capped a memorable summer by being named Player of the Year at the 2014 Talk Home Mobile Asian Cricket Awards at Lord’s on Tuesday evening, which was attended by The Cricket Paper’s Neil Wooding, Joshua Peck and David Emery.

Peter Hayter: This Is How You Could End The ODI Shambles

Ah, the innocence of youth. Lord knows what Alastair Cook, Peter Moores, James Whitaker and Paul Downton would have made of such thoughts, but it took the teenage progeny of a colleague to put in a nutshell what many currently feel about England’s 50 over performances.

Bumble’s Guide To Cardiff!

After a hectic Test series I’m not on the schedule for the first two ODIs and that means missing a trip to one of my favourite cities, Cardiff. Before that the teams head to Bristol on Monday and I’d love to give some tips about where to head to but I’ve simply not spent enough time in the city.

Bumble’s Guide To Edgbaston!

IT IS one of my favourite days of the year next Saturday – t20 finals day and I’m thrilled it’s back at Edgbaston. It ticks all the boxes for me: a good central location that everyone can travel to in a day, a good wicket and a fantastic stadium, with a brilliant atmosphere.

England Lions Roaring For World Cup Places!

Not that Alex Hales, James Vince, Jason Roy and their Lions colleagues need it spelled out, but England selector Mick Newell sees no point in trying to minimise the size of the prize up for grabs in the current tri-series against their Sri Lanka and New Zealand counterparts.