Team selection is a window into the mind of the skipper, and Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s team selection for the fourth Test told me that he had winning the match his priority.
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England v India – Test Five Preview
India will be looking to tie things up when they take to Headingley Stadium to face England in what is the last meeting of the five game test series.
Where Are They Now? Gloucestershire 1977 Benson & Hedges Cup Winners
GLOUCESTERSHIRE banished the myth that you don’t win anything with kids long before Sir Alex Ferguson and his team of Manchester United youngsters won the Premier League.
Tammy Beaumont Hoping For Kent Terrific Treble
KENT opener Tammy Beaumont has called on her side to complete a dream week by securing their third major trophy on Sunday, following their Royal London One-Day Cup and Women’s Championship double.
Our Wait Will Be Over Soon Says Bedfordshire’s Andrew Reynoldson
BEDFORDSHIRE are without a Championship win since July 2010 but captain Andrew Reynoldson is certain it’s on the way.
Ashley Giles: Things Starting To Look Up For Cook And Co
If Alastair Cook had written the script for the third Test he would have struggled to include many more positives for his England side without it simply looking like a work of fantasy.
Bumble’s Guide To Old Trafford!
After one Test match off I will be back in action this week – and what a place to return: Old Trafford on home soil. It is of course a place I know well – and I’ll hope to sneak at least one night out if Mrs Lloyd allows me as I live just eight miles away.
Northants’ Olly Stone Returns To Boost Wollaston
WOLLASTON captain Chris Perry insists it’s no coincidence that their third win of the season came in the same match that Northamptonshire youngster Olly Stone made his first start of the year for the club.
England Star-watcher Amy Jones Is Now A Star Herself!
JUST A few years ago Amy Jones was prowling the boundaries of England Women’s international games in search of autographs from her favourite players. Now the Warwicks wicketkeeper admits it’s a strange feeling to be playing alongside them.
Paul Nixon: Jos Buttler Has The Tools To Make England Place His Own
Matt Prior has always put the team first and that’s what he’s done again by effectively ending his England career. For that he has to be applauded.
Peter Hayter: Only Runs Can Save Alastair Cook’s Captaincy
Judging by the dead eyes and drawn features on his master’s face in the post-match Press exposure following England’s defeat to India in the second Test at Lord’s, you would not want to have been a cat in the Alastair Cook household when he got home.
Aakash Chopra: India Beating England At Their Own Game
I was only nine years old when India won their first Test match at the Home of Cricket. I’d just started taking cricket seriously and even at that tender age I realised that winning a Test match at Lord’s was a serious business.
Improving Lewis Gregory Eyes Top Order Spot At Somerset
ANY lingering doubts as to the importance of lower order runs were dispelled once and for all last week at Trent Bridge where England and India reached stalemate largely thanks to the efforts of those not normally renowned for their batting exploits.
Even Will Tavare Is Shocked By His Gloucestershire Form!
GLOUCESTERSHIRE’S Will Tavare is as surprised as anyone at his prolific run-scoring this season.
James Anderson Stars as England Secure a Draw
It looked desperate for England following a big Indian first innings total coupled with a poor start, but Alistair Cook’s men ultimately managed to secure a draw in the First Test with India at Trent Bridge.
Where Are They Now? Northamptonshire 1980 Benson & Hedges Cup Winners
Northants seamer Tim Lamb believes his county had no right to claim their second ever trophy when they beat Essex to win the Benson & Hedges Cup.
Historic County Duels For Deaf Cricket Sides
The first ever county v county cricket fixtures for deaf cricket takes place this weekend in an event which promises to open up new opportunities for deaf cricket in the UK.
Peter Hayter: England Pacemen Have Never Had It So Good!
For England pacemen life has improved immeasurably since Angus Fraser ran in, according to one observer “looking like he’d caught his braces on the sightscreen”.
Bumble’s Guide To Headingley!
I know I’ve got a cracking job at the best of times but I’m being spoilt this week. I love going to Headingley and after a fabulous Test match I’m back today for what promises to be a cracking t20 Roses match.
Revolution or Reinvigoration? The England Test Side Going Forward
Thanks to their loss against Sri Lanka in Leeds this week, England have now had their worst run of Test matches without a win – eight to be specific – since they managed the same over a period covering the second half of 1996 and early 1997.
The 2014 English County Cricket Championship
The 2014 Cricket County Championship has a long way to go yet, having only gotten underway at the start of April, but of course betting started on it much sooner – and most bookmakers released early odds well before a bat touched a cricket ball in earnest.
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Lancashire Bastman Paul Horton: We’re All Behind Glen Chapple
Well, the dust has probably settled enough now to talk about life without Peter Moores. As players we all probably feared the worst once Andy Flower moved aside because we knew that for five years we’d been working with one of the finest coaches in the game.
Claire Taylor Excited For England’s Bright Future
CLAIRE Taylor knows full-time professional contracts herald a new dawn in women’s cricket but she is not jealous about missing the boat.
Where Are They Now? Nottinghamshire’s 1987 County Champions and NatWest Trophy Winners
Andy Pick does not believe that county cricket will again see the likes of Clive Rice and Richard Hadlee, who retired after leading Notts to the County Championship and NatWest Trophy double.