All posts tagged "England"
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/ 11 years agoPeter 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...
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/ 11 years agoAakash 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...
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/ 11 years agoImproving 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...
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/ 11 years agoJames 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...
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/ 11 years agoRevolution 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...
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/ 11 years agoYorkshire’s Lauren Winfield Has Sights Set On Test Cricket
YORKSHIRE captain and among England’s first generation of professional female cricketers – Lauren Winfield has a lot to be excited about.
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/ 11 years agoAaron Finch Can Blast Yorkshire To T20 Glory
The general consensus is that 2014 is a big year for t20 cricket in England and Wales. Despite inventing the format...
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/ 11 years agoPaul Nixon: Alex Hales’ Power Will Give England A Kick-Start
Today is a very big day for English cricket and that’s why the selectors have been so safe with the squad...
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/ 11 years agoPeter Hayter: It’s Time To Loosen The Gag And Tell The Truth
Some years ago it was my task, on behalf of a group of reporters covering a county cricket match at the...
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/ 11 years agoJames Vince: I’m Ready If England Want Me
ASHLEY Giles suggested this week that it was too soon to consider James Vince as a potential Test batsman – but...
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/ 11 years agoInternational Over 60 Teams Announced As Hertfordshire Get Off Mark
Central – Hertfordshire broke their duck finally against a self destructing Norfolk who contributed 22 wides and a last over of...
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/ 11 years agoRoyal London Launch One-Day Sponsorship
ROYAL LONDON, the UK’s leading life and pensions company, launched its sponsorship of one-day cricket yesterday at Covent Garden with a...
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/ 11 years agoJust Don’t Lose Any Moor Skippers, Peter!
AS Oscar Wilde’s Lady Bracknell said in The Importance Of Being Earnest: “To lose one parent may be regarded as a...
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/ 11 years agoI’ll Just Score More Runs Insists Prolific James Taylor
FEW can present quite such a compelling case for inclusion in Peter Moores’ new-look England fold than James Taylor and the...
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/ 11 years agoGraham Swann Behind The Scenes Of Natwest T20 Blast
FRIDAY nights will mean one thing this summer - Natwest T20 Blast cricket!
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/ 11 years agoMoeen Ali Hoping To Make It The Year To Fear The Beard
NEW ROAD has a special name for Moeen Ali. They’re calling him “The Beard That’s Feared”. It’s on the board at...
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/ 11 years agoLurking Presence Of Kevin Pietersen Will Be Test For Alastair Cook
THE happiest image of a good week for county cricket was that of Alastair Cook celebrating his century against Derbyshire at...
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/ 11 years agoFuture Is Bright For England According To Sussex Coach Mark Robinson
DESPITE an impressive 584 first-class wickets taken with brisk fast-medium, it was Mark Robinson’s unfortunate fate to be famed most for...
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/ 11 years agoWhere Are They Now? Kent’s 1970 Champions
KENT celebrated their centenary in 1970 and it appeared that there would be little to celebrate by July 1 when they...
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/ 11 years agoYorkshire Can Put The Rest In A Spin Thanks To Dizzy
IT'S THAT time of year again where I make myself look silly by giving my predictions for the summer ahead. It’s...
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/ 11 years agoIt’s Time For Ian Bell To Step Into The Limelight
FOR a glimpse of what England hope their post-KP future in the Test arena might look like, it is worth casting...
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/ 11 years agoKeith Barker Could Be England’s Secret Weapon
To say the Ashes didn’t quite go to plan would be an understatement to rival the suggestion that Jesse Ryder may...
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/ 11 years agoEoin Morgan Must Be Ready If Alistair Cook Continues To Fail
The last time England were hammered 5-0 by Australia, the England and Wales Cricket Board responded by commissioning a report from...
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/ 11 years agoWill MacPherson’s Diary from Down Under – Dispatch 5
So it’s over. Australia won the Urn back after three glorious series of English dominance. In the end it took just...
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/ 11 years agoWill MacPherson’s Diary from Down Under – Dispatch 4
Well the second Test didn’t go to plan did it? England’s meagre resistance lasted just short of an hour on Monday...