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View Article  England take complete command against Bangladesh in Chittagong Test

England have put themselves in a winning position after declining to enforce the follow-on on day three of the first Test against Bangladesh in Chittagong.

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View Article  Bangladesh can be a very awkward team to come across: Collingwood

Chittagong, Mar 14 : England all-rounder Paul Collingwood insists Bangladesh is not an easy opposition despite destroying them in the ongoing first Test being played in Chittagong.“Bangladesh are improving all the time and they can be a very awkward team to come across,” The News of The World quoted Collingwood, as saying.

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View Article  England in control after Cook's career-best 173

Alastair Cook hammered a career-best 173 to consolidate England's position in the opening Test against Bangladesh on Saturday.

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View Article  Cook, Pietersen help England take complete command against Bangladesh

England skipper Alastair Cook scored an unbeaten century on his debut as Test captain and Kevin Pietersen hit 99 to help England reach an imposing 374-3 at stumps on day one of the first Test against Bangladesh in Chittagong.

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View Article  Captain Cook hits solid half-century

Skipper Alastair Cook hit an impressive half-century to steer England to 104-1 at lunch on the opening day of the first Test against Bangladesh on Friday.

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View Article  Bangladesh put England in to bat

Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan elected to field after winning the toss against England in the opening Test on Friday.England paceman Steven Finn and batsman Michael Carberry made their Test debuts.

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View Article  Aussies not match-hardened for Ashes: Waugh

Former skipper Steve Waugh has warned that Australia are not match-hardened heading into this year's home Ashes series because of a lack of competition from rival teams, reports said on Friday.

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View Article  Vaughan asks out of form Pietersen to return to basics

Former England captain Michael Vaughan has asked out of form batsman Kevin Pietersen to clear his cluttered” mind and return to basics and his scoring ways.

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View Article  Injury-hit England gear up for Bangladesh Te

England go into the opening Test against Bangladesh on Friday hoping their depleted pace attack delivers and Kevin Pietersen ends his dismal run with the bat.

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View Article  Bangladesh's Raqibul Hasan, 22, retires

In a shock move, Bangladesh's young middle order batsman Raqibul Hasan has retired from all forms of cricket ahead of the country's first Test match against England, an official said Wednesday.

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View Article  Out of form Pietersen to play Test against Bangladesh

London, Mar 10 : England cricket coach Andy Flower has said that out of form batsman Kevin Pietersen is sure shot starter for the first Test against Bangladesh.Pietersen managed just 20 in Tuesday’s drawn warm-up match against Bangladesh A.

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View Article  Surrey sign Rao Iftikhar as Chawla cover

English county side Surrey announced Tuesday they have signed Pakistani seam bowler Rao Iftikhar Anjum as early season cover for India leg-spinner Piyush Chawla.

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View Article  Bangladesh drop Ashraful for England Tests

Bangladesh have axed experienced batsman Mohammad Ashraful for a two-Test series against England following his inconsistent form, selectors said Tuesday.

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View Article  Pietersen flops again in Bangladesh

Ace England batsman Kevin Pietersen failed to find form ahead of a two-Test series against Bangladesh, scoring just 20 in a drawn warm-up match on Tuesday.

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View Article  England's Trott hits ton in practice match

England's Jonathan Trott regained form ahead of a Test series against Bangladesh with an impressive century in a warm-up match on Monday.

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View Article  'Excited' Razzaq to use Hampshire stint as warm-up for England, Australia series

London, Mar.9 : The Hampshire Hawks, England’s current T20 champions, have inked a deal with veteran Pakistani all-rounder Abdul Razzaq as they prepare to defend their title in the Friends Provident Trophy in June.Razzaq would be joining his Pakistan teammate Shahid Afridi in the English county squad.

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View Article  Flintoff will play again, says Moores

England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff, who retired from Test cricket last year and is currently recovering from surgery, will play again, according to Lancashire coach Peter Moores

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View Article  Essex hunt is on to find Kaneria's replacement

London, Mar. 8 : English county Essex is trying to find a world-class replacement for Pakistani leg-spinner Danish Kaneria.While Kaneria would be available for the first three months of Essex’s season, he will be called to national duty when Pakistan faces Australia, The Dawn reports.

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View Article  Razzaq to join Afridi, Mendis for Hampshire Hawks

London, Mar 8: England's reigning Twenty20 champions Hampshire Hawks have signed Pakistan all-rounder Abdul Razzaq, who will be joining his national team-mate Shahid Afridi at the Rose Bowl.

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View Article  Tredwell impresses in Bangladesh practice match

Off-spinner James Tredwell staked a claim for a place in the England Test squad after picking 6-95 in a three-day tour match against a Bangladesh A side on Sunday.

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View Article  England sweep cricket series after Kieswetter's ton

Craig Kieswetter smashed a maiden century as England posted a comfortable 45-run win over Bangladesh in the third and final one-day international on Friday to clinch the series 3-0.

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View Article  Flower defends England medical staff despite mounting injury worries

Chittagong, Mar 5: England coach Andy Flower has defended his medical staff despite a growing injury crisis in the team’s fast bowling department.The England team is already without James Anderson, who was rested for the tour of Bangladesh after a knee problem. While, Stuart Broad and Graham Onions are undergoing MRI scans on lower back problems.

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View Article  Bangladesh put England in to bat

Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan elected to field after winning the toss against England in the third and final one-day international on Friday.

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View Article  "Under scrutiny" Prior confident of continuing with his "good job"

England wicketkeeper Matt Prior insists he is unfazed by reports that national selectors might be tempted to hand over the gloves to reserve wicketkeeper Craig Kieswetter for Saturdays final ODI against Bangladesh in Chittagong.

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View Article  Injured Flintoff admits he might have played his last game

England all rounder Andrew Flintoff has admitted for the first time that he might have played his final game. The all-rounder is contemplating a future without cricket as he struggles to recover from a chronic knee injury.

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View Article  Morgan fires England to series-clinching win

Eoin Morgan hammered a gutsy century under pressure to power England to a thrilling two-wicket victory over Bangladesh in the second one-day international on Tuesday.

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View Article  Rahim, Kayes prop up Bangladesh

Mushfiqur Rahim and Imrul Kayes cracked half-centuries to help Bangladesh post a competitive 260-6 against England in the second one-day international on Tuesday.

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View Article  England elect to field against Bangladesh

England captain Alastair Cook elected to field after winning the toss against Bangladesh in the second one-day international on Tuesday.

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View Article  Cook not included in England 20-20 World Cup squad

England stand-in skipper Alastair Cook has been dropped for the World Twenty20. According to The Sun, the Essex batsman failed to make a provisional 30-man squad for the tournament in the West Indies.

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View Article  KP to be at wife's side during child labour

England batsman Kevin Pietersen has been given the green light to return home to be with his wife Jessica Taylor, as both are expecting their first child during the Twenty20 World Cup, which runs from April 30 to May 16 in the Caribbean.

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View Article  England beat Bangladesh by six wickets

England defeated Bangladesh by six wickets in the opening one-day international on Sunday to gain a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.

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View Article  Iqbal century lifts Bangladesh in one-dayer

Tamim Iqbal cracked an impressive century to help Bangladesh post a competitive 228 against England in the opening one-day international on Sunday.

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View Article  England put Bangladesh in to bat

England captain Alastair Cook elected to field after winning the toss against Bangladesh in the opening one-day international on Sunday.

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View Article  Kieswetter will take international cricket by storm: Cook

Big-hitting Craig Kieswetter will take international cricket by storm, believes stand-in England captain Alastair Cook. The South African-born wicketkeeper has been a revelation on England''s tour of Bangladesh and will open the batting in today''s f

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View Article  Mike Gatting bats for kids with learning disabilities

Former England cricket captain Mike Gatting is backing a 400,000 pound-play area project aimed at inspiring at least 30,000 children with learning disabilities and communication issues.

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View Article  Flintoff eyeing 1-mn pound profit from sale of mansion he never slept a night in

England all rounder Andrew Flintoff is selling the luxury home he has never spent a night in for a whopping five million pounds.

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View Article  Kieswetter's flair leaves Flower in dilemma over Prior as first-choice wicketkeeper

England coach Andy Flower has refused to back Matt Prior as his first-choice wicketkeeper for the team. Prior, who played as a specialist batsman, top scored with 64 not out as England beat a Bangladesh Cricket Board XI by seven wickets in their final warm-up before Sunday’s first one-dayer against their hosts.

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View Article  MCC confirm interest in IPL franchise

English cricket chiefs at the MCC confirmed on Thursday that they could join a consortium looking to buy an IPL franchise.

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View Article  Player unions want more adequate outline of security plans at IPL

Player unions from Australia, New Zealand, England and South Africa are pressing for a more adequate outline of security at the Indian Premier League despite T20 tournament chiefs accusation that the players representatives were using a security thre

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View Article  Lee knew his time in Tests was over after England won the Ashes

Australian pace bowler Brett Lee knew that a part of his career was over last August as England paraded around The Oval with the Ashes.

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View Article  Plan B well underway for staging 2011 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand

Former New Zealand cricket manager Lindsay Crocker is working on a contingency plan for staging the 2011 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand if it is shifted due to security concerns in the Indian subcontinent.

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View Article  Entertainer Afridi best bowling all-rounder in one-day cricket at present : Boycott

Former England great Geoffrey Boycott has described swashbuckling Pakistan T20 captain Shahid Afridi as the best bowling all-rounder in one-day cricket at present.

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View Article  Political interference from 'illiterates' behind Pak cricket's sorry state: Boycott

The prime reason behind the sorry state of Pakistan cricket is that there are several cricket illiterate politicians who are at the helm of things, former England great Geoffrey Boycott has said.

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View Article  Kasprowicz emerging as frontrunner for England bowling coach role

Former Australian fast bowler Michael Kasprowicz has reportedly put his hand up to be Englands next bowling coach, and is emerging as a frontrunner for the job.

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View Article  England cricketer Kieswetter looking ahead to Bangladesh series

England cricketer Craig Kieswetter, who is a specialist wicketkeeper, is hoping to bring in a different dynamics to his talent during the three-game ODI series against Bangladesh.

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View Article  Security fears in India may prompt Australia, NZ to host 2011 ICC World Cup

With Australian security expert Reg Dickason advising various player association bodies in England, Australia and New Zealand not to travel to India for sporting events in the wake of an Al Qaeda threat to attack these events, the possibility of next

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View Article  Collingwood agrees to be England vice-captain for Bangladesh tour

England batsman Paul Collingwood has been handed over the responsibility of being the vice-captain to Alastair Cook for both the three-game ODI series and the two-Test series against Bangladesh.

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View Article  Left-arm quick Aamer must get closer to stumps to be lethal: Boycot

Describing the teenage Pakistani pace sensation Mohammed Amer as a talented fast bowler, former England great Geoffrey Boycott has advised him to get closer to the stumps to enhance his chances of taking wickets.

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View Article  Play IPL at your risk, England, Aussie boards tell players

England, Australia and South African cricket boards have washed their hands of the safety of players in India, warning them to participate in the Indian Premier League (IPL) at their own risk.

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View Article  Razzaq-inspired Pakistan level Twenty20 series

Abdul Razzaq single-handedly changed the course of the match with a brilliant innings as Pakistan beat England by four wickets to level their two-match Twenty20 series 1-1 here on Saturday.

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View Article  Englishman Butcher named Zimbabwe coach

England-born Alan Butcher was named Zimbabwe cricket coach on Saturday after the contract of Walter Chawaguta was not renewed.

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View Article  England call up Kieswetter

England called South Africa-born Craig Kieswetter into their one-day squad for the tour of Bangladesh on Saturday.

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View Article  England beat Pakistan by seven wickets in Dubai Twenty20

Dubai, Feb 20: England batsmen Eoin Morgan and Kevin Pietersen shared a record fourth wicket partnership to beat Twenty20 world champions Pakistan by seven wickets here on Friday.

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View Article  Collignwood relaxed over rising number of South African-born cricketers in team

England T20 skipper Paul Collingwood has said he is relaxed about the rising number of South African-born cricketers in the team, and added that they hit the ball hard.

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View Article  Pakistan seek response against England

Pakistan will aim to restore belief in their embattled team when they take on England in a two-match Twenty20 series at the Dubai Sports City cricket stadium starting here on Friday.

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View Article  Pakistan seek response against England

Pakistan will aim to restore belief in their embattled team when they take on England in a two-match Twenty20 series at the Dubai Sports City cricket stadium starting here on Friday.

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View Article  Cricketer fixing matches is a complete idiot: Swann

England off-spinner Graeme Swann says any cricketer who tries to fix matches is a complete idiot. There are anti-corruption guys that travel all year round with us. Everyone is educated on the subject and aware of the dangers.

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View Article  England spinner Swann happy Premier League club buying IPL team

England spinner Graeme Swann is happy over reports of a Premier League football club buying an Indian Premier League team, provided it is not Sunderland.

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View Article  Pak players have learnt their lessons following Down Under disaster: Malik

Stand-in Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik, who would be leading the side in the two T20 matches against England in Dubai, has said that the players have learnt their lessons following the recent ‘nightmare tour Down Under.

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View Article  Pietersen gunning for England vice-captaincy in Tests against Bangladesh

Englands best bat Kevin Pietersen is reportedly in the running to be the teams vice-captain for Tests against Bangladesh.

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View Article  Collingwood keen to test England's Twenty20 vision

England captain Paul Collingwood believes his side's week in the United Arab Emirates will help clarify their selection and tactics ahead of the ICC World Twenty20 in the West Indies.

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View Article  Collingwood wants England big hitters to go all guns blazing against Pakistan

England T20 skipper Paul Collingwood wants his big hitters to perform against Pakistan in Dubai.

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View Article  Pak cricket team hopeful of triumph in UAE series against England

The Pakistani cricket team has left for Dubai to play two Twenty20 against England on February 19 and 20.

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View Article  Cook prepares for first tour as captain by delivering lambs

England stand-in skipper Alastair Cook has been preparing for his first tour as captain by delivering lambs late at night on a farm in Buckinghamshire, England.

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View Article  England players back Strauss says stand-in captain

England stand-in captain Alastair Cook insists his team have given their support to regular skipper Andrew Strauss's decision to miss the forthcoming tour of Bangladesh.

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View Article  Broad says Strauss's decision to rest from Bangladesh tour wise

London, Feb.12 : England fast bowler Stuart Broad has said that captain Andrew Strauss has been wise to skip the team’s tour to Bangladesh, and is staggered by the criticism coming the latter’s way.

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View Article  Moving county season forward by a week can resolve ECB, Champions League scheduling clash: Modi

London, Feb.12 : Champions League Chairman Lalit MOdi has said that if the England and Wales Cricket Board moves the English cricket county season forward by a week, it can resolve an existing scheduling clash.

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View Article  Champions League dates clash with English season

Champions League commissioner Lalit Modi on Thursday asked England to adjust its domestic schedule if they wanted to take part in the Twenty20 event this year.

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View Article  England can stun Pak in Dubai T20 series: Thorpe

London, Feb.11 :  England’s batting coach and former middle order batsman Graham Thorpe has said that his team has the ability to stun the World Twenty20 champions Pakistan in the next week’s two match T20 series.

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View Article  Gillespie says 40-over cricket can revive 50-over game

Prospective England bowling coach Jason Gillespie believes 40-over cricket could help to revive the 50-over format of the game.

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