View Article  Chastened Flintoff now happier dropping kids to school than getting Punter out
England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff, the swashbuckling hero of the cricket field and star of famous booze-fuelled escapades, has sobered up to enjoy time with his family and his new interest in horse racing in Dubai.
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View Article  Flintoff admits to missing Test cricket
Former England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff says he is missing playing Test cricket. Flintoff, who had an operation last August after England regained The Ashes, is not expected to play until July at the earliest after undergoing further surgery.
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View Article  Strauss says skipping Bangladesh tour's benefits will be seen during Ashes series
England skipper Andrew Strauss has said that he was right to take a break from captaincy of the national team and rest himself for the tour to Bangladesh, but insisted that he will never do it again.
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View Article  Missing Bangladesh can boost Ashes bid, says Strauss
England captain Andrew Strauss believes his side's chances of successfully defending the Ashes have been boosted by his decision to miss the recent tour of Bangladesh.
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View Article  Strauss tells Broad to keep Ashes cool
England skipper Andrew Strauss has warned fast bowler Stuart Broad to keep his fiery temper under control in the pressure cooker of the Ashes later this year.
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View Article  I wouldn't have been able to sit home as captain, says Vaughan
Former skipper Michael Vaughan has said that he could never have taken a break from the England captaincy like Andrew Strauss.
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View Article  Bresnan can fill in Andrew Flintoff's boots
England coach Andy Flower has heaped praise on Tim Bresnan for his starring role in the one-day and Test series wins over Bangladesh, and said the Yorkshire all-rounder has what it takes to fill Andrew Flintoffs boots.
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View Article  England bowler Anderson mystified by knee injury

England quick James Anderson is still baffled as to the cause of his long-standing knee injury but expects to be in action again next week.

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View Article  'Invincibles' cricketer Hamence dies at 94

Adelaide, Mar.25 : The roll of cricket''s “Invincibles” has shrunk to three with the death of Australia''s oldest Test player Ron Hamence.Hamence, who toured England with Don Bradman''s legendary 1948 team without playing a Test, died at a nursing home in Adelaide on Wednesday night at the age of 94.

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View Article  Hussey, Katich not looking too far forward as they complete 50th Test

Hamilton, Mar 25 : Australian opener Simon Katich and middle-order batsman Michael Hussey have revealed that they don’t plan to play until 2013, when Australia travels to England for an Ashes showdown.

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View Article  England now better prepared to defend Ashes after Bangladesh series win: Cook

Dhaka, Mar.25 : England stand-in captain Alastair Cook believes the series win against Bangladesh could serve his team well next winter, when they defend the Ashes in Australia.

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View Article  Victorian Saker in line to be England's next bowling coach

Sydney, Mar 25 : David Saker, who as bowling coach has led Victoria to the past two Sheffield Shield titles, is in the running to be England’s next bowling coach, undermining Australia’s Ashes campaign later this year.The 43-year-old is the only Australian among the four candidates shortlisted by the England and Wales

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View Article  England need 209 to win Bangladesh Test

England were set a target of 209 to win the second and final Test after bowling Bangladesh out for 285 in their second innings after lunch on the fifth day.

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View Article  England bowler Onions facing injury lay-off

England pace bowler Graham Onions is set to miss the start of the new domestic season which also threatens his participation in next month's World Twenty20 in the Caribbean.

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View Article  Bangladesh coach fined for dissent

Bangladesh coach Jamie Siddons was on Tuesday fined 10 percent of his match fee for showing dissent at an umpire's decision during the ongoing second and final Test against England in Dhaka.

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View Article  Bangladesh under pressure in England Test
England spinners Graeme Swann and James Tredwell shared two quick wickets to put Bangladesh under pressure in the second and final Test on Tuesday in Dhaka.
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View Article  Bangladesh skipper slams board for investing in flowers instead of technology
Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan has slammed his own board for investing in flowers rather than getting latest umpiring technology at their disposal.
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View Article  Bresnan misses maiden Test century
Tim Bresnan hit an impressive 91 as England extended their first-innings lead to 77 runs on the fourth day of the second and final Test against Bangladesh on Tuesday.
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View Article  Bell, Bresnan star in England fightback
Ian Bell cracked a superb 138 and Tim Bresnan an unbeaten 74 to lead England's recovery on the third day of the second and final Test against Bangladesh on Monday.
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View Article  Bangladesh eye lead after Shakib double-strike
Shakib Al Hasan grabbed two vital wickets to keep alive Bangladesh's hopes of gaining the first-innings lead in the second and final Test against England on Monday in Dhaka.
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View Article  Ashes move from Sky TV to BBC will cause 'collapse of cricket': ECB
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is opposing proposals to move the Ashes from Sky TV to BBC, saying the move would cost them 137.4 million pounds in broadcast revenues over a four-year period.
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View Article  England on back foot in Bangladesh Test
England were on the back foot in the second and final Test against Bangladesh on Sunday despite an unbeaten 64 from makeshift opener Jonathan Trott
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View Article  Ashes move from Sky TV to BBC will cause 'collapse of cricket': ECB
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is opposing proposals to move the Ashes from Sky TV to BBC, saying the move would cost them 137.4 million pounds in broadcast revenues over a four-year period.
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View Article  Pietersen, Trott steady England
Kevin Pietersen and Jonathan Trott steadied England after the early dismissal of captain Alastair Cook in the second Test against Bangladesh on Sunday.
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View Article  Tail-enders Naeem, Shafiul sting England
Tail-enders Naeem Islam and Shafiul Islam frustrated England with maiden half-centuries as Bangladesh posted an impressive 419 in the second and final Test on Sunday.
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View Article  Cook's success as skipper in Bangladesh may allow ECB to consider squad rotation
Alastair Cook''s success as stand-in England captain has paved the way for more players to be pulled out of tours.
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View Article  England Test stars wrangling with ECB over cash increase, not IPL
Eleven England Test stars, including the rested captain Andrew Strauss and fast bowler James Anderson, have refused to sign the central contracts offered to them last October, and it is not because of their participation in the Indian Premier League,
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View Article  Bangladesh elect to bat in England Test
Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan elected to bat after winning the toss against England in the second and final Test on Saturday.
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View Article  England hit back after Tamim blitz
Tamim Iqbal hammered a rapid fire 85 before England struck back with two quick wickets in the second and final Test against Bangladesh on Saturday
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View Article  Swann "proud" to be at second spot in ICC world bowling rankings
England off-spinner Graeme Swann, whose 10-wicket haul in the first Test against Bangladesh lifted him to second place in the world bowling rankings, has said that he is proud to be first England bowler to have reached the spot in last six years
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View Article  England eye Test series sweep in Bangladesh
England will be looking to maintain their supremacy over Bangladesh as they aim to sweep the Test series with victory in Dhaka in the second and final match starting on Saturday.
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View Article  Cricket is a man's game: Pietersen
England batsman Kevin Pietersen has defended his team-mates aggressive approach in the first Test against Bangladesh in Chittagong, by claiming that cricket is a mans game.
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View Article  Swann rises to second position in ICC Test rankings

Graeme Swann's maiden 10-wicket haul has made him the first England bowler in six years to rise to second position in the Reliance Mobile International Cricket Council (ICC) Test rankings for bowlers

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View Article  T20 World Cup selection on March 26

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) national selectors will meet in Mumbai on March 26 to pick up the squad for the International Cricket Council (ICC) World T20 championship to be played the next month in the West Indies.

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View Article  Swann spins England to win over gritty Bangladesh

Graeme Swann completed a maiden 10-wicket match-haul as England ended Bangladesh's resistance with a 181-run victory in the opening Test on Tuesday.

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View Article  Bangladesh wobble in England Test

Graeme Swann and debutant Steven Finn shared two early wickets as England tightened the screws on Bangladesh in the opening Test on Monday.

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View Article  England on top after Swann's five-wicket haul

Graeme Swann grabbed five wickets to bowl England into a commanding position in the opening Test against Bangladesh on Sunday.

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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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