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19/06/2013
Leg spinner Fawad Ahmed has been named in the Australian A team tour party to visit South Africa and Zimbabwe.
The selection of the Pakistan-born spinner - whose application for Australian citizenship has been fast-tracked thanks to a new law...
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19/06/2013
Graeme Swann's fitness will not be risked in the ICC Champions Trophy as England look ahead to the Ashes, captain Alastair Cook has said.
Speaking to BBC Sport ahead of the semi-final against South Africa at the Kia Oval today (June 19th),...
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17/06/2013
Surrey County Cricket Club have announced they have parted company with team director Chris Adams and first team coach Ian Salisbury.
The county's chief executive Richard Gould said the pair have "worked really hard" for the club...
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13/06/2013
The news is in and it has been confirmed that David Warner is indeed a very naughty boy. The Australian opener has been banned until the first Test of the Ashes series so will take no further part in the Champions Trophy.
But Cricket Australia...
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12/06/2013
Talk of the upcoming Ashes series has been about the plight of the Aussie batsmen and whether they have enough ability to beat off the English bowling attack.
One of the key players David Warner has been short of nick on the tour so far with...
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10/06/2013
It's a good job batsmen go out with hard hats on these days as some of the banter that comes from the stands can be quite hurtful.
Former Aussie skipper Ricky Ponting should know having been subjected to boos from the English crowd for years - seemingly...
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07/06/2013
Fans of Hampshire County Cricket Club can now vote for their player of the months of April and May, with polling open until June 24th.
The Carling Fans' Player of the Month award will be presented to the top performer during...
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07/06/2013
Michael Clarke has been ruled out of Australia's match against England in the ICC Champions Trophy on Sunday (June 9th).
The Aussie skipper has been struggling with ongoing back problems and his latest struggles have seen him...
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29/05/2013
There were plenty of questions surrounding the England v New Zealand Test match at Headingley, mostly about the curious tactics that saw the home side nearly snatch a soggy draw from the jaws of victory.
Graeme Swann ensured that didn't happen,...
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23/05/2013
There are enough challenges for an international batsman at the best of times, with the Investec Test match between England and New Zealand offering too many for comfort on a pitch that seamed and spun under cloudy skies that generously helped the...
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23/05/2013
England and New Zealand are gearing up for the second Investec Test match at Headingley, with the home side hoping to complete a 2-0 whitewash after their 170-run win at Lord's.
The tourists have two enforced changes to make, with wicketkeeper...
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20/05/2013
Stuart Broad recorded Test best figures of 7-44 as he and James Anderson bowled unchanged to lead England to a 170-run win in the first Investec Test match at Lord's.
A low-scoring game saw England dismissed for 232 and 213, with New Zealand's...
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16/05/2013
Stuart Broad is back in Test action for England this week, but has made a terrible admission that the Ashes-winning heroes who inspired him most as a kid were not his father Chris, but Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath.
He told BBC Sport: "In...
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14/05/2013
England bowler Stuart Broad has said he is keen to recreate history after playing a key role in securing the 2009 Ashes.
The Nottinghamshire seamer took 5-37 as his devastating spell on the second day of the final Test set up England's series-clinching...
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14/05/2013
Matt Prior has been named as England's male cricketer of the year, with Katherine Brunt taking the women's award and Ben Foakes the under-19s award.
The announcement by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is likely to be welcomed...
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13/05/2013
Like London buses, you wait ages for a world-class bowler to return from an elbow injury and then two come along at once.
Graeme Swann and Tim Bresnan have both recovered from surgery in time to be included in the squad for the first Test...
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10/05/2013
England Lions have been fighting back strongly against the New Zealand tourists on the second day of the tour match at Leicester.
The tourists had reached 184-3 on a rain-affected opening day, with Hamish Rutherford 116 not
out, but after...
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09/05/2013
New Zealand opener Hamish Rutherford struck an unbeaten 116 on the opening day of the tour match against England Lions at Leicester.
Lions skipper Joe Root won the toss and chose to bowl, but Rutherford resisted anything an attack including Test...
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07/05/2013
News that seamer Neil Wagner had bowled New Zealand to victory in their opening tour match against Derbyshire may have come as music to the ears of Kiwi cricket fans.
Indeed, those booking corporate hospitality...
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03/05/2013
England's ICC Champions Trophy Squad has been named, with Ravi Bopara among those included.
The return of the Middlesex batsman comes after he withdrew from the Test squad last summer for undisclosed personal reasons, which was followed by...
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02/05/2013
Joe Root has further boosted his England claims by making a career-best 236 for Yorkshire in the LV= County Championship match against Derbyshire.
The youngster, who played in the recent Test series in New Zealand, followed up his match-winning...
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01/05/2013
England off spinner Graeme Swann went wicketless on his first day back in first-class cricket since his elbow operation.
The slow bowler missed the Test series in New Zealand to have several fragments of bone removed from the joint in America,...
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30/04/2013
The long-awaited opening of the Corinthian Roof Terrace at the Kia Oval has been held by Keith Prowse, with over 300 guests enjoying top-class hospitality from Keith Prowse.
On April 25th guests gathered at the venue to admire the outstanding...
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29/04/2013
England batsman Joe Root provided England's selectors with a reminder of his talents with a brilliant 182 to help Yorkshire chase down a tricky target of 336 to beat Durham in the LV= County Championship.
The White Rose county won by four...
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26/04/2013
Officials at Hampshire Cricket, Eastleigh Borough Council and Ageas UK have carried out a ceremony to mark the completion of the framework of the new hotel being built at the northern end of the Ageas Bowl.
The 'Golden Bolt' ceremony...
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26/04/2013
Graham Onions boosted his hopes of getting back into the England Test side by taking 5-63 for Durham against Yorkshire in the LV= County Championship.
The seamer removed England batsmen Jonny Bairstow and Joe Root as Yorkshire were dismissed...
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25/04/2013
England's hopes of winning the ICC Champions Trophy this summer have been dealt a blow by news that Kevin Pietersen will miss the tournament.
Pietersen's bruised knee problem, which saw him miss the final Test in New Zealand, has also...
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25/04/2013
England bowler Tim Bresnan enjoyed a dream comeback when he picked up a wicket with his first ball for Yorkshire in this season's LV= County Championship.
Durham batsman Keaton Jennings was the victim as Bresnan returned to first-class cricket...
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24/04/2013
Lancashire starlet Jordan Clark has become just the fifth man to hit six sixes in an over in professional cricket.
The feat - first achieved by Gary Sobers in 1968 - was matched in a second XI game by the 22-year-old against Yorkshire at Scarborough.
All...
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24/04/2013
Australia's selectors have named the Ashes Test squad, which has contained a number of notable omissions and inclusions.
Wicketkeeper Brad Haddin has been named the vice-captain of the team after Shane Watson's decision to step down...
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23/04/2013
James Anderson is returning to action for his county side Lancashire - and giving coach Peter Moores a selection headache.
The England pace bowler will feature in the red rose county's next two LV= Championship fixtures, with Moores telling...
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23/04/2013
Shane Watson has relinquished the vice-captaincy of Australia as the side seeks to pick itself up after the calamitous tour of India.
Watson was one of four players suspended for the third Test for failing to give a written account of how he...
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22/04/2013
Guests at a private viewing of Harvey Nichols in Birmingham have tasted a sample of the culinary treats in store for those enjoying corporate days out at Edgbaston this summer.
The 100 people invited...
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19/04/2013
James Anderson has said he cannot wait to get his Test wicket tally past the 300 mark, something that could happen next month.
The fast bowler is just two away from the figure and those booking corporate...
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19/04/2013
The upcoming two Ashes series between England and Australia could mark the finale to Kevin Pietersen's England career, according to former team-mate Andrew Flintoff.
Speaking to Sky Sports News, Flintoff said there was no reason to believe...
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18/04/2013
Jade Dernbach did his England hopes no harm with an impressive performance for Surrey in the LV= County Championship against Somerset at the Kia Oval.
He took 4-42 as the visitors reached 344-8 in their first innings, with South African opener...
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18/04/2013
Steven Finn has said he is keen to get among the wickets for Middlesex to ensure he keeps his place for England's big summer of cricket.
Speaking to the Independent, he said: "I'm going to have to bowl well for Middlesex in these...
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17/04/2013
Surrey fast bowler Chris Tremlett has spoken of his hopes of returning to the England side for the Ashes series against Australia.
In an interview with the Daily Telegraph the towering paceman, who took the final wicket of the 2010-11 series...
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17/04/2013
Kevin Pietersen will not be fit in time to feature in England's Test series against New Zealand, the England and Wales Cricket Board has revealed.
A statement by the board said: "Kevin Pietersen has been ruled out of the upcoming Investec...
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16/04/2013
England all-rounder Tim Bresnan is to make his comeback this week when his county Yorkshire plays a friendly against roses rivals Lancashire.
The 28-year-old has not played since a one-day international in India on January 27th, due to elbow...
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16/04/2013
Ravi Bopara has been tipped to score large quantities of runs for Essex this summer.
Team-mate Tom Westley told BBC Essex: "I wouldn't say he had been out of sorts, but he's started really well this year and has looked brilliant...
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15/04/2013
New Surrey skipper Graeme Smith has set out his declaration of intent to lead the county to domestic silverware.
Speaking to BBC London 94.9 after arriving at the club, he said: "I'm here long-term and I want to help the process of building...
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12/04/2013
Graham Onions issued a reminder of his talents by taking 4-41 in his first bowling stint of the LV= County Championship season.
The Durham seamer removed former England opener Marcus Trescothick on his way to the haul, which backed up Chris Rushworth's...
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11/04/2013
Australian batsman Chris Rogers has expressed the hope that he might get back in the national side for the upcoming Ashes series.
The Middlesex captain and opener told BBC London 94.9 a recent statement by head selector John Inverarity that they...
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11/04/2013
Australian batsman George Bailey produced one of the best innings of the opening day of the LV= County Championship Season to push his Ashes claims.
Bailey, who captains the national Twenty20 side, has yet to play a Test but hit 93 for...
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10/04/2013
Nick Compton has been named among Wisden's list of five cricketers for the year in 2012.
The 2013 edition of the famous annual almanac - the 150th - listed Compton after his outstanding county season last summer, which led to his call-up...
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09/04/2013
Hampshire County Cricket Club chairman Rod Bransgrove has pledged to bring an Ashes Test match to the Ageas Bowl in 2019.
Speaking on BBC Radio Solent's Hampshire cricket forum, he said: "We want to bid for the very best fixtures and...
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09/04/2013
Steven Finn has won the FTI Most Valuable Player award for his winter performances, but the England fast bowler has said he can improve further.
Speaking to the BBC after his 37 wickets in all formats helped him collect the award, the towering...
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08/04/2013
New Zealand's cricket selectors have added two names to the squad to face England in the upcoming Test series.
Fast bowler Mark Gillespie and opening batsman Martin Guptill are in the tour party, along with the players who drew the home series...
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08/04/2013
England captain Alastair Cook has played down the idea that winning the Ashes will be an easy task this summer.
The Aussies were whitewashed 4-0 in India, where England won 2-1 before Christmas, but Cook noted: "The conditions were very...
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04/04/2013
Australia's selectors have named the 20 players who will have central contracts for the next 12 months - with chairman of selectors John Inverarity bemoaning the lack of batting talent available with the Ashes approaching.
He said: "There...
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03/04/2013
The return of Chris Tremlett is one of the most notable elements of the England Performance Squad for 2013, which the England and Wales cricket Board has revealed.
He is the only one of the 30 not involved with at least one of the England squads...
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02/04/2013
Graeme Swann has said he believes he can be back bowling again later this month as he bids to be fit for the Ashes.
The off-spinner missed the recent Test series in New Zealand to have elbow surgery, but believes the operation has been so successful...
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28/03/2013
Kevin Pietersen will not need surgery on his troublesome knee after scans showed there is no cartilage damage, England coach Andy Flower has confirmed.
Speaking about the problem, which caused the batsman to miss the final Test in New Zealand,...
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27/03/2013
England captain Alastair Cook has rejected suggestions that the team had underestimated New Zealand in their Test series.
Only a defiant last-wicket stand between Matt Prior and Monty Panesar prevented New Zealand snatching a win on the final...
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27/03/2013
Australia's cricketers have been slated by the country's media ahead of back-to-back Ashes series against England.
The Daily Telegraph hit out at their 4-0 defeat in India as a "Tour de Flop", while the Sydney Morning Herald...
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26/03/2013
Australian captain Michael Clarke should be fit for the Ashes, but needs to be carefully managed as he recovers from a back injury, Cricket Australia has said.
In a statement, the governing body's chief medical officer Professor Justin Paoloni...
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26/03/2013
Centurion Matt Prior and last man standing Monty Panesar saw out the last 19 balls of the match to save England from defeat in the Auckland Test match.
In what was only the third instance of a team going into the final day of a Test match four...
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25/03/2013
India completed a 4-0 whitewash over Australia with a six-wicket win at Delhi in the final Test.
The home side had led by just ten on first innings and with the pitch turning and showing uneven bounce, Australia may have hoped to set an unassailable...
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25/03/2013
England's cricketers are heading towards a 1-0 series defeat in New Zealand after another batting flop in Auckland.
They closed the fourth day on 90-4, still needing an improbable 391 more to win, with the dismissals of Nick Compton, Alastair...
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22/03/2013
Australia struggled 231-8 on the opening day of the last Test match they will play before the Ashes after another middle order collapse.
The tourists had reached a comfortable 106-2 in the fourth Test against India in Delhi before a middle order...
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22/03/2013
England cricket captain Alastair Cook may rue his decision to bowl first after winning the toss in the final Test in Auckland as New Zealand piled up 250-1 on the opening day.
The only wicket to fall was that of Hamish Rutherford, who played...
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21/03/2013
Kevin Pietersen has been ruled out of the team for England's final Test of the series against New Zealand in Auckland.
The batsman has been struggling with his right knee since a fielding drill last month, in which he suffered what has subsequently...
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20/03/2013
James Anderson will go into this week's third and final Test against New Zealand in Auckland needing five more wickets to take his tally to 300.
Speaking ahead of the match, he said: "It would be a huge achievement, but first of all...
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