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Martin Johnson: The meerkat solution to watching England
A whitewash in the Test series, and a whitewash in the ODIs. Just what we all predicted for the winter showdown with Pakistan, and only a nitpicker or a pedant would be churlish enough to point out that the hacks … Continue reading
Posted in Featured Articles, Martin Johnson, Opinion, OpinionAlerts
Tagged ashes, England, Martin Johnson, Pakistan
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Nottinghamshire the favourites in Taylor chase
Warwickshire look certain to miss out to Midlands rivals Nottinghamshire in the race to sign England one-day international batsman James Taylor from Leicestershire. Taylor is seeking a move from Grace Road, even though he has a year remaining on his … Continue reading
Posted in County cricket, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Paul Bolton, Warwickshire
Tagged ashes, james taylor, leicestershire, nottinghamshire, Paul Bolton
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Jones completes move home with Glamorgan deal
Simon Jones, England’s 2005 Ashes hero, has returned to Wales by signing a two-year contract with Glamorgan. Injury-prone Jones is likely to figure only in one-day cricket for Glamorgan – something that happened when he joined the Welsh county on … Continue reading
Posted in County cricket, Glamorgan, Richard Thomas
Tagged ashes, Glamorgan, Richard Thomas, simon jones
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Cardiff Ashes Test in 2015 rewards ‘Team Wales’ bid
Glamorgan will stage an Ashes Test match against Australia in 2015 at the Swalec Stadium in Cardiff, with the county club’s chairman Barry O’Brien insisting Wales’ ability to organise high profile sporting events won the day. Despite having to delay paying … Continue reading
Posted in County cricket, Glamorgan, Richard Thomas, The Ashes
Tagged ashes, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Richard Thomas, SWALEC Stadium
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Speculation grows over future of chairman Russell
A special meeting of the Glamorgan committee has been called on the morning of Sunday July 31 to discuss the structure of the club. The details of the agenda have yet to be revealed and Glamorgan have refused to comment on … Continue reading
Posted in County cricket, Glamorgan, Richard Thomas
Tagged ashes, Glamorgan, paul russell, Richard Thomas
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Rob Steen: Why Headingley ’81 was really a 900-1 shot
In 2001, readers of The Observer voted England’s probability-scuppering victory in the 1981 Headingley Ashes Test “Britain’s Most Memorable Sporting Moment”. I can’t believe my gob was the only one smacking itself. Not out of disapproval, but sheer incredulity. Granted, … Continue reading
Posted in Featured Articles, OpinionAlerts, Rob Steen, Talking cricket
Tagged ashes, bob willis, Headingley, Ian Botham, rob steen
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Cumbes: Old Trafford naming rights vital
Lancashire will step up their efforts to sell naming rights for Old Trafford following the latest legal victory in the redevelopment battle which the club hopes may finally have come to end. In celebrating the High Court rejection of the … Continue reading
Posted in Andy Wilson, County cricket, Lancashire
Tagged Andy Wilson, ashes, ECB, jim cumbes, lancashire, old trafford, tesco
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England Down Under: Cash In The Ashes
England’s triumph in the Test series could mean a real boost to the sport’s bank accounts. John Stern reports on the commercial benefits of victory in Australia WITH ONE or two exceptions England’s Ashes heroes failed to cash in on … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, England, England, Feb 2011, Graeme Swann, International, OpinionAlerts, Test cricket, The Ashes, The Blog
Tagged ashes, England v Australia, the wisden cricketer
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KP denials, central contracts and radio battles
The most revealing comment in Kevin Pietersen’s denial that he will retire from one-day international cricket after the World Cup came not from the man himself but his agent Adam Wheatley, who claimed: “Kevin would like to make it clear … Continue reading
Exhausted England endure mental torture
England’s struggles against the Netherlands in their first World Cup match indicate not so much their inadequacy – or Holland’s improvement – but more the huge mental exertion they expended to win the Ashes in Australia. We all had an … Continue reading
Posted in Alastair Cook, Andrew Strauss, Associate Nations, Australia, Chris Tremlett, Graeme Swann, International, James Anderson, Jonathan Trott, Kevin Pietersen, Matt Prior, News, Opinion, OpinionAlerts, Paul Collingwood, Simon Hughes, Test cricket, The Ashes, The media, World Cup
Tagged ashes, England, England Ashes 2010/2011, Simon Hughes
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