Tag Archives: Pakistan
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
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Tagged ashes, England, Martin Johnson, Pakistan
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Danish Kaneria faces life ban in new corruption probe
Essex and Pakistan leg spinner Danish Kaneria is facing a new corruption inquiry which could ban him from the game for life, The Cricketer can reveal. The 31-year-old bowler was named in court as the “corrupter” of Mervyn Westfield. It … Continue reading
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Tagged Danish Kaneria, essex, Mervyn Westfield, Old Bailey, Pakistan, RDJ Edwards, spot-fixing trial
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Martin Johnson: Big Bob untouchable as man of the series
It was, by anyone’s standards, a bit of a disaster, and the post mortems, inquests and soul searching would have gone on for quite some time after England’s Test series hammering by Pakistan. How awful was that? Who’s to blame? … Continue reading
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Tagged bob willis, England, Martin Johnson, Pakistan
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Simon Hughes: The mental torment of Saeed Ajmal
The threat posed by Saeed Ajmal and his spinning assistants is, when combined with a dusty, low bouncing pitch and the Decision Review System, as big as that of the conveyor belt of tall West indies fast bowlers in the … Continue reading
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Tagged England, Pakistan, saeed ajmal, Simon Hughes
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Vic Marks: Cricket in Dubai better than its backdrop
As a newcomer to Dubai it has been a surreal experience just getting to the cricket stadium in the middle of what was so recently the desert. There is still plenty of sand around, though now it swirls around all … Continue reading
Marcus Trescothick: No excuse for not being battle-ready
England have had four months off without any serious Test cricket. And that more than anything was responsible for their poor showing against Pakistan in Dubai. You need that competitive edge at the highest level and, while you can gain … Continue reading
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Tagged dubai, England, marcus trescothick, Pakistan
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The Teesra and other variations: Alan Tyers
Saeed Ajmal’s Teesra is the ball that’s got the whole world talking – and now other cricketers are making a bid to bring their signature delivery to a wider audience. Eyes peeled (and elbows straight) for … The Toesra A … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Tyers, CrickiLeaks, Pakistan, saeed ajmal
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Willis criticism of Saeed Ajmal angers Rhodes
Worcestershire director of cricket Steve Rhodes has criticised Bob Willis for raising doubts about the legality of Saeed Ajmal’s bowling action after the Pakistan off-spinner had taken a career-best seven for 55 in the first Test against England in Dubai. … Continue reading
CMJ: Strauss must be wary of resurgent Pakistan
It would be all too easy for England, trying not to bask too indulgently in their status as officially the best Test team in the world, to slip up in either Dubai or Abu Dhabi over the next few weeks. … Continue reading