Tag Archives: South Africa
India deserve respect, don’t write them off: Dileep Premachandran
Having read some of the commentary about the Lord’s Test – in newspapers, on websites and on twitter feeds – I’m now convinced that Zaheer Khan is a lazy beer-swilling slob who sits on the couch all day, making an … Continue reading
Posted in England, England home, Featured Articles, India, The media
Tagged Dileep, England, India, South Africa, Zaheer Khan
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Pre-season tour leaves Capel happy
Northamptonshire head coach David Capel believes that the county’s pre-season tour to South Africa has left his squad well-prepared for the new domestic campaign despite some disappointing results. Northants were beaten twice by a strong Warriors side at St Georges … Continue reading
Posted in County cricket, Northamptonshire, Paul Bolton
Tagged david capel, eastern province, northamptonshire, Paul Bolton, South Africa
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Walters makes impact in Glam defeat
Glamorgan have lost to North West by 32 runs in the second match of the Welsh county’s pre-season tour of South Africa. Chasing a target of 181 in their 40-over allocation at Potchefstroom, the tourists were dismissed tamely for … Continue reading
Posted in County cricket, Glamorgan, Richard Thomas, Tours
Tagged gareth rees, Glamorgan, Richard Thomas, South Africa, stewart walters
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Richard Gibson: Finishing school, football and literary tastes
County cricket used to have a reputation as a finishing school for Australian players with international ambitions. But South Africa appear to be the country now benefitting most with Ryan McLaren, Francois du Plessis and Imran Tahir all making their … Continue reading
Posted in England, Graeme Swann, News, Richard Gibson, Talking cricket
Tagged books, County cricket, England, Glamorgan, graeme swann, Imran Tahir, Richard Gould, room to read, Ryan McLaren, South Africa, spinners, surrey, sussex, ticket sales
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Blue sky thinking is best plan in South Africa
It’s time to pack my case for South Africa, and it’s decision time. Should I take the raincoat and the galoshes alongside the suncream? England’s tours to South Africa have seemed to coincide with some spectacular downpours and the … Continue reading
Posted in International, Opinion, OpinionAlerts, South Africa, Test cricket, The media, Twenty20 International, Vic Marks
Tagged South Africa, Vic Marks
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Telford Vice: Wrinklies rebel as IPL comes to town
Telford Vice with the first of his weekly IPL blogs as the tournament hits South Africa. Do not assume that all South Africans are chuffed that the Incredible Pyrotechnic Loudness (IPL) has catapulted itself into their midst. The front page … Continue reading
Jrod: The parable of Andrew McDonald’s hair colour
Redheads tend to stick out in a crowd. They attract nicknames, and get more ridicule than any other brand of follicle. Andrew McDonald, Australia’s latest debutant, has hair so red that millions of Australians had to adjust the brightness of … Continue reading