Cricket

So far in this series, Alistair Cook hasn’t performed but his England colleagues have. In the third Test at the Oval, it was the other way round as Cook hit 110 before seeing his side crash from 194-4 to a dismal 222 all out losing seven wickets for 28 runs as Pakistan won by...
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In today’s game, it isn’t too often that an England international makes an appearance in the County Championship. For someone like Stuart Broad – who is established in all forms of the game for his country – it is an extremely rare occurrence. When Broad is able to play for Nottinghamshire though, cricket betting...
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Following yesterday’s early finish in the 1st Test between Pakistan and Australia it gave me a little time to have a look around the web to see what paintings (oil and print) were available to buy on the net. I was pleasantly surprised and amazed at the increase in paintings available today compared to...
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Pakistan legend Imran Khan became the fourth Pakistani to be inducted formally into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame, at Lord’s on Wednesday. The former captain received his commemorative cap from ICC Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat who was accompanied by Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman and International Cricket Council (ICC) director Ijaz Butt, Cricket...
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Ian Bell ruled out of npower Test Series against Pakistan England batsman Ian Bell has today officially been ruled out of the forthcoming npower Test Series against Pakistan due to the foot injury he suffered on Saturday during the 2nd NatWest Series ODI against Bangladesh. ECB Chief Medical Officer, Nick Peirce, said: “Ian underwent a routine operation...
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The England selectors today named a 13-man squad for the forthcoming NatWest Series against Bangladesh with Kevin Pietersen ruled out through injury and Graeme Swann to be rested. Kent off-spinner James Tredwell and Warwickshire batsman Jonathan Trott have been added to the squad that takes on Bangladesh at Trent Bridge on Thursday July 8...
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England have retained Craig Kieswetter in their one-day squad ahead of next week’s one-off match against Scotland and the NatWest Series with Australia. The explosive wicketkeeper-batsman was one of England’s stars in their World Twenty20 success last month and has been selected ahead of Matt Prior. Alastair Cook, who led England against Bangladesh in...
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Australia have been handed a boost ahead of the World Twenty20 with the news that Brett Lee has declared himself fit for the tournament. The pace man trained with the Australian squad for the first time since suffering the thumb injury  he suffered while playing in the Indian Premier League and it seems to...
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Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar believes his record breaking one day international innings of 200 not out can be surpassed. The Little Master became the first player to score a double century in an ODI match against South Africa on Wednesday. Speaking about whether such an innings can be repeated, Tendulkar said “no record is...
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I doubt many of us armchair cricket fans expected to hear the news today that Youtube that will host live Indian Premier League cricket matches in the UK. This is the first live major sporting deal to be broadcast by the Google owned operator; the IPL will be broadcast online in all countries except...
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