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Pietersen fails in England draw

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:00:26 +0000

Kevin Pietersen suffers another batting failure as England draw their three-day Test warm-up match against Bangladesh A

Pietersen fails in England draw

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:00:26 +0000

Kevin Pietersen suffers another batting failure as England draw their three-day Test warm-up match against Bangladesh A

Pietersen fails in England draw

Bangladesh drop batsman Ashraful

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:00:25 +0000

Former captain Mohammad Ashraful is dropped from Bangladesh’s Test squad for the series against England.

Bangladesh drop batsman Ashraful

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:00:25 +0000

Former captain Mohammad Ashraful is dropped from Bangladesh’s Test squad for the series against England.

Bangladesh drop batsman Ashraful

Clarke named in Aussie Test squad

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:00:22 +0000

Vice-captain Michael Clarke is named in the Australian Test squad despite recently returning home from New Zealand for personal reasons.

Clarke named in Aussie Test squad

Bell offers Pietersen encouragement

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:00:19 +0000

Ian Bell has backed Kevin Pietersen to end his poor recent run in Bangladesh with the help of his team-mates. Pietersen has compilied just 69 runs in seven knocks on tour going into the Test series.

Bell offers Pietersen encouragement

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:00:18 +0000

Ian Bell has backed Kevin Pietersen to end his poor recent run in Bangladesh with the help of his team-mates. Pietersen has compilied just 69 runs in seven knocks on tour going into the Test series.

Bell offers Pietersen encouragement

Back injury puts Onions out of opener

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:00:00 +0000

England bowler Graham Onions has been ruled out of the first Test in Chittagong with a back problem. Stuart Broad, who has a similar injury, bowled 10 overs in nets and will be assessed on Thursday.

Back injury puts Onions out of opener

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:00:00 +0000

England bowler Graham Onions has been ruled out of the first Test in Chittagong with a back problem. Stuart Broad, who has a similar injury, bowled 10 overs in nets and will be assessed on Thursday.

Back injury puts Onions out of opener

Simplicity key for Pietersen – Vaughan

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:00:00 +0000

Former England captain Michael Vaughan has urged Kevin Pietersen to clear his “cluttered” mind and get back to basics to rediscover his best form.

Simplicity key for Pietersen – Vaughan

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:00:00 +0000

Former England captain Michael Vaughan has urged Kevin Pietersen to clear his “cluttered” mind and get back to basics to rediscover his best form.

Simplicity key for Pietersen – Vaughan

Onions ruled out of opening Test

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:02:37 +0000

England bowler Graham Onions is ruled out of the first Test against Bangladesh with a back injury, but there are more encouraging signals about Stuart Broad.

Onions ruled out of opening Test

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:02:37 +0000

England bowler Graham Onions is ruled out of the first Test against Bangladesh with a back injury, but there are more encouraging signals about Stuart Broad.

Onions ruled out of opening Test

Andy Flower gets set to name winning apprentices for first Test

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:00:28 +0000

Cricket tsar Andy Flower will take on Alan Sugar’s role this week, revealing which of his apprentices will be hired and fired for the first Test on Friday.

Andy Flower gets set to name winning apprentices for first Test

Brad Haddin ton helps Australia to easy win over New Zealand

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:00:28 +0000

A Brad Haddin century and fine bowling from Mitchell Johnson and Ryan Harris gave Australia an easy one-day victory over New Zealand in Hamilton.

Brad Haddin ton helps Australia to easy win over New Zealand

Angus Porter begins first week as PCA chief executive

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:00:23 +0000

The Professional Cricketers’ Association’s new chief executive Angus Porter
believes the IPL represents “a huge opportunity”.

Angus Porter begins first week as PCA chief executive

Pakistan to ban Yousuf & Younus

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:00:17 +0000

Top Pakistan cricketers Mohammad Yousuf and Younus Khan are told they cannot represent their country again.

Pakistan to ban Yousuf & Younus

Sussex Sharks sign Tillekeratne Dilshan

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:43:44 +0000

Twenty20 specialist Tillekeratne Dilshan will play for the Sussex Sharks this
summer.

Sussex Sharks sign Tillekeratne Dilshan

Surrey sign seamer Rao Iftikhar

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:53:55 +0000

Surrey sign Pakistan seamer Rao Iftikhar Anjum as cover for Indian leg-spinner Piyush Chawla.

Surrey sign seamer Rao Iftikhar

Pakistan cricket duo banned for life

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:48:37 +0000

The Pakistan Cricket Board have barred former captains Younis Khan and
Mohammad Yousuf from the national team for life as part of a major crackdown
on player indiscipline.

Pakistan cricket duo banned for life

Onions ruled out of Test opener

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:44:37 +0000

England bowler Graham Onions has been ruled out of the first Test against
Bangladesh with a back injury.

Onions ruled out of Test opener

Bell backs Pietersen to end poor form

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:43:02 +0000

Ian Bell has backed Kevin Pietersen to end his poor recent run in Bangladesh
with the help of his team-mates.

Bell backs Pietersen to end poor form

England bowler Graham Onions ruled out of first Test against Bangladesh

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:29:52 +0000

England and Durham paceman is unavailable for opening Test against Bangladesh
with a back injury.

England bowler Graham Onions ruled out of first Test against Bangladesh

Clarke named in Aussie Test squad

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:29:08 +0000

Vice-captain Michael Clarke is named in the Australian Test squad despite recently returning home from New Zealand for personal reasons.

Clarke named in Aussie Test squad

England bowler Graham Onions ruled out of first Test with back injury

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:28:54 +0000

England bowler Graham Onions has been ruled out of the first Test against Bangladesh with a back injury. The Durham paceman picked up the problem during net practice after joining up with the one-day international squad.

England bowler Graham Onions ruled out of first Test with back injury

Younus Khan and Mohammad Yousuf banned for life by Pakistan

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:04:47 +0000

The Pakistan Cricket Board have banned former captains Younus Khan and Mohammad Yousuf from the national team for life as part of a crackdown on player indiscipline.

Younus Khan and Mohammad Yousuf banned for life by Pakistan

Collingwood awarded Frank Brennan Trophy

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0000

Congratulations to Paul Collingwood who won the Frank Brennan Trophy at this year’s Sport Newcastle awards in recognition of his success in the England team.

Collingwood awarded Frank Brennan Trophy

Latest update from the physio

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0000

Durham CCC physio Nigel Kent has been assessing the squad ahead of the 2010 season and he’s given us the latest updates from the physio room.

Latest update from the physio

Pakistan ban Younis Khan and Mohammad Yousuf for life from national team

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:41:17 +0000

PCB have banned Younis Khan and Mohammad Yousuf from national team for life as
part of crackdown on player indiscipline.

Pakistan ban Younis Khan and Mohammad Yousuf for life from national team

Pietersen in peril after failing again

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:00:15 +0000

This is serious. Yesterday, for the seventh straight innings on England’s tour of Bangladesh their star batsman, Kevin Pietersen, failed.

Pietersen in peril after failing again

Clarke exits tour to help partner in legal battle

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:00:15 +0000

Michael Clarke has arrived back in his home country after leaving Australia’s
tour of New Zealand to support his fiancée Lara Bingle. Bingle is suing
former boyfriend and Australian Rules football player Brendan Fevola over
nude photographs allegedly taken during their relationship that were later
distributed without her permission.

Clarke exits tour to help partner in legal battle

Down and out (again) but England stand by troubled batsman Pietersen

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:00:09 +0000

Pietersen’s selection for Friday’s first Test against Bangladesh is rapidly looking like an act of blind faith. His dismissal on Tuesday for 20 took his tour tally to 69 runs in seven innings

Down and out (again) but England stand by troubled batsman Pietersen

Sussex clinch record sponsorship

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:00:17 +0000

Sussex announce the largest sponsorship deal in the club’s history.

Sussex clinch record sponsorship

Kent upbeat despite record debts

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:00:15 +0000

The chairman of Kent cricket club tells fans not to panic despite it announcing record financial losses for 2009.

Kent upbeat despite record debts

Bangladesh A v England XI: Kevin Pietersen fails again as Steve Finn shows promise

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:00:12 +0000

Kevin Pietersen has now scored 69 in seven knocks after again being dismissed
cheaply in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh A v England XI: Kevin Pietersen fails again as Steve Finn shows promise

Brad Haddin hands Australia series lead in Chappell-Hadlee trophy

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:00:03 +0000

New Zealand (245) lost to Australia (248-4) by six wickets
Brad Haddin ton and fine bowling efforts from Mitchell Johnson and Ryan Harris
lifted Australia to a comfortable six-wicket win.

Brad Haddin hands Australia series lead in Chappell-Hadlee trophy

Flower backs Pietersen to find form

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:00:16 +0000

Andy Flower watched a number of players enhance their Test credentials in the drawn warm-up against Bangladesh A, but is still anticipating a major contribution from the out-of-touch Kevin Pietersen.

Flower backs Pietersen to find form

England held as Pietersen struggles

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:00:15 +0000

Kevin Pietersen’s run of poor form continued as England drew their solitary warm-up match before the opening Test against Bangladesh. Set 284 to win in Chittagong, they closed on 185 for five.

England held as Pietersen struggles

Pietersen fails in England draw

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:00:10 +0000

Kevin Pietersen suffers another batting failure as England draw their three-day Test warm-up match against Bangladesh A

Pietersen fails in England draw

Test spot eludes Ashraful

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:00:00 +0000

Mohammad Ashraful, who twice failed with the bat in Bangladesh A’s tour game against England, has been left out of the Test squad for the opening match of the series in Chittagong on Friday.

Test spot eludes Ashraful

Where Does Shewag Stand in Crickets Hall of Fame?

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:00:28 +0000

Shewags batting is clinical expertise. His batting has a flamboyance that sees runs scored at a scorching pace. It will not be wrong to say that Shewag is the one match winner in the Indian team

Where Does Shewag Stand in Crickets Hall of Fame?

Edwards: Experience will be vital

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:00:28 +0000

Captain Charlotte Edwards believes England women have made huge progress following a successful finale to a challenging tour of India.

Edwards: Experience will be vital

Man Utd v AC Milan parking

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:00:24 +0000

Here are details of the secure parking that is available for Manchester United’s Champions League match v AC Milan on Wednesday 10th March.

Man Utd v AC Milan parking

Bopara targeting England recall

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:00:21 +0000

Ravi Bopara hopes to secure a place in England’s World Twenty20 squad with his performances for Kings XI Punjab in the IPL.

Bopara targeting England recall

BROAD & ONIONS ARE HOT TO TROTT

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:00:20 +0000

CRICKET ENGLAND ROMP IN BANGLADESH

BROAD & ONIONS ARE HOT TO TROTT

Australia’s Michael Clarke quits tour after scandal over model fiancee’s nude photos

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:00:17 +0000

Michael Clarke has quit New Zealand tour as a report linked the move to a nude
photo scandal involving his model fiancee.

Australia’s Michael Clarke quits tour after scandal over model fiancee’s nude photos

Yorkshire launch Macmillan partnership with visit

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:00:16 +0000

New Yorkshire skipper, Andrew Gale, took time out from his heavy pre-season training schedule on Monday 8 March to visit staff, volunteers and people affected by cancer at The Robert Ogden Macmillan Centre at St. James University Hospital.

Yorkshire launch Macmillan partnership with visit

Windies tie series with Zimbabwe

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:00:07 +0000

West Indies earn a four-wicket win over Zimbabwe in the second one-day international in Guyana to level up the series at 1-1.

Windies tie series with Zimbabwe

Razzaq joins Afridi at Hampshire

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +0000

Abdul Razzaq is set to play alongside Pakistan team-mate Shahid Afridi for the Hampshire Royals in this season’s Friends Provident t20 after the all-rounder signed for the county on Tuesday.

Razzaq joins Afridi at Hampshire

Hants sign Abdul Razzaq for T20

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:51:11 +0000

Pakistan all-rounder Abdul Razzaq signs for Hampshire for this season’s Twenty20 competition.

Hants sign Abdul Razzaq for T20