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Cricket is Hot and Barmy in Sri Lanka

2 April 2012

Just back from a two week break in Sri Lanka where the weather is hot and the cricket even hotter. As the first test wore on, and England slipped further and further behind, I could not go a full five minutes without someone, somewhere, wanting to talk cricket with me. To say the locals in Sri ...
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No-one is Immune from the Silent Torment

12 January 2012

Andrew Flintoff's excellent and heartfelt documentary last night on BBC TV which examined the murkey depths of depression in sport was all the more compelling because it had a highly personalised slant on it. Freddie Flintoff experienced the lowest of lows after England's 5-0 capitulation in the 200...
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A Sad Day for Cricket and Pakistan

4 November 2011

Let's get something straight. No nation loves its cricket more than Pakistan. It is the number one sport over there by a distance and in virtually every street at any given time you will find a game going on. There is widespread anger at the spot-fixing antics of three cricketers - Salman Butt, Moha...
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A Rare Warm Welcome for McGrath at Lords

22 September 2011

It was good to catch up with an old mate of mine, a certain Glenn McGrath, the other day at Lords where he, together with 20-odd other famous fast bowlers from yesteryear, assembled for a one-off and magnificent gathering and also to carry out some fine work for the Lords Taverners with the Street E...
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Hambo's an Inspiration to us all

25 May 2011

Spent the day yesterday playing cricket - or at least allegedly playing cricket - in aid of the Matt Hampson Foundation and the Walk4Matt week which, now in its third year, sees a group of extraordinary people walk and canal boat their way down from Rugby in the Midlands to Twickenham in time for Sa...
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Magnificent England and a Complete, All-Round Performance

7 January 2011

England! The Ashes! Wow! Not quite sure we saw that coming. Not the win, nor even necessarily the winning margin, but the manner in which they despatched Australia and the all-round contribution from 13 players. � Of course enormus credit must go to the back room staff headed up by Andy Flower and a...
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Thanks Colly, and Congratulations

6 January 2011

At some point late tonight or in the early hours of the morning England will wrap up the Ashes series 3-1 in style to end what has been a truly magnificent twelve months for Andy Flower, Andrew Strauss and the England�cricket team. � It will also mark the end of Paul Collingwood's test career and Sp...
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England Cricket The Pick of 2010

31 December 2010

So, farewell 2010, and thank you, as always, for serving up another sporting treat. � Not that it was always good, of course. Ask the England football team after the shambles of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. But in general it's been a great year for British sport. � The England rugby team prod...
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England Victorious in Ashes Battle, but the War is Still to be Won!

7 December 2010

Could the Ashes have gone much better so far? One up after two with three to play means Australia need to win two out of the remaining three tests to regain the urn. On current evidence the only team likely to be winning test matches is England. � Let's consider the evidence. Five out of the top six...
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Punter's the Main Ashes Man

24 November 2010

Six hours to go and counting! The Ashes are almost upon us and I cannot remember the last time there was so much excitement before an Australia versus England test series down under, probably because we English don't usually look forward to a hiding. � But this time it is different. This time we gen...
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