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Tim Bresnan tells how 'pressure practice' is helping England
• Assistant coaches run match scenarios in training • Yorkshire bowler explains tactics for JP Duminy England's cricketers are using "pressure practice" sessions which they believe have helped them make a successful start to their tour of South ...
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New Zealand
Tim McIntosh
Jamie How
Host countries to have home knockout ties in 2011 World Cup
• India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh to have home ties in last eight • If hosts drawn together group results determine venue The three host countries of the 2011 World Cup, India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, will play their quarter and semi-finals on ...
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Dale Steyn could miss South Africa's final ODI against England
• Steyn suffered a hamstring injury during third ODI • South Africa would rather he recovered fully for Test series The South Africa fast bowler Dale Steyn could miss the fifth and final one-day international against England on Friday due to a ...
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South Africa
Dale Steyn
Jimmy Anderson and Iain O'Brien find agony can lead to ecstasy | Andy Bull
The recent exploits of two international bowlers show pain isn't always a bad thing for cricketers Whenever England play James Anderson they seem to be fielding 12 men. There's the good Jimmy, the bad Jimmy and the ten others. On Friday the ...
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England
James Anderson
Iain O'Brien
Andy Pycroft
Surrey's approach for Rory Hamilton-Brown 'unwelcome', say Sussex
• Sussex considering response to approach for 22-year-old • Rory Hamilton-Brown is under contract at Hove until 2010 Sussex are considering their response after an "unwelcome" approach from Surrey to speak to Rory Hamilton-Brown about becoming ...
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England
Sussex
Surrey
Hamilton Masakadza
Tim Bresnan has no intention of moderating himself on Twitter
• Bresnan had to apologise after using colourful language on site • 'That was just me being myself,' insists the England seamer Tim Bresnan says he will carry on being himself with his Twitter updates - despite the raised eyebrows over some of ...
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New Zealand
Tim McIntosh
Andy Flower: 'pantomime villain' Kevin Pietersen will put bad form behind him
• Andy Flower criticises booing from South African fans • Port Elizabeth hero Anderson nearly missed series The England coach, Andy Flower, has asked for more respect to be shown to his finest player, Kevin Pietersen, the "pantomime villain" ...
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England
Kevin Pietersen
Andy Pycroft
The shortlist for BBC Sports Personality of the Year
A look at the 10 British sports stars who've been named on the shortlist for the BBC Sports Personality of the Year
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England
Ryan Sidebottom
Andy Pycroft
Andrew Strauss
From the archive: Bradman's resurrection innings
Originally published on 30 November 1946 BRISBANE, NOVEMBER 29. The Test matches have set in again. Bradman has scored his customary century; like the performance of a ritual it has all come round again, near the Equator today at Woolloongabba, ...
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England
England take their turn to grab the momentum as South Africa slump
South Africa 119 (36.5 overs); England 121-3 (31.2 overs) England win by seven wickets England's roller-coaster tour of South Africa, a bewildering mix of one-sided victories and humiliating defeats, took another sudden upturn today when glory on ...
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England
Andrew Strauss hails bowlers as England take charge in South Africa
• James Anderson man of the match with career-best 5-23 • 'Bowlers exploited the conditions well' says England captain Andrew Strauss praised his bowlers after they dismissed South Africa for just 119 to put England in command of the one-day ...
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England
Andrew Strauss
James Anderson
James Anderson takes five wickets as England overwhelm South Africa
England took a 2-1 lead with one match to play in their one-day international series against South Africa after James Anderson's five for 23 reduced the hosts to 119 all out in less than 37 overs at Port Elizabeth today. Jonathon Trott's unbeaten ...
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England
James Anderson
Andrew Strauss
BBC apologises after Geoffrey Boycott's foul-mouthed outburst
• Boycott unaware that he was being heard by listeners • BBC: 'We apologised as soon as we realised it was audible' The BBC apologised to radio listeners today after a foul-mouthed outburst from Geoffrey Boycott during its cricket coverage. The ...
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England
South Africa v England - live!
Email any thoughts, musings or general opinions on whether 8am on a Sunday morning is a good time for sport to simon.burnton@guardian.co.uk It's the fourth one-day international between South Africa and England and the series stands at one win ...
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Pakistan
Harold Larwood story hits the target as the pick of cricket's crop
An award-winning biography of the Notts paceman, an insight into Eric Cantona's world and reflections on boxing's grubby past are among the reads of the year Sports writing is a curious discipline. There are few fields where so often the weight ...
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Australia
South Africa's Wayne Parnell lives up to billing as the one to watch
Despite a modest first-class record the young left-arm fast bowler is tipped to emulate Wasim Akram In South Africa they think he could be the next Shaun Pollock. Rob Key, the captain of Kent, says he might be the next Wasim Akram. But everyone ...
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South Africa
Wayne Parnell
Kent
Australia beat West Indies in first Test despite century from Adrian Barath
Australia 480-8 dec | West Indies 228 and 187 Australia win by an innings and 65 runs Australia recorded a comprehensive innings-and-65-run win over West Indies late on day three of the opening Test at the Gabba, but the visitors unearthed a star ...
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West Indies
Ricky Ponting
Do we have to think it's fine Jonathan Trott plays for England? | Barney Ronay
The South Africa-born batsman is certainly likable – but should we feel comfortable with him playing for England? This week England's newest South Africa-born batsman Jonathan Trott has been talking with an infectious, meandering wistfulness ...
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England
England unable to mask bowlers' failings as South Africa level series
South Africa 356-6; England 242 South Africa win by 112 runs. Series level at 1-1 England chose Newlands, one of the world's most beautiful grounds, to produce one of their uglier performances this evening. Their bowlers conceded a joint record ...
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England
Adil Rashid and Liam Plunkett to join England's Performance squad
• Rashid and Plunkett called up as cover for one-day team • Alastair Cook may also play for Performance squad Adil Rashid and Liam Plunkett have left England' one-day international party to instead take part in a four-day England Performance ...
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England
Adil Rashid
Alastair Cook
Graeme Swann
Lions
South Africa v England - live! | Andy Bull
Hit the auto-update button for the latest posts. View the full scorecard here and follow it on the sly desktop pop-up . Send all your emails the way of andy.bull@guardian.co.uk First email of the day is a pessimistic one. "So England won ...
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South Africa
Andy Pycroft
Duncan Hamilton's double William Hill triumph rewards risk-taking writers | Kevin Mitchell
A biography of Harold Larwood was the deserved winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year award Duncan Hamilton is a very nice guy. Which is just as well, given he has just won the William Hill Sports Book of the Year award for the ...
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Zimbabwe
Hamilton Masakadza
Kevin Pietersen
Mitchell Johnson
West Indies collapse puts Australia in control at the Gabba
• Tourists slump from 49 for none to 63 for four in five overs • West Indies finish say two 346 runs behind Australia The West Indies' top order collapsed on day two of the first Test against Australia to put the hosts in total control at the ...
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Australia
Sri Lanka reeling after crushing innings defeat against India
• Visitors win by an innings and 144 runs • India secure biggest ever Test victory over Sri Lanka India secured a crushing innings and 144-run victory over Sri Lanka with four sessions to spare in the second Test at Kanpur to take a 1-0 lead in ...
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India
Pragyan Ojha
Harbhajan Singh
Tremendous Jonathan Trott must now prove he can handle the backlash | Duncan Fletcher
South Africa will target the batsman following his impressive displays during England's current tour There has been one outstanding positive for England so far on this tour, and it has been the form of Jonathan Trott. I watched him bat twice last ...
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England
Andre Fletcher
My dad, Paul Collingwood and that 'feckless pillock' David Gower
Paul Collingwood is cherished in the north as cricket's anti-Gower – the flash-free daddy of them all Whenever Paul Collingwood gets a big score my father phones up. "See that Collingwood did well again," he said on Monday. My father likes Paul ...
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England
Paul Collingwood
Andrew Strauss urges England to build on bright start in South Africa
• Andrew Strauss 'a little surprised' by strong batting • Stuart Broad set to return against South Africa Andrew Strauss has said he has been surprised by his team's impressive start to their tour of South Africa, where they have had only two bad ...
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England
Andrew Strauss
Harold Larwood biography wins William Hill prize for Hamilton
Duncan Hamilton has won the William Hill Sports Book of the Year award for the second time in three years Duncan Hamilton has won the William Hill Sports Book of the Year award for the second time in three years, for his authorised biography of ...
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Zimbabwe
Hamilton Masakadza
Yorkshire
England's ability under pressure the difference so far, claims Graeme Smith
• South Africa captain calls for improvements • 'They played the big moments better,' he says The South Africa captain Graeme Smith believes England coped with the pressure at Centurion better than the home side as they opened up a 1-0 series ...
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South Africa
Graeme Smith
Andrew Strauss in attacking mood as England prepare to turn the screw
• Strauss wants team to maintain pressure on South Africa • Pietersen backed by captain to post a big score soon England have identified tomorrow's match against South Africa at Newlands in Cape Town as an acid test of their one-day international ...
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England
Andrew Strauss
Andrew Strauss buoyed by Stuart Broad's return to fitness
• All-rounder has recovered from shoulder problem • Graeme Swann's side injury could still rule him out Andrew Strauss has admitted Stuart Broad's return to the England side will be a "huge boost", although the England captain must wait to ...
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England
Andrew Strauss
Stuart Broad
Graeme Swann
Five-wicket Shanthakumaran Sreesanth puts India in control
• Fast bowler claims five first-innings wickets • After following on, Sri Lanka finish third day 356 behind An excellent bowling performance from Shanthakumaran Sreesanth on the third day of the Second Test put India in sight of a comprehensive ...
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India
Mahela Jayawardene
How cricket moved from spitting feathers to lashings of runs | Mike Selvey
No one wants to go back to the old days and heat stroke but constant drinks breaks are killing Test cricket Once, during a searing day in the field many years ago in a foreign land a young bowler, suffering a thumping head, asked for some pain ...
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New Zealand
Jamie How
Stuart Broad declares himself fit to play but injury doubts remain
• Broad expects to face South Africa at Newlands in third ODI • All-rounder feared shoulder injury had ended his tour Stuart Broad announced tonight that he was fit to return to the England team but said he had thought his tour of South Africa ...
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England
Stuart Broad
Zaheer Khan makes early breakthrough as India edge second day
India 642; Sri Lanka 66-1 Zaheer Khan made an early breakthrough as India gained the edge on the second day of the Second Test against Sri Lanka in Kanpur. India's batsmen enjoyed another fruitful day with Rahul Dravid (144) claiming his 28th ...
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India
Zaheer Khan
Rahul Dravid
VVS Laxman
Sachin Tendulkar
Nottinghamshire sign Dirk Nannes for Twenty20 competition
• Nannes helped Middlesex to win 2008 Twenty20 Cup • Fast bowler has represented Holland and Australia Nottinghamshire have signed the Australian fast bowler Dirk Nannes for next year's domestic Twenty20 competition. The 33-year-old has been one ...
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England
Nottinghamshire
Middlesex
Are placid pitches to blame as India run Sri Lanka ragged? | Dileep Premachandran
India's run-fest against Sri Lanka may not be the greatest entertainment, but the crowds in Kanpur will be content with a win for MS Dhoni's men What can you say about a series in which 2,133 runs have been scored in 19 sessions for the loss of ...
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India
Daniel Vettori misses out on century as New Zealand seize advantage
New Zealand 404-8 Daniel Vettori fell one run short of a fifth Test century as rain disrupted the second day of the First Test between New Zealand and Pakistan in Dunedin. The New Zealand captain, who started the day on 40, had reached 87 when ...
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New Zealand
Daniel Vettori
Umar Gul
Brendon McCullum
Shane Warne hair-loss remedy ads have too much spin, says ad watchdog
Treatment endorsed by cricketer does not cause hair to grow back – the effects are merely cosmetic, says ASA An advertising campaign for Advanced Hair Studio that featured the former international cricketers Shane Warne and Graham Gooch has ...
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Marcus Trescothick talks about battle with depression
• 'People look at it as some kind of weakness but it's an illness' • Neil Lennon has also struggled with depression Marcus Trescothick has revealed that he has considered self-harm during his battle with a stress-related illness. The cricketer ...
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Australia
Marcus North
Alan Gibson tribute brings back fond memories of rhubarb and misprints | Frank Keating
A celebration of the cricket writer Alan Gibson awakens memories of an age when dictation could spell disaster Tomorrow, William Hill names its Sports Book of the Year for the 21st time. The half-dozen shortlist has a book on motor cycling, horse ...
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England
South Africa deny panic over pace despite call-up of Morne Morkel
• 'We haven't got a lot in reserve' says selector Mike Procter • Home side will rely heavily on Morkel during Test series South Africa's chief selector, Mike Procter, denied that their bowling was in crisis following today's call-up of Morne ...
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South Africa
Morne Morkel
South Africa call up Morne Morkel for remainder of one-day series
• Morkel will join up with the squad on Wednesday • Fast bowler has taken 31 wickets in 21 ODIs South Africa have called up the fast bowler Morne Morkel for the rest of their one-day series with England, Cricket South Africa confirmed today. The ...
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South Africa
Morne Morkel
Tale of two Pauls turns a new page for record-breaking Collingwood | Andy Bull
In 2000 nobody could have guessed if Collingwood or Franks was bound for glory. The former's story, however, had a twist My old headmaster was an enthusiastic singer, but a poor storyteller. He had a limited repertoire of tales, each of which had ...
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England
Paul Collingwood
Andy Pycroft
Centuries for both openers put India in control against Sri Lanka
India 417-2 Centuries from openers Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag left India in control on the opening day of the second Test against Sri Lanka in Kanpur. Gambhir hit a superb 167 and Sehwag overcame a tentative start to reach 131, as the ...
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India
Muttiah Muralitharan
Virender Sehwag
Gautam Gambhir
Rahul Dravid
Mohammad Asif takes three wickets on return as Pakistan restrict New Zealand
New Zealand 276-6 Mohammad Asif marked his return to Test cricket with three wickets as Pakistan restricted New Zealand to 276 for six on day one of the first Test in Dunedin. The fast bowler, back after a two-year absence through injury and ...
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New Zealand
Mohammad Ashraful
Martin Guptill
Andy Flower: 'If we feel grateful, we will be grounded'
A turbulent life has kept England's head coach realistic about his side since the Ashes triumph I think all your life experiences affect how you coach," Andy Flower says on a quiet afternoon in Johannesburg. The former Zimbabwe Test cricketer, ...
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England
Andy Pycroft
Jonathan Trott plays down Cape Town roots and only has thoughts for Birmingham
• Batsman downplays return to city of his birth • I am happy in Birmingham, says Trott It was a little over 90F when Jonathan Trott appeared beside the cobalt blue of his hotel poolside in his home town of Cape Town today. But England's latest ...
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England
MS Dhoni declares himself fit for second Test after injury scare
• Captain backs leg-spinner Amit Mishra to improve • Sri Lanka consider recall for Ajantha Mendis The India captain, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, has allayed injury fears by declaring himself fit for tomorrow's second Test against Sri Lanka in Kanpur. ...
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