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Essex and Nottinghamshire neck and neck at Chelmsford as wickets tumble

Nottinghamshire (126-5) trail Essex (154) by 28 runs
Fifteen wickets tumbled on a remarkable opening day as Essex, having been
dismissed cheaply, fought back to give Nottinghamshire plenty to ponder.

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Ravi Bopara shows his form too late for England squad selection

England Lions (345) bt West Indies A (221) by 124 runs
Ravi Bopara can rarely have struck the ball as sweetly, yet his timing was out
in one important respect.

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Kevin Pietersen omitted from England squad as concerns over form and fitness grow

Struggling batsman’s thigh injury comes at opportune time as England prepare
for Bangladesh series.

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Attention turns back to County Championship after Twenty20 slog

Team news ahead of the five County Championship games scheduled to start this
week.

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Tom Maynard stars for Glamorgan as Surrey fall at the last

Glamorgan (172-5) beat Surrey (168-4) by 5 wickets
Over the last few barren years, Surrey have found a number of different ways
of conjuring up defeats.

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Kevin Pietersen ruled out of England Test against Bangladesh with thigh injury

Kevin Pietersen will miss England’s three-match Series against Bangladesh
because of a thigh injury.

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England cricket team ‘will not be intimidated’, says former captain of Australia Steve Waugh

England team ‘will not be intimidated’, warns Steve Waugh – the man who
rebranded sledging as “mental disintegration”.

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Ricky Ponting fears for his job as Australia captain if England retain Ashes

Ricky Ponting believes a third Ashes defeat this winter would signal the end
of his time as Australia captain.

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Steve Harmison underlines England credentials with seven-wicket haul

Durham (288 & 289) bt Warwickshire (224 & 134) by 219 runs Steve
Harmison underlines his England credentials.

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Diplomatic row brews over John Howard’s rejection by ICC

John Howard, the former Australian prime minister, has said he is “furious”
after his application to become the next vice president of the world
cricketing body was rejected.

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England v Australia: Michael Clarke falls short of maiden ODI hundred against England

Australia post a respectable 290 for five on a good pitch at the Oval as
England look to take 4-0 lead in the Natwest Series.

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ICC reject John Howard as new vice-president

International cricket’s power base was underlined today when the Asian bloc
joined forces to reject the nomination of John Howard, the former prime
minister of Australia, as the International Cricket Council’s new
vice-president.

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ICC rejects John Howard as new vice-president

Asian bloc joins forces to reject nomination of former Australian prime
minister as International Cricket Council’s vice-president.

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Adil Rashid bounces back to form for Yorkshire

Lancs (187-6) trail Yorks (447) by 260 runs
England’s forgotten leg-spinner Adil Rashid finds his rhythm again for
Yorkshire.

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England v Australia: Andy Flower demands improvement from England

Middle-order batting and new-ball bowling are the key areas in England’s
pursuit of one-day whitewash of Australia.

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Umar Akmal hits early form but stern tests await Pakistan on England tour

Kent (2-0) trail Pakistan (360) by 358 runs
Pakistan have sneaked into the country unnoticed and opened their opening
first-class fixture against Kent’s second-teamers.

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Leicestershire chief executive David Smith in shock resignation

Shock as David Smith resigns, citing interference in team selection from the
club’s board and chairman.

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England v Australia: Andrew Strauss targets whitewash against Aussies

England captain aiming to win one-day series against Australia 5-0 after
claiming decisive third match.

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England v Australia: vulnerable tourists are there for the taking at Old Trafford

Based on the last fortnight’s form, England’s cricketers are more likely to go
3-0 up on Sunday than the footballers.

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England v Australia: Aussies rattled as England raise their standards to new heights

Rampant England can seal the Natwest one-day series with another victory over
Australia at Old Trafford on Saturday.

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England v Australia: Shaun Tait called up to add bite to bowling attack

World’s fastest bowler drafted in to Aussie attack as tourists try to recover
from consecutive ODI defeats.

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England v Australia: Stuart Broad and Eoin Morgan inspire victory with swagger

England (243-6) beat Australia (239-7) by 4wkts
A swagger to English cricket as Stuart Broad and Eoin Morgan inspired a second
victory over Australia in three days.

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Government to allow ECB broadcasting deal with Sky

Ashes cricket is unlikely to be returned to free-to-air television as ECB gets
green light to negotiate own deal with Sky.

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England v Australia: Cameron White hits unbeaten 86 to help set decent target

Australia (239-7) Cameron White the mainstay of Australia’s innings as
they built a decent target in the second ODI against England.

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England v Australia: Stuart Broad puts tourists on back foot

Australia (239-7) Cameron White the mainstay of Australia’s innings as
they built a decent target in the second ODI against England.

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