Going back to school

Sam Kelsall on 09 Feb

The England Development Programme has the main focus of developing us as cricketers, especially with the Under-19 World Cup just around the corner in ...

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Broad proves indispensable

Rob Barnett on 03 Feb

Form is temporary; class is permanent. So the sporting cliché goes. Stuart Broad has spent the last six months making just that point.

Given the pa...

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Chittagong but not forgotten

Ben Foakes on 27 Jan

Our stay in Chittagong is now over and we have moved on to the Rose View Hotel in Sylhet, providing a much welcome change of scene.

A few of the l...

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Broad takes the plaudits

Chris Devine on 25 Jan

On a day that looked set to be dominated by spin, it was an increasingly reliable seamer who delivered the stand-out bowling performance in Abu Dhabi ...

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A learning experience

Ben Foakes on 20 Jan

After a long arduous 20 hour journey, stopping off in Dubai and Dhaka for four hours at each, we finally arrived in Chittagong where we are based for ...

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Ajmal steals the show

Chris Devine on 17 Jan

Ahead of today’s opening exchanges in Dubai, much of the talk had centred around Pakistan’s Saeed Ajmal, and his promise to unleash a new mystery deli...

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England ready for latest test

Chris Devine on 11 Jan

American statesman Benjamin Franklin is credited with having coined the phrase: ‘By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.’

I have yet to d...

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Preparing for Bangladesh

Ben Foakes on 04 Jan

We enjoyed a few days off over Christmas after our hard tour of South Africa but are already back training ready to take on the challenge of Banglades...

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