Digging in for NatWest CricketForce

Mike Gatting on 17 Apr

NatWest CricketForce is so heartwarming - seeing so many volunteers giving up their time to improve their club is wonderful.

In my role at the ECB ...

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Cook makes hay as Windies play it safe

Justin Goulding on 02 Mar

They say the bookies rarely get it wrong, and so it proved in Barbados as the fourth Test petered out into a predictable draw.

You could have found...

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Sarwan keeps the stattos happy

Justin Goulding on 01 Mar

When the fielding side takes the new ball for a third time, they know they are in trouble.

So when James Anderson ran in at the start of the 161st ...

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Batsmen become bullies in Barbados

Justin Goulding on 28 Feb

For those of you expecting a different theme for today’s blog, I’m afraid you will be disappointed.

The regular readers amongst you (hello Mum and ...

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Bopara well worth the entrance fee

Justin Goulding on 27 Feb

Barbados recently came out top in a national newspaper survey of the world’s most expensive holiday destinations.

Those who have ventured to the Ca...

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It's the Oval alright, but Kensington or Kennington?

Jonathan Veal on 26 Feb

Had it not been for the baking hot weather and the swimming pool on the fine-leg boundary, you could have been forgiven for thinking the Kensington Ov...

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Strauss and co put on a show

Justin Goulding on 26 Feb

Ask any England fan why they have flown all the way to the West Indies to watch cricket, and you are unlikely to get an answer that does not mention s...

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Training, playing and sought-after meals

Barney Douglas on 23 Feb

Timing is everything so they say, and as I browsed the newspaper websites I was amused to come across a "Top 10 Cricket Musicians" list on The Times O...

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