Playing the waiting game

Justin Goulding on 21 May

Cricket is said to be a great test of character, but it is on days like this when your patience is given the sternest examination.

The first match ...

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Onwards and upwards for clinical England

Justin Goulding on 18 May

England detractors are not usually hard to come by, but you would be hard pressed to find many people willing to criticise Andrew Strauss and company ...

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Onions revels on green grass of home

Justin Goulding on 07 May

The pitches on England’s recent tour of the Caribbean were so flat that you could not help but fear for the future of fast bowlers.

As unresponsive...

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Bopara responds to tough love

Justin Goulding on 06 May

Sentimentality is not a trait associated with professional sport, but Andy Flower and Andrew Strauss must have felt a twinge of guilt when they droppe...

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Curry on cricketing

Barney Douglas on 06 May

The start of a new summer, a huge summer, a great exhibition if you will.

With it comes a fresh feel in the England camp. Ravi Bopara will bat at t...

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Bring on the summer

Mike Gatting on 20 Apr

It's going to be a tough summer for the England team. We have the West Indies, the World Twenty20 and then that little thing called The Ashes. It's go...

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