Cook: from apprentice to master

Justin Goulding on 07 Jul

Alastair Cook batted with such speed and purpose at Trent Bridge that the game was over even before The Apprentice began.

In blazing his way to a...

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Broad welcomes in brave new world

Jamie Stanley on 23 Jun

When Stuart Broad strides out to the middle at Bristol and flips a shiny new coin into the air, it will herald the start of a new era for England.

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Fresh starts and fitting farewells

Justin Goulding on 21 Jun

As Rod Bransgrove, leaning back in his chair in the media centre, reflected on his beloved Rose Bowl’s debut as a Test venue, Kumar Sangakkara was pus...

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Rose Bowl passes the ultimate test

Justin Goulding on 16 Jun

Rooting through the loft a couple of days ago, I stumbled across a copy of Wisden Cricket Monthly dated June 2001.

Alan Mullally, Michael Bevan a...

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Dilshan does it his way

Rob Barnett on 05 Jun

Tillkaratne Dilshan has dominated this Test from the start.

His decision to bowl first took many by surprise. When England recovered from 22 for th...

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Dilshan tosses advantage to England

Rob Barnett on 04 Jun

What prompted Tillakaratne Dilshan to put England into bat yesterday morning?

Was it an even, if thin, covering of grass on the Lord’s pitch? Or wa...

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England win worth the wait

Justin Goulding on 31 May

For proof that good things come to those who wait, look no further than the first npower Test at Cardiff.

Five increasingly frustrating days spent ...

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Different opposition. Same old Cook

Justin Goulding on 27 May

Much has happened since the turn of the year: there has been an uprising in the Middle East, Britain is now at war with Libya, and a certain couple fr...

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