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James Lawton on the Ashes 2013: Australia must learn lessons of Steve Waugh to restore past glories in the Ashes
Wednesday 24 July 2013
Tourists should take a leaf out of former captain’s book as their country’s failing cricket culture threatens to overwhelm Clarke
Ashes 2013: Former pace bowler Bob Willis happy to be overtaken by James Anderson ‘the magician’
Thursday 18 July 2013
James Anderson’s 10 wickets in the first Ashes Test at Trent Bridge showed he is England’s “magician”, according to the former pace bowler Bob Willis. His spellbinding deliveries could oust Willis from the No 2 spot in the list of England’s top Test wicket-takers at Lord’s over the next five days.
Matt Butler: Who needs Sky gimmicks when Blofeld’s on the bus?
Monday 15 July 2013
View From The Sofa: Test Match Special BBC 5 Live Sports Extra
Ashes 2013: Australia spring surprise selection with Ashton Agar: Who is he?
Wednesday 10 July 2013
Do Australia have a secret weapon in their surprise Ashes selection, or is he just the latest in a long line of spinner flops since Shane Warne?
Comment: Victims of their own success, the Australian cricket team are a shambles
Monday 24 June 2013
The removal of Mickey Arthur 16 days before the start of the Ashes is desperate
Shane Watson puts lesser known Australians in the shade
Sunday 02 June 2013
West Indies 256-9 Australia 259-6 (Australia win by 4 wickets): All-rounder bounces back from 'career low' in India to show his quality ahead of The Ashes
England can 'bully' Australia during the Ashes, says Matt Prior
Wednesday 13 February 2013
England have dominated in recent years
On Warne, by Gideon Haigh
Sunday 16 December 2012
"The trouble is, people I've never met think they know all about me," Shane Warne remarked to Gideon Haigh the first time they met. The best leg-spinner the world has ever seen is, of course, partly to blame for this himself, having produced three (ghostwritten) autobiographies, but they hardly gave a rounded view: as Ludwig Wittgenstein observed, "Nothing is so difficult as not deceiving oneself".
Matthew Hoggard: Ricky Ponting - a batsman who struck the fear of God into bowlers
Thursday 29 November 2012
The former England seamer recalls a tough and talented Ashes opponent
England pair 'a match for Warne and McGrath'
Wednesday 30 May 2012
Anderson and Swann compared to great Australian pace-spin duo
Amol Rajan: Rajan's Wrong 'un: England must be on their guard - Philander is the new McGrath
Thursday 03 May 2012
He has a mastery of the off-cutter: many of his victims are castled shouldering arms
Australia snatch victory in first Test against India
Thursday 29 December 2011
Australia's pace attack produced a bowling display reminiscent of the side's era of dominance as they swept India aside to secure a 122-run victory in the first Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Rajan's Wrong 'Un: Sri Lanka desperately miss that old Murali magic
Monday 05 September 2011
Though a brilliant century by Mahela Jayawardena briefly threatened to derail them, Australia clinched a comfortable, 125-run victory over Sri Lanka in Galle on Saturday. Five-wicket hauls for debutant Nathan Lyon and Ryan Harris spun and swung the advantage to the tourists; but the decisive factor was Sri Lanka's weak bowling attack, which at times looked about as threatening as that of Weybridge 2nd XI.
Matthew Hoggard: Sachin and I will always regret not being on the Lord's honours board
Saturday 30 July 2011
What I Learnt This Week
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Is the Muslim call to prayer really such a menace?
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Channel 4 to 'provoke' viewers who associate Islam with terrorism with live call to prayer during Ramadan
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US army doctor returns arm to Vietnamese soldier fifty years after he took it as a souvenir
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Police seize possessions of rough sleepers in crackdown on homelessness
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Demand for food banks has nothing to do with benefits squeeze, says Work minister Lord Freud
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