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    Zimbabwe v Bangladesh, 1st ODI, Harare Bangladesh field in series opener
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    Saqlain appointed New Zealand's spin consultant Saqlain Mushtaq, the former Pakistan and Surrey offspinner, has been appointed as spin consultant by New Zealand Cricket (NZC) for the next 12 months. Saqlain's first assignment will be New Zealand's six-week tour of Sri Lanka. "New Zealand...
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    Crawley to retire after this season John Crawley, one of the most prolific batsmen in county cricket for nearly two decades, has become the latest former England player to announce his retirement in recent days and will end his career at the close of the season. Crawley, 37, has been at...
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    McDonald to return home temporarily Andrew McDonald, the Australian allrounder, has left the squad at Headingley temporarily and will fly home to be with his wife who is expected to give birth to the couple's first child next week. McDonald will rejoin the squad in England on August 13, in...
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    Shoaib's career not over - chief selector Shoaib Akhtar's career is stagnating due to a combination of fitness and disciplinary issues, but newly appointed Pakistan chief selector Iqbal Qasim has said the fast bowler still has a future with the national side. "The door is not closed on Shoaib...
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    Zimbabwe search for an upset On Sunday, England and Australia take the field for the third day's play in Headingley while Sri Lanka and Pakistan square off at the Premadasa in Colombo. Miles away from both those storied venues, the minuscule environs of the Queens Sports Club will host the...
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    Sehwag eyes Champions Trophy return Virender Sehwag, the India batsman who is undergoing rehabilitation after a shoulder injury, has targeted next month's Champions Trophy for a return. Sehwag missed the World Twenty20 in June due to the injury, sustained during the semi-final of the IPL. He...
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    Pakistan aim to restore pride The spark has rather disappeared from a tour that during the Test portion delivered a few non-fatal surprises for Sri Lanka, such as Fawad Alam's maiden century, Danish Kaneria's five, and Umar Gul's bursts of reverse. Sri Lanka were utterly dominant in the first...
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    The Ashes 2009

    Broad stands amid the wreckage Sifting for positives is a tricky business for any team faced with a 343-run first innings deficit and an historic defeat on the horizon, but Stuart Broad's career-best haul temporarily lifted English spirits on Saturday. There will be no medals struck or public...
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    The Ashes 2009

    North savours special hundred Marcus North's Test career is still shiny and new but he has another lasting memory after his 110 put Australia within touch of levelling the Ashes series. His composed innings earned him a third Test century and when he launched a six to reach three figures he...
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    The Ashes 2009

    Clarke needs a promotion If Michael Clarke wants to graduate as a true great of the game he must seek a promotion in the Australian order and aim to finish his career at No. 3. It's the position for the team's best player and if Clarke can replicate his form in this Ashes every couple of series...
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    The Ashes 2009

    Woeful England heading for a new low If England believed that their downward spiral of Ashes misery had bottomed out with their 5-0 thumping in Australia three winters ago, they might just have to reassess that situation before the series decider at The Oval in a fortnight's time. Barring a...
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    The Ashes 2009

    The real Mitchell Johnson This is the Mitchell Johnson Australia had counted on. Intimidating when short, swinging when full and all at an unnerving pace and trajectory. Australia's selectors have moved heaven and earth to accommodate their misfiring paceman in this series and, in the second...
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    The Ashes 2009

    England 102 & 82/5 (32.0 overs) Australia 445 England trail by 261 runs with 5 wickets remaining
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    The Ashes 2009

    The fourth Ashes match almost ended in day 2 yesterday.
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    DILSHAN STILL UNFIT......!!!!

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    Australia consider pace barrage Australia will consider employing four fast bowlers at Headingley, but the chances of Brett Lee figuring among those appears remote. Ricky Ponting, speaking at his pre-match press conference, echoed the concerns of Shane Watson the previous day by questioning...
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    Calm Manou plays the waiting game A strange question was being considered quietly around the Australia team this week: what if both Brad Haddin and Graham Manou couldn't play? Haddin, the No. 1 wicketkeeper, broke his left ring finger in the last minutes before the third Test began last week...
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    Flintoff struggles put Harmison on alert Andrew Flintoff appears ever more likely to miss out on selection for tomorrow's fourth Test at Headingley, after struggling visibly during a 40-minute nets session on the eve of the match. Flintoff received two injections in his damaged right knee ahead...
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    Ponting brushes off spectator incident Ricky Ponting has confirmed that he "exchanged words" with a spectator during an unfortunate incident in last week's third Test at Edgbaston, but suggested that a shortcoming in the ground's security arrangements was to blame rather than the boisterous...

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