England’s ODI Squad Step Up Preperations For Ireland Series

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England’s ODI Squad Play Intra-Group Friendly England’s ODI squad stepped up their preparations ahead of the start of white-ball action this summer, with a behind closed door intra-squad friendly at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton today. Two sides captained by short-form captain Eoin Morgan and newly announced vice-captain for the summer Moeen Ali, played out […] READ MORE



County Cricket 2017 – Ones to Watch, No. 5-1

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After weeks of anticipation, this year’s ‘Ones to Watch’ series is complete. Inevitably, all five are young players. However, each of them is at very different stages of their young careers. 5) Tom Abell: While most cricket fans will be eagerly waiting until Joe Root’s reign gets underway this July, those down at Taunton will […] READ MORE




Ben Duckett: A Victim Of England’s Lack Of Focus On Technique

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There have been several positives from England’s subcontinent tour so far: the emergence of Haseeb Hameed as England’s new opener, the rapid improvement of Adil Rashid and the way in which Ben Stokes and Jonny Bairstow have played spin, to name a few. In a way, the tour has provided more answers than questions for […] READ MORE


Kohli vs Cook: A Clash of the Captains

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In the Second Test at Vizag, England attempted to stage a mammoth ‘blockathon’ to deny India a seemingly inevitable win. Things were looking good for England with the score at 75-0 off 50 overs. However, when the impressive young opener Haseeb Hameed fell to an unplayable delivery and when Alastair Cook departed on the last ball of Day Four, England’s […] READ MORE


England’s Gary Ballance Dilemma

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1, 0, 29, 6, 61, 0, 23, 14, 6, 23, 23, 70, 28, 8, 17, 9, 1, 9, 5. Gary Ballance‘s last 19 scores in Test cricket make for miserable reading. His average of 17.5 since the home series against New Zealand is less than half of his average in his entire England career, and the […] READ MORE


Bangladesh vs England: First Test Ratings

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England completed a thrilling 22-run victory earlier today over a spirited Bangladesh. It was by no means a convincing performance by England, whose batting looked vulnerable at times. A huge talking point heading into the series was the question of who should open for England, but Ben Duckett failed to make a significant mark on […] READ MORE


Bangladesh vs England: First Test Preview

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October 20-24, 4am GMT Chittagong After clinching a narrow 2-1 win in an enthralling ODI Series, England go into their two-Test series against Bangladesh as strong favourites; some UK bookies are offering odds as long as 9/1 for the home side to win the series. However, question marks remain over the visitors. With at least two changes to their […] READ MORE