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Tuesday, June 30, 2009, 11:05 am
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The ECB today announced that the former England captain Michael Vaughan is to retire from all forms of professional cricket with immediate effect.
The 34-year-old Yorkshire batsman departs the international scene as England’s most successful Test captain of all time – with 26 wins from his 51 matches in charge.
His achievements also include leading England to [...]

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Monday, June 29, 2009, 4:26 pm
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Despite his off-field behavior alcohol related issues, Symonds reveals that he is just a binge drinker and not an alcoholic. He claimed in an interview that he go out and drink hard in one hit. Very fast and too much.
Symonds central contract with CA is torn off and he is feeling bit relieved that he [...]

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Sunday, June 28, 2009, 8:35 pm
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Captain of T20 world champions Younis Khan now raising his voice for his players to have better contract in IPL matches. He told that these players are world champions and highly marketable. There would be higher value for their performances.
He has urged his players to speak to their agents in India to pitch for higher [...]

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Friday, June 26, 2009, 4:01 pm
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England to host Pakistan v Australia matches in 2010
The ECB today announced that it had reached agreement with PCB to stage two Test Matches and two T20 Internationals between Pakistan and Australia in England next July.
ECB Chairman Giles Clarke said: “The Pakistan team performed outstandingly well in the World T20 tournament in England and were [...]

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Friday, June 26, 2009, 3:12 pm
Read more: Ashes, England, Freddie Flintoff, Kevin Pietersen (add tags)

Everyone knows that Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff are two of England’s most important players. With this in mind, there have been two fantastic pieces of news for England fans as the first Ashes test draws closer.
The first piece of news is about Pietersen’s fitness. In the last few weeks, KP has been struggling with [...]

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Thursday, June 25, 2009, 10:16 am
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Adam Gilchrist captain of winning team Deccan Chargers told that more and more players would dump Test cricket and succumb to the lucrative of Twenty20, if the IPL does not gets a window in the ICC calendar.
He further called on reducing in number of tests being played to withstand the Twenty20 challenge. Gilchrist believes he [...]

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Wednesday, June 24, 2009, 8:54 pm
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Day 1
Australia’s tour of England kicked off earlier today against Sussex at Hove and in front of a sun baked crowd of 6,000,returned a mixed performance and it was left to Lee and Hauritz to post a respectable total . Match Scorecard
Australia struggled early on losing captain Ricky Ponting (8) and Phil Hughes (15) to [...]

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Wednesday, June 24, 2009, 1:43 pm
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Younis Khan the captain of the T20 champions Pakistan tells that T20 cricket is a fun game. He reveals that it is been told to take the pressure off from his players. Moreover, even if Pakistan exits from super 8 stage, it would not be disaster for the team considering it is a fun game.
Younis [...]

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Wednesday, June 24, 2009, 12:19 am
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Brett Lee makes his long awaited return to action later today when he takes part in the 12 a side practice match against Sussex at Hove.
Lee, who has played for Australia in 76 Test matches, last represented his country in December before undergoing foot and ankle surgery. Now 32, this is likely to be Lee’s [...]

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Tuesday, June 23, 2009, 11:41 pm
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The 2009 Ashes tour of England begins in less than 12 hours and perhaps predictably, Australia have injury concerns with Shane Watson’s fitness.
Injury prone Watson has suffered a knee injury ahead of tomorrow’s opening match against Sussex at Hove.
Watson has had a scan on his knee, the injury has prevented him from training in Hove [...]

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Tuesday, June 23, 2009, 10:49 am
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In our previous article (hyperlink here) we picked the best individual performances at the World Twenty20. This time round, we identify the players who performed well consistently throughout the tournament and pick the best eleven of the tournament- the Dream Team.
One caveat before we begin our selection- we are looking at players who have [...]

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Monday, June 22, 2009, 1:49 pm
Read more: Ashes, England, Michael Vaughan, Steve Harmison (add tags)

Breaking news today is that both Steve Harmison and Michael Vaughan have been left out of the Ashes training party. This surely indicates that they will not be selected for the Ashes this summer and also points to a possible career ending omission.
With the first Test a matter of weeks away this is a significant [...]

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Monday, June 22, 2009, 6:16 am
Read more: AB de Villiers, Twenty20, Umar Gul, World Twenty20 (add tags)

We witnessed a number of great individual performances at the ICC World Twenty20. Which ones were the best? The Castrol Index helps us figure out by measuring the value of each and every performance with bat and ball. Here are the star exploits from the tournament.
Best Batting Scores
S No
Player
Runs
Strike Rate
Opposition
Batting Momentum Score
1
AB de Villiers
79*
232.35
Scotland
183.6
2
TM [...]

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Sunday, June 21, 2009, 10:38 am
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I have always been an admirer of Alec Stewart. I never held it against him because he played for England, there was always something about him as a cricketer that caught my imagination. Was it his great work ethos, competitiveness or his cricketing ability? Whatever the answer, they are just some of his traits many [...]

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Saturday, June 20, 2009, 6:00 pm
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Troubled pay-TV sports broadcaster Setanta has failed to pay the latest chunk of the £30m it owes the English Premier League – losing the rights.
A potential rescue deal, led by a US investor who had proposed buying 51% of Setanta, had fallen through.
The league will now put the rights to the 46 live matches for [...]

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Saturday, June 20, 2009, 3:28 pm
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sri lanka’s progress in this tournament is a great advertisement for bowlers in t20 cricket. with a slightly shaky batting line up that is over-reliant at the moment on the top 4 they have marched into the final without losing a game. but now they will come up against a side to whom their bowling [...]

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Saturday, June 20, 2009, 7:22 am
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Two teams remain with a shot at being crowned champions at the World Twenty20. The Castrol Index scores indicate that Sri Lanka has been the best team in the tournament so far with Pakistan surprising all with their high octave performance in the semi-finals.
A deeper look at the Castrol Index helps us understand why [...]

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Friday, June 19, 2009, 12:32 pm
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Young Indigenous team departs, emulating 1868
Australia’s best young Indigenous cricketers will tomorrow follow in the footsteps of Australia’s first-ever touring sporting team, the 1868 Aboriginal cricket team, when they embark on an historic four-week tour of England.
The National Indigenous Development Squad is scheduled to play 11 matches through the tour and will be captained by [...]

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Friday, June 19, 2009, 9:35 am
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It appears that James Foster’s involvement in England’s World Twenty20 campaign has wet his appetite for more international appearances. The Essex wicket-keeper played in every game of the tournament and impressed many with his tidy glove work.
In total, Foster made three stumpings and took three catches meaning that he performed to the level expected of [...]

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Thursday, June 18, 2009, 9:52 pm
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The Kennington Oval is a batting paradise but the wicket slows down considerably under the lights. A 45-run difference between the average first innings and second innings score at this venue may emerge as a key to the strategists of West Indies and Sri Lanka.
Average 1st Innings score
Average 2nd Innings score
1st innings wicket fall
2nd innings [...]