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Times Online (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
When the new selection panel agreed to the dropping of Matthew Hoggard and Stephen Harmison after the first Test match in New Zealand last winter, they showed themselves to be ruthless. Had Andrew Flintoff not broken down on Friday with a side strain that, realistically, will keep him out of the first half of the Test-match summer, another characteristic would have emerged - that of reckless gambling....
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The Independent (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
Matthew Hoggard and James Anderson were the chief beneficiaries when Andrew Flintoff informed the England selectors he was unavailable for selection for Thursday's first Test against New Zealand. The selectors have dodged stating whether Flintoff would have been picked for Lord's but it is believed the all-rounder was told he was in the 12-man squad prior to straining his left side on Friday during...
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The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
Sourav Ganguly finally made an impact as a batsman, with 91 from 57 balls, to secure a fourth win of the IPL tournament for Kolkata Knight Riders.
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The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
Worcestershire (211-1) bt Hampshire (209) by 9 wktsTaking Hampshire's last four wickets in 11 balls in this Friends Provident Trophy match, Simon Jones completed a return of five for 32, his best figures in limited-overs cricket.
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The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
Hot spell suggests Yorkshire bowler will be 12th man when first Test of the summer starts at Lord's, writes Derek Pringle.
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The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
Gloucestershire (294-6) bt Somerset (290-6) by 4 wktsAn unbeaten 140 by Craig Spearman steered Gloucestershire to a comfortable four-wicket win against Somerset.
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The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
Essex (391-5) beat Surrey (235) by 156 runsAn innings of the highest quality by Mark Pettini laid the platform for Essex to take a stranglehold of the south-east division in the Friends Provident Trophy.
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The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
Nottinghamshire (198-8) beat Leicestershire (197) by 2 wktsA desperate scramble for a single off the last ball redeemed a collapse by Nottinghamshire's middle order, enabling them to seize top spot in the Midlands Group of the Friends Provident Trophy.
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The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
Lancashire (216-7) beat Yorkshire (204-7) by 3wkts (D/L)Francois du Plessis' brilliant unbeaten 77 engineered an unlikely win for Lancashire in a compelling Roses tussle.
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The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
Kent (219-1) bt Sussex (218-9) by 9 wktsThird straight win for Kent in the Friends Provident Trophy was made possible by a disciplined performance in the field and rubber-stamped by an unbroken second-wicket stand of 174.
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The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
Northamptonshire (236-5) bt Warwickshire (232-8) by 5 wktsThis time Jonathan Trott did everything he could to drag his colleagues up to a competitive level, though Warwickshire still finished as comfortable losers at Edgbaston, with their chance of qualifying for the Friends Provident Trophy knockout stage now almost zero.
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Times Online (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
Glad tidings from New Road concerning Simon Jones will hearten the England selectors after Andrew Flintoff's setback. They can only be regarded as the first tentative steps on the road to his full rehabilitation but the Welsh fast bowler got through his full quota of overs yesterday and claimed a maiden five-wicket haul in one-day cricket. Thanks largely to him, Hampshire posted a woeful total of 209...
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Beyond the Boundary! (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
The BBC's report on yesterday's thrashing of Surrey by Essex includes the following line: South African Ryan ten Doeschate continued the punishment for Surrey's bowlers, blasting 60 from 31 balls. South African? Yes he was born in South Africa, but as he is currently a Dutch international, he should be described as a Dutch cricketer. I expect [...]
