Strauss leads England to easy win
BBC News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Andrew Strauss hits an unbeaten 117 and Graeme Swann impresses with 3-26 as England ease to victory against Warriors in Kimberley.
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Unbeaten Strauss leads England to win
The Guardian (Free subscription) | yesterday
Warriors 254-5 (50 overs); England XI 256-2 (40.5 overs) England XI win by 8 wickets Andrew Strauss continued his rich run of form with an unbeaten 117 to help England to an eight-wicket victory in their second tour match, against the Warriors at the De Beers Diamond Oval today. The captain was composed throughout his 119-ball innings, dominating the home side's bowling as he and Joe Denly (85) laid...
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Swann: rent a gob, but what a brilliant gob
The Corridor (a cricket blog) (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Quote of the week from Graeme Swann. “I would walk Strictly [Come Dancing]. Honest, you should see me move, I am absolutely brilliant. Cricketers are the most natural sportsmen going – footballers are the lads who couldn’t count at school and rugby players are the accountants and bullies who couldn’t get into the cricket team.” Swann [...]
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Mahmood ready for international return
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
• 'I've matured a lot as a bowler and as a person' • Graeme Swann training again after injury scare The returning England fast bowler Sajid Mahmood does not believe he was thrown into international cricket too early, insisting that his initial opportunity gave him a chance to fine tune his game. The Lancashire bowler is in line for a first appearance for his country since the 2007 World...
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Swann prepares to come full circle
Cricinfo (Free subscription) | 22/10/2009
For Graeme Swann the South Africa tour marks the moment his career comes full circle
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Swann worried by cricket schedule
BBC News (Free subscription) | 22/10/2009
England spinner Graeme Swann says more players might start "prioritising their cricket" if the international schedule continues as it is.
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England Tour to South Africa
The World of Cricket (Free subscription) | 14/10/2009
So after a long summer of cricket that included the Ashes Test Series, the Hectic 7 match One Day Series between Australia and England and then the ICC Champions Trophy tournament England will be hopping on a plane and jetting off to South Africa for a long tour that will last from the 1st November to the 18th January. The squads were announced back earlier this month and there were a few surprises...
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Australia Vs England 1st Semi-Final Live Cricket Match 2009
Money Making Online (Free subscription) | 02/10/2009
ICC Champions Traphy 2009 first semi final match is Australia Vs England on today scheduled to begin at 14:30 local time (12:30 GMT and Indian Time 6 PM). In this match get enough of each other at The Ashes cup and One Day series, Two Teams once again do battle. In Ashes series won by Australia, so England one chance to get won aginest Australia in ICC Champions Traphy Semi-Final. Recently, Australia...
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England can win Trophy - Swann
BBC News (Free subscription) | 30/09/2009
Spinner Graeme Swann says there is "strong belief" in the England camp that they can go on to win the Champions Trophy.
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Rob Bagchi: Pakistan polish their mercurial mettle
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 30/09/2009
Cricket's prodigal team have opened another chapter in their amazing history at the Champions Trophy A week ago the Champions Trophy was the ICC's bastard child, ignored, by those who could not be bothered to deride it, as yet another treadmill event cum commercial wheeze designed to line the coffers of those shameless graspers after gain in the international boards of the elite teams. Two matches,...
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Harmison and Panesar lose central contracts
Danny Pugsley (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Fast bowler Steve Harmison and spinner Monty Panesar have been dropped from the England and Wales Cricket Board's list of centrally contracted players. All-rounder Andrew Flintoff, who has retired from Tests and is recovering from knee surgery, has an increment contract rather than a full deal. Matt Prior, Graeme Swann and Graham Onions all step up from increment contracts to full, 12-month deals....
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Harmison & Panesar lose contracts
BBC News (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Steve Harmison and Monty Panesar lose their England central contracts, while Matt Prior, Graeme Swann and Graham Onions are added to the list.
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Flintoff handed one-year contract by ECB
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
• All-rounder overlooked for central contract due to injuries • But Prior, Swann and Onions get full-term deals Andrew Flintoff has been handed one of England's increment contracts for the next 12 months. The 31-year-old did not qualify for a full central contract because he is currently recovering from knee surgery. Matt Prior, Graeme Swann and Graham Onions are among the 11 players awarded...
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Collingwood prepares for short game
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 27/08/2009
• Ireland show little sympathy for England's hectic schedule • Hosts target a memorable win to go with World Cup double A Belfast bog will today bear an uncanny resemblance to a banana skin for a team of England cricketers who have scarcely had time to wash The Oval's dust and champagne from their hair following the Ashes triumph on Sunday. In the shadows of Stormont Castle, which knows...
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Graeme Swann and orthodox off-break bowling
A Cricketing View (Free subscription) | 25/08/2009
Graeme Swann is an underrated spin bowler. I haven't watched Swann in every innings of the Ashes, but i did watch him against India towards the end of 2008, and i watched some of his recent Ashes bowling. What was striking about Swann's bowling was how much control he had over both flight, turn and most interestingly, pace. Michael Hussey might as well have been blindfolded playing him, for he wasn't...