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Test Cricket’s absence from terrestrial television has been cited as the principal culprit for this drop in mood with many lobbying the Government to retrieve the situation. But that is a simplistic view which ignores the distorting effect of the great players involved four years ago, [...]
Nathan Bracken believes England will use their Ashes victory as motivation to complete a summer of misery for Australia when the two sides resume hostilities on Friday.
England will play the tourists for the first time since the hosts completed a 2-1 series win with a 197-run win at the Brit Oval.
The two sides had been [...]
Andrew Flintoff, The 31-year-old underwent surgery on his long-standing knee injury after helping England seal their second consecutive home Ashes series win at The Oval last weekend.
Flintoff hopes to be back in action by March, but he told the News of the World: “There is a possibility I may not play again. It’s something I’m [...]
Former greatest British Test umpire Dickie Bird has joined the chorus of people imploring the International Cricket Council (ICC) to change their rules to ensure the best officials are appointed to the biggest series.
Under ICC regulations, umpires are banned from standing in matches involving teams from their own countries, ensuring matches are overseen by “neutral” [...]
England all-time greats Len Hutton, Jack Hobbs and Jim Laker were posthumously inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame at The Oval on 23 August.
In a lunchtime ceremony during the final Ashes Test, representatives of each of the three men were presented with commemorative caps as part of the joint venture between the International [...]
Ashes hero Andrew Flintoff yesterday admitted he was looking forward to quit Test cricket because he was fed up missing Coronation Street. Flintoff, 31, shocked the sporting world when he announced he was retiring from the five-day game at the end of the current series. The all-rounder cricketer claimed had he been forced to make [...]
