Tag: Cricket
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The eagerly-anticipated party begins at Edgbaston
The game’s intransigent traditionalists are still liable to choke on their G&Ts at the mere mention of T20 cricket, but its mix of pyjamas, cheerleaders, flame throwers and DJs are here to stay. The eagerly-anticipated party begins at 11 when Birmingham tackle Glamorgan in the first of the day’s semi-finals, not to mention the small […]
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Let there be light…
When England face the West Indies at Edgbaston this Thursday (17th), it will be the first ever day-night Test staged in Blighty. It will also be the start of a three-match series that everyone from Coventry to the Caribbean is predicting will be a procession for the home side. Our resident cricket expert, Iain Spragg, […]
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The Oval has not proved a happy hunting ground for the Proteas
A regal procession in London followed alarmingly by a massacre in the East Midlands. England’s displays at Lords and Trent Bridge in the first two Tests against South Africa have made Dr Jekyll look one dimensional by comparison and with the four-match series fast approaching its climax, would the real England please stand up.
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England vs South Africa Second Test | Betting, Preview & Odds
If the fourth day of the first Test at Lords on Sunday had been played out in the boxing ring, a merciful referee would have surely intervened, spared South Africa further punishment and advised the punch drunk Proteas players a prolonged lie down in a darkened room.