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Why are Pakistan and England playing cricket in the UAE?
It's one of the most eagerly-anticipated Series in a while between two teams that look to be pretty evenly-matched. But why are Pakistan and England locking horns in the desert in the first place, asks...
Virender Sehwag hits world record 219 against Windies
Virender Sehwag overtook Sachin Tendulkar's 200 as he smashed 219 to set a new world record for the highest individual score in an ODI....
Is Graeme Swann right in saying cricket can be a bore?
He's never been one to not speak his mind but this time Graeme Swann may have gone too far by suggesting that he can't always get motivated to represent his country. Is he honest or...
India v West Indies 1st ODI Result: Sehwag dodges a bullet
India managed to chase the West Indies' total down in the end but it was not without incident or drama this afternoon......
Test cricket losing its point as the game moves on
Apart from the English, no-one's watching the longest form of the game any more and delaying the World Test Championship until 2017 is a huge blow to five-day cricket, says Frank Gregan...
India v West Indies Third Test Result: A thrilling draw
The final day of the Third Test produced one of the most entertaining days of Test cricket ever seen as India fell one run short, Ravichandran Ashwin failing to get them over the line....
In Peter Roebuck we've lost far more than just a cricket writer
It was the news that shocked the cricketing world last week. Former Somerset skipper and one of the world's leading cricketing journalists Peter Roebuck, took his own life in strange circumstances. But just what sort...
Cricket Results: Smith and Amla guide South Africa to incredible win
After day two in which 23 wickets fell, it was a relatively tranquil end to proceedings with Graeme Smith and Hashim Amla both scoring centuries as South Africa chased down 236. What went on before...
Re-inventing the game of cricket
There are a few tournaments with an eventual winner but for the most part international cricket is one, big, never-ending season. But what if all that changed, wonders Frank Gregan....
India v England Odds: Losing with dignity is part of cricket
As worrying as the lack of discipline with bat and ball is the lack of discipline the England players have been showing towards the umpires and opponents. Their behaviour has not been up to the...
West Indies cricket has its priorities wrong
The West Indies Test team has been in a slump for a while now with fans preferring the limited-overs format and an IPL contract being the ultimate goal for the young players. Test Cricket needs...
Graeme Swann autobiography could have waited
The fact Kevin Pietersen lacks leadership qualities is no secret but Grame Swann should have waited until he ended his career to say so. After all, he and KP still share a dressing room, says...
Indian Cricket: Hugely disappointing tour of England
Not many would have predicted that the great India would have lost every single one of their matches on their long tour of England. But lose them they did. How exactly did this aberration happen,...
Players losing respect for umpires as standards slip in cricket
Instances of dissent are on the increase in cricket, says Frank Gregan, and the game is in danger of losing what makes it so special...
