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Ian Bell will miss Pakistan Test series

13.07.10
England batsman ruled out due to the foot injury he suffered during the second NatWest Series one-day international against Bangladesh... more

Ashes unlikely to be protected for terrestrial TV

20.05.10
The proposal to make Ashes cricket protected for terrestrial broadcasters looks set to bite the dust under the new Government... more

Lord's lose double Test status in 2012

19.03.10
Lord's will lose a Test match in 2012 as cricket chiefs try to spread games around the country ... more

Eoin Morgan handed contract by ECB

03.03.10
Middlesex batsman awarded an incremental contract just a day after scoring his maiden international century for England against Bangladesh... more

Review system needs rethink, says ECB chief Giles Clarke

10.02.10
England and Wales Cricket Board chairman Giles Clarke believes the controversial Umpire Decision Review System needs to be refined to be effective in international cricket... more

Geoff Lawson expresses interest in England bowling coach job

05.02.10
Former Australia seamer and Pakistan national coach Geoff Lawson has declared his interest in taking over as England fast bowling coach... more

Twenty20 founder warns of overkill

04.02.10
The founder of Twenty20 cricket says administrators should be careful not to schedule too much of the 20-over format even though it is popular with players and fans... more

MCC switch to Abu Dhabi

11.12.09
The 2010 English domestic season will open in Abu Dhabi under floodlights and with pink balls... more

Shaun Udal confident that Adil Rashid can rise to the top

10.12.09
Shaun Udal has urged Adil Rashid's critics to lay off the leg-spinner or risk impeding the development of a player who he believes is capable of becoming an "outstanding" player... more

Cricket to be an Olympic winner with 2012 legacy

21.10.09
Cricket chiefs are in talks with Boris Johnson about a move to the Olympic stadium after the 2012 Games... more

£1,000 a ticket for the Ashes finale

14.08.09
Tickets for England’s Ashes showdown with Australia are being sold for 20 times their face value despite pledges to crack down on touting... more

Graeme Swann misses Notts match with stomach upset

11.08.09
England spinner Graeme Swann has been ruled out of Nottinghamshire's LV County Championship match with Warwickshire with a stomach upset... more

Cricket chiefs need to use sixth sense to end frustration

07.08.09
Depending on your nationality and whether the weather has intervened, you're either enjoying events at Headingley today or you're not... more

ECB decide to slim down cricket's domestic season

30.07.09
Next year's county season will encompass just three competitions, the England and Wales Cricket Board have announced... more

Lancashire left red-faced as they lose cup bowl-out

30.07.09
Lancashire crashed out of the Twenty20 Cup in embarassing fashion as seven of their eight deliveries in a bowl-out missed the unguarded wicket... more

Sporting Miscellanies

16.07.09
Roger Federer bared all to hard-hitting investigative journalist Rio Ferdinand ... more

Sporting chiefs struggling to find the formula for an English IPL

08.06.09
England may have given the world Twenty20 cricket in 2003, but after the remarkable success of the Indian Premier League, the English have been struggling to catch up... more

Ashes venue is penalised for having a poor pitch

19.05.09
Cricket: Glamorgan have been docked two points for preparing a "poor" pitch at the venue that will host the first Ashes Test on 8 July... more

IPL is hurting our chances, says Andrew Strauss

29.04.09
Cricket: Andrew Strauss believes the Indian Premier League is doing more damage to England than their major international rivals... more

Train fares run off the rails

19.02.09
The revelation that train fares in Britain are 50 per cent more expensive than in the rest of Europe can only exasperate passengers whose New Year increases of six per cent for peak-time fares greatly exceeded inflation... more

Tackling racism in the Met

18.02.09
The struggle to tackle racism in the police force, renewed today with an investigation launched by the Mayor, is crucial in the fight against crime... more

Marland is out of ECB vote after county snub

03.02.09
Jonathan Marland claims he pulled out of the election to become England and Wales Cricket Board chairman because a third of the 18 firstclass counties refused to meet him... more

Lord's could play host to the Indian Premier League

22.12.08
Lord's and The Brit Oval could be about to stage matches in the Indian Premier League... more

ECB seeking new sponsor as Vodafone cut their line

16.12.08
England are searching for new sponsors as cricket chiefs are braced for a double blow to their finances... more

Angry Key lays into 'muppet' pitch panel after Kent farce

08.08.08
Kent skipper lambasts the 'muppet show' of the England and Wales Cricket board pitch panel... more

Tradition is trampled in charge for Twenty20 gravy train

17.07.08
Now we have the IPL, the EPL and the Champions League, do we really need Stanford and his million dollars?... more

English cricket to take on the IPL

11.07.08
English cricket chiefs are being urged to give the go-ahead for a radical new Twenty20 tournament that will rival the Indian Premier League... more

Fears for the future of Tests as Twenty20 gets £75m

11.06.08
English cricket will today welcome a cash-fuelled Twenty20 revolution that will change the game... more

Fears for the future of Tests as Twenty20 gets £75m

11.06.08
English cricket will today welcome a cash-fuelled Twenty20 revolution that will change the game... more

ECB close to amazing £50m deal with Texan billionaire

23.04.08
England's cricket bosses are close to sealing a five-year, five-match deal that could be worth a staggering £50m... more


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