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Gifted Andrew Flintoff gave everything for the cause - and I salute him

17.07.09
So this, then, is to be Freddie Flintoff's last summer as a Test cricketer... more

Genital infection forces Shoaib Akhtar out of World Twenty20

21.05.09
Cricket: Pakistan paceman Shoaib Akhtar looks set to miss next month's World Twenty20 after receiving treatment for a genital infection... more

IPL team-by-team guide

08.04.09
Cricket: With the new season about to get under way in South Africa, we take a look at the eight teams going for glory in the Indian Premier League ... more

England forced to look back in anger

11.03.09
Cricket: Andrew Strauss and his England team have been left with nothing more than a huge feeling of frustration and a bunch of ‘what ifs’ to contemplate after narrowly failing to square their Test series against the West Indies... more

Top 10 team-mate bust-ups

09.01.09
New England skipper Andrew Strauss has his work cut out trying to heal a divided dressing room following the spectacular fall out between Kevin Pietersen and Peter Moores. We take a look at some of the biggest sporting spats between team-mates ... more

Twenty20 can lift us, says Shoaib

17.12.08
Fast bowler believes a professional Twenty20 league in Pakistan would pave the way for the return of international cricket to the country ... more

Tottenham revival has left me open-mouthed

31.10.08
Matthew Norman is staggered by Tottenham's revival, suspicious of the club's plans for a new stadium, and delighted the Stanford Super Series has descended into fiasco... more

Butcher out as Surrey wield the axe

23.09.08
Cricket: Surrey coach Alan Butcher has become the first victim of what is expected to be a huge shake-up at The Oval following the worst season in the county's history... more

Surrey face their final humiliation

19.09.08
Cricket: Surrey's shambolic season could end in another humiliating defeat at The Oval... more

Sidebottom could miss £10m match

08.09.08
Cricket: Ryan Sidebottom, the unanimous choice as England's player of the year four months ago, is in danger of missing out on November's £10million match in Antigua... more

Shoaib saga ends in farce

04.09.08
Cricket: Surrey's attempt to recruit Shoaib Akhtar in time to play against Kent in the County Championship ended in farce when the Pakistan paceman arrived in England without the right visa... more

Prior glove affair with England looks strong again

04.09.08
Cricket: Matt Prior was responsible for the last memorable moment of a magical one-day series for England and, in the process, he almost certainly ended any debate about who will be their No1 keeper-batsman this winter... more

Asif may be axed after 'B' test fails

19.08.08
Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif faces a possible two-year ban after a 'B' sample he gave tested positive for the banned substance nandrolone... more

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