Former Middlesex player achieved iconic status not only as one of the most wily slow bowlers of the post-war era, but also for the remarkable longevity of his career... more
Gloucestershire chairman John Light has called for an appropriate tribute to recognise the "worldwide standing" of former Test umpire David Shepherd, who has died after a long battle with cancer... more
Andrew Strauss has admitted he may have to limit the number of overs Andrew Flintoff bowls during the Third Ashes Test to give England's talisman the best possible chance of being fit for the remainder of the series... more
Cricket: England and Wales have emerged as front-runners to host this year's Indian Premier League after Cricket South Africa chief Gerald Majola revealed he does not believe his country is the preferred choice of tournament organisers... more
Football: Shane Warne insists England can only win this year's Ashes with Andrew Flintoff in their side - and the Australian legend is confident the all-rounder would not risk his participation by playing in the Indian Premier League while unfit ... more
Cricket: The ECB should never have contemplated an association with Stanford - a private individual - in the first place and the very notion that an England team should play in a 'winner-takes-all' match demonstrated a breathtaking naivety... more
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
Cricket: England cricket bosses Giles Clarke and David Collier are under pressure to resign after Texan businessman Sir Allen Stanford was charged with fraud... more
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
Kevin Pietersen and his players have been told to stop whingeing about their experiences in the Caribbean and enjoy the opportunity of playing for an unprecedent $20million prize... more
Poor Allen Stanford's bad week is getting worse by the minute. Most of the matches at his private stadium have been flops because the substandard pitches are inappropriate for Twenty20 cricket and the crowds have been poor. ... more
England's cricket bosses are to hold an urgent review into the $20million Stanford Super Series after accepting it has turned into a public relations disaster... more
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