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England's vexed problem with the IPL

Apr 19, 2013: Can't love it, can't quite ignore it, and the fact that it is pitted against county cricket only confuses matters further

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County news 2013

Online coverage lifts county game

Mar 21, 2013: The ECB has announced an official tie-up with the BBC to secure commentary on county cricket as online coverage becomes ever more important to the survival of the professional game

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England in India 2012-13

England enter new job-share era

Jan 1, 2013: England's one-day series in India will mark the start of a new coaching era with the job split between Andy Flower and Ashley Giles

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England in India 2012-13

England prey on India's power

Dec 18, 2012: On the field England produced some magnificent cricket to win in India for the first time in 28 years, but there were also off-field factors at play

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India v England, 4th Test, Nagpur, 2nd day

Root fantasy debut stirs childhood dreams

Dec 14, 2012: Joe Root's remarkable Test debut, the sixth longest by an England debutant, was a soft-focus story suitable for Christmas

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England's Pietersen dilemma

KP's well-groomed apology not the end

Aug 12, 2012: Pietersen's video apologia was immensely polite, and spread love and devotion as only he can, but forgiveness will not be granted easily

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Pietersen outcry no false alarm

Jul 16, 2012: The ECB should be careful before ignoring Kevin Pietersen's complaints about the schedule for contracted England players

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The demeaning of Fred

Jun 23, 2012: Andrew Flintoff's outburst against Michael Atherton only serves to tarnish the way we would like to remember him best.

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The case for an IPL window

May 31, 2012: It's not impossible to set aside seven weeks a year for it; the global game would benefit

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County news

Was Mitchell Starc's journey really necessary?

May 9, 2012: The UK's visa policy for the past couple of years has been a shambles, with changes in regulations frequently leaving cricketers with visa problems and delayed entry into the UK

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Sri Lanka v England 2011-12

Samit Patel's Sri Lankan sauna test

Mar 24, 2012: In the sapping heat of Galle and Colombo, a certain portly player might be about to discover whether he has the stuff to become an England Test cricketer

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Captaincy gamble passes the test

Feb 23, 2012: England took a gamble in selecting three captains for each form of the game but they have made their experiment work effectively

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Spot-fixing

Essex have questions to answer

Feb 17, 2012: Another cricketer has gone to jail for spot-fixing and an international bowler is in the spotlight for his role. But what of the county cricket club involved?

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England TV rights

Sky deal leaves few crumbs for frustrated fans

Jan 31, 2012: While the benefits of taking Sky's money are hard to argue with, some cricket lovers will feel let down by the ECB's all-or-nothing approach

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And the game changed for ever

Wisden Almanack: From Grace to the IPL: in its 150th edition, Wisden looks at the most seminal events in cricket

    'You can't taint the whole IPL'

Bowl at Boycs: Geoff Boycott on spot-fixing, Adil Rashid's future, and yorkers in Test matches

    A time for sadness and fear

Harsha Bhogle: The spot-fixing controversy teaches us about the pitfalls of insecurity and of the desire to keep up with the Joneses

    The new Harmison? Or is it the new Caddick?

Numbers Game: Stuart Broad is destructive at his best, but at other times his bowling average is unusually high

The honorary son-in-law

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Him against the world

Even at the height of his success with the national side, Sreesanth was a lonely cricketer who felt hard done by

All fizz, no kick

Mumbai Indians still have a better head-to-head record against Chennai Super Kings, but once again on the big occasion, they came second

Vijay slips, Ashwin does a Sahara

Plays of the day from the IPL qualifier between Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians in Delhi

Spirited Sunrisers exceed expectations

Sunrisers began this tournament as one of the underdogs, but fought impressively to reach as far as the Eliminator

Another season in the bottom half

With some of their big names stumbling this season, Kings XI Punjab were rarely serious contenders for a playoff place

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