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(c)Cricinfo en-gb Impressing Viv and Greg Former Pakistan batsman Haroon Rasheed on the compliments he received from two batting legends, and his admiration for Gavaskar http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/691865.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/691865.html Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 'I had a hard career, because a lot of my games were against Australia' Ian Blackwell on his only Test, being dropped for his best mate, and playing under Duncan Fletcher http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/690057.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/690057.html Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 'I earned my first cap when Australia was at its peak' Shaun Tait remembers knocking out a batsman when he was 15, and playing alongside Shane Warne, a poster of whom he had up in his room as a kid http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/708593.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/708593.html Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 'I didn't know what sledging was until I played in Australia' James Tredwell on copping earfuls, his first time in an England shirt, and more http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/687253.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/687253.html Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 'Keeping is the most rewarding job on the park' Chris Read talks about keeping, his call-up to the Test side, playing alongside his hero, and breaking a bat during his maiden first-class hundred http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/708231.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/708231.html Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 'I didn't even know there was a chairman of selectors' Rikki Clarke relives his surprise on receiving his England call-up, and talks about his agonising start in Test cricket http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/713643.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/713643.html Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 'Get a new helmet, I'm going to hit you again' Andrew Hall on the cricketers he admired growing up, and the time he knocked Paul Harris over http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/689109.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/689109.html Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 'I'd always be the one with the reddest trousers' Former South Africa fast bowler Charl Willoughby is quite the stickler when it comes to shining the ball http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/713849.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/713849.html Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 'I've captained Ireland since I was about 12' William Porterfield talks leadership, his first match for his country, and playing on TV http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/708739.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/708739.html Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 'I achieved what not many from Wales have' Simon Jones on his dad's cricket legacy, and how Tendulkar could have been his first Test victim http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/679635.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/679635.html Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ambrose's death stare, and T20 madness Getting the stink eye from Curtly, getting behind the reins of a side - Matthew Hoggard looks back http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/672323.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/672323.html Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 'I used to sledge while batting too' An Aussie who played for England remembers how the press reacted to his selection http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/682489.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/682489.html Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 'I asked for my first autograph when I was 38' Murray Goodwin talks about facing Shoaib, and bringing out the broom against Murali http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/686823.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/686823.html Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 'Cricketers who say they don't suffer from nerves are lying' Ten years between Tests? Martin Bicknell knows the feeling http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/677045.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/677045.html Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Lost at Lord's, pasted by Viv Trevor Chappell on being hit through the sightscreen and other delights http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/686897.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/686897.html Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 'I've never been in awe of anyone' Not even Viv Richards. Ian Botham on his first ton, first wicket, and more http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/684887.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/684887.html Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 'Only Bradman had a better record at that stage' After his first 12 Tests, Jimmy Adams was close to legendary http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/680403.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/680403.html Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 'I always idolised Muhammad Ali' Farokh Engineer on meeting Ali, being rewarded for a catch in the outfield, and being yelled at despite having scored a century http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/673459.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/673459.html Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 'On my debut everyone had a go at my hair' Alex Tudor got sweaty palms and styling tips in Perth. But he also got to play alongside his heroes http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/671515.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/671515.html Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 'Be a batsman and a legspinner' Phil DeFreitas has some gloomy advice for young fast bowlers http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/671509.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/671509.html Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT