Siddhartha Talya

The longest game in history

A group of cricketers in New Zealand took the Trans-Tasman rivalry to a new level, participating in the longest cricket game of all time

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A trans-tasman rivalry for the ICC post

In the New Zealand Herald , David Leggat writes of the difficulty Australia and New Zealand are experiencing in naming a candidate to act as Sharad Pawar's deputy in the ICC once he takes over as president, and eventually succeed him

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In praise of extras

An editorial in the Guardian emphasises the importance of extras in keeping players on their guard on the field

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Uganda fall agonisingly short

Tony Munro

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What sets the Mumbai player apart?

Makarand Waingkankar, writing in the Times of India , explains why Mumbai remain virtually invincible in the domestic circuit

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IPL stoking crass nationalism

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IPL's Pakistan snub was avoidable

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England's winners and losers in South Africa

Andy Bull, in his blog The Spin in the Guardian , rates England's players in the recently concluded series against South Africa

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Morgan confirms growing reputation

The US$220,000 bid for batsman and occasional wicketkeeper Eoin Morgan, the only England player to be sold in the IPL auction, is a sign of the rapid strides he's made in international cricket, writes David Clough in the Independent .

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Australia there for the taking

While it is known that Australia are not the world-dominant force they once were, England's cricketers and supporters might be surprised - and relieved - to see just how mortal their Ashes rivals are, writes Scyld Berry in the Sunday Telegraph .

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Clive Rice's best and the worst

Clive Rice, in an interview with the Sunday Times , talks about the best and the worst moments of his career

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Strauss must make England frontrunners

David Gower, writing in the Sunday Times , says England, under Andrew Strauss, should ensure they don't let a position of advantage, which they have reached this series, slip like South Africa had earlier in the year

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Selection woes for Pakistan

Ahsan Butt, in his blog in the Dawn , calls for the inclusion of Umar Gul for the second Test in Sydney to form a three-pronged pace attack with Danish Kaneria as the spinner

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Flower's strengths boost England

Mike Atherton, writing in the Times , says Andy Flower's tenure as coach has thus far been a triumph for the side, which was in turmoil following the Pietersen-Moores saga

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Pakistan have reasons for optimism

Adnan Sipra, writing in the Daily Times , says Pakistan had several positives to take from the defeat in Melbourne

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Contest of the decade

The Ashes win in 2005 trumps the Wimbledon final between Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer to be named the best sporting contest of the decade in the Independent .

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Swann turns a new leaf

Mike Atherton, writing in the Times , speaks of the change he's witnessed in Graeme Swann from the time he was picked in the squad for South Africa ten years ago to his recent success

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Swann and Broad make a fine couple

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Goodbye noughties

Mike Atherton reviews the decade in the Times , picking out some of its most significant moments

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South Africa's mental block

South Africa committed some glaring, the most basic mistakes on the fourth day in Durban, and their display of non-resistance, especially after tea, revealed a serious mental block, says Simon Briggs in the Daily Telegraph .

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