Siddhartha Talya

'Graham Dilley, a fine talent and a decent man'

Angus Fraser pays tribute to former England fast bowler Graham Dilley, who died at the age of 52 on Wednesday, in the Independent .

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Talya

Tendulkar worship gets silly

The offence taken at a comment about Sachin Tendulkar in Shoaib Akhtar's new book has been more than a bit excessive, writes David Hopps in the Guardian

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Meaker's meteoric rise

Barney Ronay profiles Stuart Meaker, who's been picked for England's ODI series in India, in The Observer .

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'O captain! My captain!'

Ashok Malik pays tribute to Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi in the Deccan Chronicle .

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'Long season of endless enjoyment'

Stephen Brenkley, in the Independent on Sunday , recaps an excellent summer for England.

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Talya

Cork and England's forgotten decade

Dominic Cork has retired from professional cricket

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'Bairstow's no one-hit wonder'

Chris Cutmore profiles, and speaks to, England cricket's newest star Jonny Bairstow in the Daily Mail .

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'Of course I think about the England job' - Peter Moores

Peter Moores, the former England coach who oversaw Lancashire's rise to the top in the County Championship this season, reflects on his side's success and whether or not he would have done things differently when in charge of England, in an interview

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Talya

Spectre of Stanford haunts The Oval

As West Indies arrive in England to play two "unwanted" Twenty20 matches, we are reminded of English cricket's "ill-advise" association with Allen Stanford some three years ago, writes Stephen Brenkley in the Independent .

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Fear of structural damage

Andrew Alderson, writing in the New Zealand Herald , says the scheduling of the upcoming New Zealand domestic season, with a 76 day gap between the rounds of the Plunket Shield, the four-day competition, doesn't augur well for those preparing for

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The rise and fall of Kim Hughes

Rob Smyth, in the Guardian , looks back at the career of Kim Hughes, a story also captured in the book Golden Boy by Christian Ryan.

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It's ultimately a numbers game

Steve James, in the Daily Telegraph , writes of the significant role statistics play in a team's preparation.

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Talent drain in Test bowling

The ICC's annual Test XI underlines one thing in particular: that bowling stocks are at a generational nadir, writes Barney Ronay in the blog The Spin in the Guardian .

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England tipped for ODI series win

Scyld Berry, in the Daily Telegraph , claims England are favourites to take the ODI series.

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'Dravid deserves England's respect'

Rahul Dravid's century on Sunday was a masterclass of application, accumulation and dedication, writes Simon Hughes in the Daily Telegraph .

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Talya

Conquering subcontinent key to staying No.1

How long will England remain No.1

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'Can't blame the spinner if batsmen don't score'

Saqlain Mushtaq, the former Pakistan offspinner, defends Harbhajan Singh in an interview with the Hindustan Times , saying the Indian batsmen simply haven't scored enough runs to support their lead spinner.

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Ten steps to heaven

James Anderson, the Mail on Sunday , lists out the ten decisive moments that have taken England closer to the No.1 ranking in Tests.

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'Let's not take the ICC rankings too seriously'

Paul Newman may have played a part in getting the concept of rankings for Test cricket off the ground 18 years ago but he doesn't feel the current system gives an accurate reflection of where teams actually stand

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'England must finish the job'

Four years ago, at Lord's, rain and MS Dhoni prevented England from taking a 1-0 lead in a series they went on to lose

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