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Watch out Dubai

Watch out Dubai

We've finally arrived. After months of anticipation, research and hype, the England cricket fans have checked into our Dubai hotels - many of us a few dirhams worse off thanks to the lure of cheap alcohol in the airport's duty-free.

25-Feb-2013•Richard Kemp

England fans: a breakdown

England fans: a breakdown

All sorts of people tag along with England on tours

25-Feb-2013•Richard Kemp

An expensive hobby

An expensive hobby

Travelling the world to watch England play cricket can be costly. But it's usually worth it

25-Feb-2013•Richard Kemp

Sri Lanka kick about after first win

Sri Lanka kick about after first win

Tillakaratne Dilshan had a glint of mischief in his eye when he told the media what his team was going to do after they left Kingsmead on Thursday night

25-Feb-2013•Firdose Moonda

Christmas on Durban's Golden Mile

Christmas on Durban's Golden Mile

Perhaps soon Christmas cards will have pictures of an azure sky above a bluer sea, lit up only by the shining sun

25-Feb-2013•Firdose Moonda

Going easy on the kids

Going easy on the kids

With trepidation I headed to the "Test Series Christmas" celebration on Southbank in Melbourne only because the official press conferences were supposed to happen there.

25-Feb-2013•Sidharth Monga

Dark clouds over Pakistan's New Zealand tour

Dark clouds over Pakistan's New Zealand tour

Pakistan approach the tour of New Zealand with two major worries oppressing them. The spot-fixing crisis inquiry is expected to a reach preliminary conclusion in January

25-Feb-2013•Kamran Abbasi

When cricketing abilities (and livers) take a hit

When cricketing abilities (and livers) take a hit

The hills are alive with the smell of moldy gear

25-Feb-2013•Rene Van Oorschot

Gentlemen and Players

Gentlemen and Players

Free Foresters represent a love of cricket strong enough to travel long distances at considerable expense to unfamiliar grounds and an uncertain welcome; what do the rich and pampered England cricket team represent?

25-Feb-2013•Gideon Haigh

The View from the Doodle Cooma Arms

The View from the Doodle Cooma Arms

Does cricket reflect life

25-Feb-2013•Gideon Haigh

A little DIY

A little DIY

For a weekend cricketer, a spectacle like Steve Harmison’s travails on the first day at Gabba is always poignant

25-Feb-2013•Gideon Haigh

Australia...you're standing in it

Australia...you're standing in it

England face two challengers his summer: a team and a country

25-Feb-2013•Gideon Haigh

The Sorrows of Young Marcus

The Sorrows of Young Marcus

One of the surprising features of Marcus Trescothick’s travails is that they should have befallen so consummate a professional

25-Feb-2013•Gideon Haigh

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