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Shafayat gagged over glove-gate

As the 12th man who braved the collective wrath of the Australian team, Bilal Shafayat presumably has quite the story to tell

25-Feb-2013•Alex Brown

Warne's poker challenge ends in defeat

Shane Warne could finally be on his way to England to commentate on this summer’s Ashes for Sky Sports, after he was last night eliminated in the third round of the prestigious World Series of Poker in Las Vegas.

25-Feb-2013•Andrew Miller

The world's biggest sledge

It sometimes seems as though Richard Branson is taking over the world

25-Feb-2013•Brydon Coverdale

One for the road

Naming streets after cricketers seems to be the latest way of recognising their achievements

25-Feb-2013•Judhajit

Heads, tails...or npower?

When Andrew Strauss and Ricky Ponting meet in the middle on Wednesday for the toss, there could be no call of heads or tails when the coin is flicked

25-Feb-2013•Will Luke

Bratich stole my son says Johnson's mum

Though Warne and McGrath have rolled back the years with some traditionally ridiculous pre-Ashes banter, the build up to the 2009 Ashes has been uncomfortably genial

25-Feb-2013•Will Luke

Bratich fights the WAGs' corner

Those who have slammed Cricket Australia for allowing WAGs – that sorry acronym to describe wives and girlfriends, which can’t help but sound derogatory and infantile – should watch out

25-Feb-2013•Will Luke

England win the Blogger's Ashes

For those who seek omens at this stage of the build-up to an Ashes campaign, a fairly sizeable one was on display at Barnes Cricket Club last week, when England beat Australia by 28 runs … in the inaugural Blogger’s Ashes

25-Feb-2013•Andrew Miller

The un-Australian prime minister

John Howard must be spitting out his tea in disgust at the comments of his successor as Australia’s prime minister, Kevin Rudd

25-Feb-2013•Brydon Coverdale

Britain all set for the Ashes

25-Feb-2013•Will Luke

Ponting the mellow 'England' skipper

Things are a bit confusing in Worcester this week, with Australians sitting on both sides of the fence, and even Ricky Ponting forgot his allegiance

25-Feb-2013•Peter English

Mark Webber lends Ponting his ear

Australian sportsmen are a friendly bunch – with eachother, if not always their opponents

25-Feb-2013•Will Luke

Hair company boss sets council Ashes wager

25-Feb-2013•Will Luke

Ashes poetry on Twitter

Neil Fannon and Thomas Walsh, the creators of the concept album Duckworth and Lewis Method , be warned: they have competition in the little-tapped-into cricket music industry this summer

25-Feb-2013•Nishi Narayanan

It's all El Nino's fault

The Ashes is but 12 banter-filled days away, and English fans already have the perfect excuse prepared if the unthinkable should happen and England fail to regain the Ashes

25-Feb-2013•Will Luke

Kids teach Gayle new dance move

25-Feb-2013•Kanishkaa Balachandran

Symonds' agent in England to gauge interest

Andrew Symonds' playing future could become clearer in the coming weeks following the arrival of his agent to England

25-Feb-2013•Alex Brown

Introducing the Chic

Women cricketers now have their own bat – the Chic, a blade specifically designed for them

25-Feb-2013•George Binoy

Salary delay for Dhoni and Co.

The economic recession is finally having an effect on Indian cricket

25-Feb-2013•Nishi Narayanan

Symonds tackles another sport

A streaker once felt the brunt of Andrew Symonds’ strength when he was on the wrong end of a shoulder charge at the Gabba

25-Feb-2013•Brydon Coverdale

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