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Odd Man Out

by Bill Ricquier /

Image: England batsman Kevin Pietersen plays at shot on the morning of the 3rd day of the 1st Test of the 2013 England v Australia … Read More

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Broken Record

by Bill Ricquier /

Statue of Truemen. Image by Immanuel Giel licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported “He is the best bowler England have ever produced”. Alistair … Read More

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The Style is the Man

by Bill Ricquier /

Fawad Alam batting for Pakistan during a 50-over warm-up match against Somerset at the County Ground, Taunton. Image by Harrias – Own work licensed under … Read More

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Welcome To Galle

by Bill Ricquier /

The first between Sri Lanka and South Africa, which starts on Wednesday at the Galle International Stadium will be the twenty third Test to have … Read More

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In The Frame

by Bill Ricquier /

Watching Virender Sehwag bat in the Pepsi IPL wearing spectacles made one think of Test cricketers over the years who have been similarly adorned. It … Read More

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Thirty Years On

by Bill Ricquier /

After a five-nil drubbing at the hands of the best team in the world, England and its beleagured left handed batting captain might be hoping … Read More

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Who’s in Charge

by Bill Ricquier /

Image: Sri Lankan cricketer Lasith Malinga tosses a cricket ball during a practice session on October 2010 at the Sydney Cricket Ground. By paddynapper (LASITH MALINGA Uploaded by Chamal_N) … Read More

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Down and Out

by Bill Ricquier /

“Form is temporary, class is permanent” is an addled old cliche, but like many an addled old cliche, it has the tiresome attribute of being … Read More

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Sixes and Sevens

by Bill Ricquier /

There were all sorts of good things about the drawn second Test between New Zealand and India at Wellington’s Basin Reserve. Many cricket lovers around … Read More