Before today in the history of English cricket only three men have taken 300 Test wickets. Jimmy Anderson joined that elite group when he had Peter Fulton caught at second slip by his good friend Graeme Swann. The other men to achieve the feat for England are Fred Truman, Bob Willis and Sir Ian Botham. [...]
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Put spot fixing under the spotlight
Posted on 17 May 2013.
Peter Miller says it is time to be the spot fixers under the spotlight. As Karl Marx (almost) said “there is a spectre haunting cricket – the spectre of spot fixing”. Once again there are reports of players underperforming in order to earn money from shady underworld figures involved in bookmaking. This time those under [...]
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The Riddle Of Ravi
Posted on 17 May 2013.
Matt Dart takes us to places few have imagined…. a selection meeting. An evil smile, a crash of lightning, a demonic cackle. A darkened room, a piece of string from one wall to the other, the last of the incriminating Polaroids of the England management hung up on the string. The phone rings, he listens and [...]
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Cricket: Geek & Wilde England vs New Zealand Test series preview
Posted on 16 May 2013.
‘Geek and Wilde’ fire up the Google and chat all things England versus New Zealand test cricket. Our international globe trotting adventurers are back, deconstructing cricket in a way only they how – and the cricket world loves. There have been plenty of great partnerships over time – Langer and Hayden, Steve Waugh and his [...]
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Champions Trophy – Group A
Posted on 14 May 2013.
The Champions trophy squads are out – Jack Mendel has a look at them. Although this is the last time the tournament will take place, perhaps for the first time in a long time, there is no real favorite going into an international tournament. Beginning by looking at Group A, the holders, Australia, and the [...]
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Geek and Wilde dissect England’s test team – and sledge Australia’s
Posted on 12 May 2013.
There are few things more enjoyable than watching cricket. Maybe being at the cricket, listening to it, talking about it. Or – listening to Geek and Wilde. In this new episode, Peter (aka The Cricket Geek) Miller and Freddie ‘Wisden Whiz-Kid’ Wilde talk about England’s squad to face New Zealand, the IPL, and the departure of [...]
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