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Freddie Flintoff’s Powerplay Cricket – press release timing failure

< 1 minute read “Play as Freddie Flintoff and become an integral player for England in this fast moving, high scoring arcade cricket game.” That should perhaps read: “Play as Freddie Flintoff and engage in long, soul-destroying rehabilitation programmes that are ultimately unsuccessful. Slowly come to accept that your days as an international cricketer

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England

James Anderson and swing bowling

< 1 minute read We’ve heard some odd things during this Test match, all of which revolve around the fact that the Duke cricket ball swings more than the Kookaburra used in Australia. Apparently This year’s Dukes swing more than the ones used last year as well. The implication is that James Anderson’s blistering

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India / Sri Lanka

Attributes required for a Test batsman

< 1 minute read Test batsmen need to have a number of attributes. Depending on the conditions and the opposition, there will be different requirements. Some are always necessary: A good eye A half-decent technique Good shot selection Concentration In matches like Sri Lanka v India at Colombo, other attributes are also required: Stamina

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County cricket

Sajid Mahmood batting at five?

< 1 minute read Yes, it did happen and he wasn’t a nightwatchman because it was a Twenty20 match – the quarter-final against Essex. It makes a kind of sense. Sajid Mahmood’s been batting surprisingly well for Lancashire this season, hitting four fifties in his 10 first-class innings and scoring at quite a lick.

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