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Swann spins England to win over gritty Bangladesh

Pankaj Mishra — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:52:05 +0530

Graeme Swann completed a maiden 10-wicket match-haul as England ended Bangladesh's resistance with a 181-run victory in the opening Test on Tuesday.

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Bangladesh wobble in England Test

deepak — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:46:21 +0530

Graeme Swann and debutant Steven Finn shared two early wickets as England tightened the screws on Bangladesh in the opening Test on Monday.

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England on top after Swann's five-wicket haul

Pankaj Mishra — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:00:08 +0530

Graeme Swann grabbed five wickets to bowl England into a commanding position in the opening Test against Bangladesh on Sunday.

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England take complete command against Bangladesh in Chittagong Test

Pankaj Mishra — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:23:41 +0530

England have put themselves in a winning position after declining to enforce the follow-on on day three of the first Test against Bangladesh in Chittagong.

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Bangladesh can be a very awkward team to come across: Collingwood

deepak — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:25:34 +0530

Chittagong, Mar 14 : England all-rounder Paul Collingwood insists Bangladesh is not an easy opposition despite destroying them in the ongoing first Test being played in Chittagong.“Bangladesh are improving all the time and they can be a very awkward team to come across,” The News of The World quoted Collingwood, as saying.

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England in control after Cook's career-best 173

Pankaj Mishra — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:22:05 +0530

Alastair Cook hammered a career-best 173 to consolidate England's position in the opening Test against Bangladesh on Saturday.

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Cook, Pietersen help England take complete command against Bangladesh

Pankaj Mishra — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:22:48 +0530

England skipper Alastair Cook scored an unbeaten century on his debut as Test captain and Kevin Pietersen hit 99 to help England reach an imposing 374-3 at stumps on day one of the first Test against Bangladesh in Chittagong.

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Captain Cook hits solid half-century

deepak — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:02:06 +0530

Skipper Alastair Cook hit an impressive half-century to steer England to 104-1 at lunch on the opening day of the first Test against Bangladesh on Friday.

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Bangladesh put England in to bat

deepak — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:54:09 +0530

Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan elected to field after winning the toss against England in the opening Test on Friday.England paceman Steven Finn and batsman Michael Carberry made their Test debuts.

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Aussies not match-hardened for Ashes: Waugh

deepak — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:42:30 +0530

Former skipper Steve Waugh has warned that Australia are not match-hardened heading into this year's home Ashes series because of a lack of competition from rival teams, reports said on Friday.

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Vaughan asks out of form Pietersen to return to basics

Rakesh Saini — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:45:54 +0530

Former England captain Michael Vaughan has asked out of form batsman Kevin Pietersen to clear his cluttered” mind and return to basics and his scoring ways.

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Injury-hit England gear up for Bangladesh Te

Rakesh Saini — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:36:39 +0530

England go into the opening Test against Bangladesh on Friday hoping their depleted pace attack delivers and Kevin Pietersen ends his dismal run with the bat.

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Bangladesh's Raqibul Hasan, 22, retires

Pankaj Mishra — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:31:13 +0530

In a shock move, Bangladesh's young middle order batsman Raqibul Hasan has retired from all forms of cricket ahead of the country's first Test match against England, an official said Wednesday.

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Out of form Pietersen to play Test against Bangladesh

deepak — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:39:20 +0530

London, Mar 10 : England cricket coach Andy Flower has said that out of form batsman Kevin Pietersen is sure shot starter for the first Test against Bangladesh.Pietersen managed just 20 in Tuesday’s drawn warm-up match against Bangladesh A.

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Surrey sign Rao Iftikhar as Chawla cover

deepak — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:34:55 +0530

English county side Surrey announced Tuesday they have signed Pakistani seam bowler Rao Iftikhar Anjum as early season cover for India leg-spinner Piyush Chawla.

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Bangladesh drop Ashraful for England Tests

deepak — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:14:00 +0530

Bangladesh have axed experienced batsman Mohammad Ashraful for a two-Test series against England following his inconsistent form, selectors said Tuesday.

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Pietersen flops again in Bangladesh

deepak — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:03:20 +0530

Ace England batsman Kevin Pietersen failed to find form ahead of a two-Test series against Bangladesh, scoring just 20 in a drawn warm-up match on Tuesday.

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England's Trott hits ton in practice match

deepak — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:52:09 +0530

England's Jonathan Trott regained form ahead of a Test series against Bangladesh with an impressive century in a warm-up match on Monday.

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'Excited' Razzaq to use Hampshire stint as warm-up for England, Australia series

deepak — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:18:13 +0530

London, Mar.9 : The Hampshire Hawks, England’s current T20 champions, have inked a deal with veteran Pakistani all-rounder Abdul Razzaq as they prepare to defend their title in the Friends Provident Trophy in June.Razzaq would be joining his Pakistan teammate Shahid Afridi in the English county squad.

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Flintoff will play again, says Moores

deepak — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:00:49 +0530

England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff, who retired from Test cricket last year and is currently recovering from surgery, will play again, according to Lancashire coach Peter Moores

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Essex hunt is on to find Kaneria's replacement

deepak — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:21:56 +0530

London, Mar. 8 : English county Essex is trying to find a world-class replacement for Pakistani leg-spinner Danish Kaneria.While Kaneria would be available for the first three months of Essex’s season, he will be called to national duty when Pakistan faces Australia, The Dawn reports.

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Razzaq to join Afridi, Mendis for Hampshire Hawks

deepak — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:16:10 +0530

London, Mar 8: England's reigning Twenty20 champions Hampshire Hawks have signed Pakistan all-rounder Abdul Razzaq, who will be joining his national team-mate Shahid Afridi at the Rose Bowl.

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Tredwell impresses in Bangladesh practice match

deepak — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:14:15 +0530

Off-spinner James Tredwell staked a claim for a place in the England Test squad after picking 6-95 in a three-day tour match against a Bangladesh A side on Sunday.

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England sweep cricket series after Kieswetter's ton

deepak — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:36:47 +0530

Craig Kieswetter smashed a maiden century as England posted a comfortable 45-run win over Bangladesh in the third and final one-day international on Friday to clinch the series 3-0.

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Flower defends England medical staff despite mounting injury worries

deepak — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:24:31 +0530

Chittagong, Mar 5: England coach Andy Flower has defended his medical staff despite a growing injury crisis in the team’s fast bowling department.The England team is already without James Anderson, who was rested for the tour of Bangladesh after a knee problem. While, Stuart Broad and Graham Onions are undergoing MRI scans on lower back problems.

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Bangladesh put England in to bat

deepak — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:33:43 +0530

Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan elected to field after winning the toss against England in the third and final one-day international on Friday.

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"Under scrutiny" Prior confident of continuing with his "good job"

Rakesh Saini — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:43:40 +0530

England wicketkeeper Matt Prior insists he is unfazed by reports that national selectors might be tempted to hand over the gloves to reserve wicketkeeper Craig Kieswetter for Saturdays final ODI against Bangladesh in Chittagong.

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Injured Flintoff admits he might have played his last game

Pankaj Mishra — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:05:10 +0530

England all rounder Andrew Flintoff has admitted for the first time that he might have played his final game. The all-rounder is contemplating a future without cricket as he struggles to recover from a chronic knee injury.

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Morgan fires England to series-clinching win

Pankaj Mishra — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:24:18 +0530

Eoin Morgan hammered a gutsy century under pressure to power England to a thrilling two-wicket victory over Bangladesh in the second one-day international on Tuesday.

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Rahim, Kayes prop up Bangladesh

Pankaj Mishra — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:04:54 +0530

Mushfiqur Rahim and Imrul Kayes cracked half-centuries to help Bangladesh post a competitive 260-6 against England in the second one-day international on Tuesday.

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