Cairns to captain MCC against New Zealand
24 April, 2008 12:15:20 © AFPFormer New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns will captain MCC in the opening match of the Black Caps tour of England in Arundel on Sunday.
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'Freddie' ready for Kiwis says Trescothick
23 April, 2008 19:54:43 © AFPAndrew Flintoff is ready to go for next month's first Test against New Zealand according to former England opening batsman Marcus Trescothick.
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England captain Vaughan goes cheaply again
23 April, 2008 14:31:03 © AFPEngland captain Michael Vaughan's quest for form ahead of the upcoming Test series against New Zealand suffered another setback Wednesday when he was out for 19 against Hampshire in Yorkshire's County Championship opener at Headingley.
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Key back in the England frame for NZ, South Africa
22 April, 2008 05:04:22 © AFPEngland have named three uncapped players in their squad for the upcoming matches against New Zealand and South Africa and handed batsman Robert Key a recall three years after his last international appearance.
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New Zealand cricket authorities discard failed openers
14 April, 2008 04:37:52 © AFPNew Zealand's cricket authorities have discarded four batsmen from their roster of 20 contracted players, following poor batting performances by the Test side in recent series.
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Gillespie and Bond cleared to play county cricket
10 April, 2008 17:32:48 © AFPJason Gillespie and Shane Bond were among several overseas players cleared to play county cricket in England this season here on Thursday, despite their links with the 'rebel' Indian Cricket League (ICL).
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Wisden editor calls for end to cricket 'violence'
9 April, 2008 10:09:41 © AFPThe editor of the 2008 Wisden Cricketers' Almanack has called on the game's authorities to take a strong stand against the physical violence he believes is damaging the sport in the latest edition of 'cricket's bible'.
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New Zealand revamp for England
5 April, 2008 05:21:28 © AFPNew Zealand have dumped Matthew Bell and Mathew Sinclair, stuck by wild child Jesse Ryder and named one new face in a revamped batting line up for their cricket tour of England starting this month.
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England crush New Zealand cricket team by 121 runs
26 March, 2008 02:11:30 © AFPMonty Panesar spun England to a crushing 121-run victory as New Zealand went down despite a late flourish by teenager Tim Southee in
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England on brink of series win over New Zealand
25 March, 2008 06:28:25 © AFPMonty Panesar took England to the brink of a series victory as New Zealand slumped to 222 for five, 330 runs in arrears at stumps on the fourth day of the third cricket Test here Tuesday.
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