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Kevin Pietersen woe at debut duck at Surrey

admin — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:00:05 +0000

Kevin Pietersen made a second-ball duck on his first-class Surrey debut yesterday.

Kevin Pietersen woe at debut duck at Surrey

Pakistan goes down without a fight against England

admin — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:00:05 +0000

Pakistan rolled over with a whimper yet again last night to leave their one-day series against England as a standing joke.

Pakistan goes down without a fight against England

Pakistan match-fixing claims: Sydney slump in the spotlight

admin — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:00:01 +0000

Pakistan team under renewed scrutiny for performance in Sydney Test against
Australia which had been labelled “dysfunctional”.

Pakistan match-fixing claims: Sydney slump in the spotlight

Government set to lobby for legalisation of sports gambling in India

admin — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:00:01 +0000

Sports minister Hugh Robertson to press the case for legalised, regulated
gambling in cricket-playing nations such as India.

Government set to lobby for legalisation of sports gambling in India

Collingwood hails winning team

admin — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 09:48:50 +0000

Captain Paul Collingwood admitted he could sound “like a broken record” after
hailing another devastating display by England’s Twenty20 bowling attack.

Collingwood hails winning team

Ponting joins match-fixing debate

admin — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 09:46:45 +0000

Australia captain Ricky Ponting says it would be unfair to ban Pakistan from
international cricket amid the latest match-fixing scandal because that
would damage the sport too much.

Ponting joins match-fixing debate

England v Pakistan: Paul Collingwood hails Twenty20 bowling attack

admin — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 07:23:31 +0000

Captain Paul Collingwood admitted he could sound “like a broken record”
after hailing display by England’s bowling attack.

England v Pakistan: Paul Collingwood hails Twenty20 bowling attack

England coast to win against hapless Pakistan

admin — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:00:28 +0000

World champions England were barely tested by hapless Pakistan in Cardiff
tonight as they chalked up their seventh successive Twenty20 victory.

England coast to win against hapless Pakistan

England v Pakistan: Paul Collingwood’s side ease to victory after skittling tourists for 89

admin — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:00:25 +0000

England (90-4) bt Pakistan (89) by 6wkts
Paul Collingwood’s men wrap up series after bowling out Pakistan for 89, their
worst ever Twenty20 total.

England v Pakistan: Paul Collingwood’s side ease to victory after skittling tourists for 89

Charl Willoughby inspires Somerset to keep up title charge against Lancashire

admin — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:00:24 +0000

Somerset (54-1) trail Lancs (259) by 205 runs
Seamer Charl Willoughby takes 4 for 60 as hosts chase bonus points.

Charl Willoughby inspires Somerset to keep up title charge against Lancashire

Kent keep it simple to put pressure on Hampshire as they claim first-day spoils

admin — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:00:24 +0000

Kent (15-1) trail Hants (204) by 189 runs
Kent keep it simple to put pressure on Hampshire.

Kent keep it simple to put pressure on Hampshire as they claim first-day spoils

Kevin Pietersen marks his County Championship debut for Surrey with a duck

admin — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:00:23 +0000

Surrey 324-6 v Glamorgan
England batsman faces just two balls before being dismissed yet again by a
left-arm spinner.

Kevin Pietersen marks his County Championship debut for Surrey with a duck

Yorkshire’s Andrew Gale blows the title race wide open after Nottinghamshire are skittled

admin — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:00:23 +0000

Yorks (260-8) lead Notts (59) by 201 runs
Yorkshire captain Andrew Gale hits classy century after Notts record their
lowest total in 22 years.

Yorkshire’s Andrew Gale blows the title race wide open after Nottinghamshire are skittled

Pakistan humiliated once more as England cruise to six-wicket Twenty20 victory

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:14:18 +0000

This is as bad as it gets. Pakistan, discredited and utterly shambolic, plumbed new depths in front of a woeful crowd with one of the worst displays by an international side. Is there really much more of this?

Pakistan humiliated once more as England cruise to six-wicket Twenty20 victory

Notts title hopes skittled as Yorkshire blow a Gale

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:00:01 +0000

Not everything went perfectly for Andrew Gale yesterday. Yorkshire’s young captain was on 42, already comfortably the highest score of the day, when a delivery from Andre Adams hit him squarely where it hurts most.

Notts title hopes skittled as Yorkshire blow a Gale

Swann in control as Pakistan spiral towards total collapse

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:00:01 +0000

Pakistan are in meltdown. Forget match-fixing allegations – there will soon be a case for abandoning this tour for lack of competition.

Swann in control as Pakistan spiral towards total collapse

County Championship round-up: Willoughby keeps pennant dream alive for Somerset

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:00:01 +0000

Lancashire have waited so long for a Championship it would be a music hall joke, if music halls still existed. Even so, they’ve got nothing on Somerset. While Lancastrians with long memories still have 1950 – when they shared the title – to keep them warm, the pennant has never flown above Taunton.

County Championship round-up: Willoughby keeps pennant dream alive for Somerset

Australia players in dispute with authorities over IPL salary levy

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:00:01 +0000

Australian players have threatened not to sign contracts with Cricket Australia next year if the board deducts 10 per cent from their Indian Premier League salaries.

Australia players in dispute with authorities over IPL salary levy

Essex’s Jaik Mickleburgh plunders Durham attack once again

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:04:57 +0000

Essex 248-9 v Durham
Jaik Mickleburgh showed his liking for the Durham attack with another polished
effort that underpinned the Essex innings.

Essex’s Jaik Mickleburgh plunders Durham attack once again

Pakistan cricketers to be means tested in match-fixing probe

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:59:47 +0000

Pakistan’s cricketers will be means-tested by their government – to see if the players’ material wealth is greater than their earnings.

Pakistan cricketers to be means tested in match-fixing probe

Twitter rants earn Kevin Pietersen and Dimi Mascarenhas heavy fines

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:59:47 +0000

Kevin Pietersen and Dimi Mascarenhas have both been hit with hefty fines for their twitter rants.

Twitter rants earn Kevin Pietersen and Dimi Mascarenhas heavy fines

Stuart Broad: There can be no excuses for corruption in cricket

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:59:47 +0000

Stuart Broad has revealed the extent of the anti-corruption crackdown in cricket and declared: “There’s no excuse.”

Stuart Broad: There can be no excuses for corruption in cricket

Broad unsympathetic of Pakistan problems

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:59:46 +0000

Pakistan face an unenviable task to clear their minds of the ’spot-fixing’
crisis in order to do themselves justice against England – but they will be
getting no sympathy from their hosts.

Broad unsympathetic of Pakistan problems

Second probe into Pakistani cricketers but Mohammad Aamer can avoid life ban

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:59:44 +0000

Two Pakistan cricketers have been ordered to hand over their mobile telephone records as it emerged they are the subject of a SECOND investigation into spot-fixing.

Second probe into Pakistani cricketers but Mohammad Aamer can avoid life ban

Pakistan bowler Shoaib Akhtar breathes new life into cricket’s fast show

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:59:42 +0000

They may be a dying breed, but genuine fast bowlers have breathed life into a
torpid summer.

Pakistan bowler Shoaib Akhtar breathes new life into cricket’s fast show

Pakistan match-fixing claims: Government to investigate cricketers’ cars and houses

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:59:39 +0000

Pakistan team will have their earnings and assets examined by tax officials
following allegations of fixing during Lord’s Test.

Pakistan match-fixing claims: Government to investigate cricketers’ cars and houses

Win tickets for the England v Pakistan one-day clash at Headingley – courtesy of The Money Shop

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:25:36 +0000

Sportsmail has teamed up with The Money Shop to offer one lucky cricket fan the chance to see England take on Pakistan in the second match of the NatWest ODI Series.

Win tickets for the England v Pakistan one-day clash at Headingley – courtesy of The Money Shop

Pakistan under scrutiny: were any of these games fixed?

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 04:00:18 +0000

During a long and tumultuous week, the monster of match-fixing has grown to irrepressible levels. It is stalking the world of cricket like Godzilla, taking all before it.

Pakistan under scrutiny: were any of these games fixed?

Newell knows a Notts victory against Yorkshire will all but seal Championship

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 04:00:18 +0000

Nottinghamshire, heavy defeat against the current champions Durham at Chester-le-Street in their previous outing notwithstanding, will effectively clinch the County Championship title if they beat Yorkshire in the match starting at Trent Bridge this morning.

Newell knows a Notts victory against Yorkshire will all but seal Championship

Players fined for Tweet indiscretions

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 04:00:17 +0000

The Tweeters were brought to book yesterday. In decisive actions demonstrating that misuse of social networking sites has no place in English cricket and that the reputation of the chairman of selectors, Geoff Miller, must be protected at all costs, Kevin Pietersen and Dimitri Mascarenhas were both fined.

Players fined for Tweet indiscretions

Twitter showdown for England after Kevin Pietersen and Dimitri Mascarenhas are fined

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 04:00:08 +0000

England cricketers face clampdown after Kevin Pietersen and Dimitri
Mascarenhas are fined for Twitter outbursts.

Twitter showdown for England after Kevin Pietersen and Dimitri Mascarenhas are fined

Pakistan can’t even practise now as scandals and probes drag on

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:05:47 +0000

Rain lashed down on Cardiff as Pakistan tried in vain to practise ahead of the T20 international against England while clouds still hung over a discredited tour.

Pakistan can’t even practise now as scandals and probes drag on

Kevin Pietersen and Dimitri Mascarenhas pay for their Twitter rants

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:04:52 +0000

The high cost of Twitter was felt by two England players on Monday as Kevin Pietersen and Dimitri Mascarenhas were both hit in the pocket for indiscreet tweeting.

Kevin Pietersen and Dimitri Mascarenhas pay for their Twitter rants

EXCLUSIVE: SECOND spot-fixing probe into Pakistanis but Mohammad Aamer told he can avoid life ban

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:03:12 +0000

Two Pakistan cricketers have been ordered to hand over their mobile telephone records as it emerged they are the subject of a SECOND investigation into spot-fixing.

EXCLUSIVE: SECOND spot-fixing probe into Pakistanis but Mohammad Aamer told he can avoid life ban

Pakistan want victory boost

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:59:48 +0000

Pakistan must try to level their NatWest International Twenty20 series against
England tomorrow, despite still having to contend with a crisis which
refuses to go away.

Pakistan want victory boost

England v Pakistan: Stuart Broad pays tribute to team-mates for focusing on victory

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:59:44 +0000

Seamer praises team-mates for ignoring the spot-fixing scandal surrounding
Pakistan and claiming a routine win in first T20 game.

England v Pakistan: Stuart Broad pays tribute to team-mates for focusing on victory

Somerset need win double to deny Nottinghamshire County Championship title

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:34:43 +0000

Brian Rose has accepted that his side need to win their last two matches if
they are to deny Nottinghamshire the title.

Somerset need win double to deny Nottinghamshire County Championship title

Stuart Broad blasts fixers by claiming warnings are regular from ICC

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:38:40 +0000

Stuart Broad insists there can be no excuse for any cricketer to be caught up in corruption because the warnings from on high are so explicit.

Stuart Broad blasts fixers by claiming warnings are regular from ICC

Kevin Pietersen fined by ECB after pleading guilty to F-word Twitter rant charges

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:21:27 +0000

Kevin Pietersen has been fined by the English and Welsh Cricket Board following his F-word rant on a social networking website. The England batsman reacted angrily to being dropped from the current Twenty20 squad.

Kevin Pietersen fined by ECB after pleading guilty to F-word Twitter rant charges

Kevin Pietersen fined for Twitter comments

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:08:20 +0000

England batsman fined an undisclosed sum for tweet following his omission from
T20 and one-day squad.

Kevin Pietersen fined for Twitter comments

Sympathy for the young devil

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 08:00:32 +0000

Baby-FACED spot-fix kid Mohammad Amir has received a tinge of sympathy from cricket’s top brass for his part in the current scandal.

Sympathy for the young devil

FOUL-MOUTHED ANTI-MILLER TWEET SO DIMI

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 08:00:31 +0000

CRICKET SCANDAL 2

FOUL-MOUTHED ANTI-MILLER TWEET SO DIMI

ICC HINT AT SYMPATHY FOR KID MO

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 08:00:31 +0000

CRICKET SCANDAL 1

ICC HINT AT SYMPATHY FOR KID MO

Pakistan batsman Yasir Hameed ordered to explain his match fix claims

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 08:00:31 +0000

The betting scandal rocking cricket took a fresh turn yesterday after a star Pakistan batsman apparently claimed “almost every match” the team played had been fixed.

Pakistan batsman Yasir Hameed ordered to explain his match fix claims

THE CHEQUES HAVE BOUNCED, , AND OUR CLUB IS ONLY GOING ONE WAY

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 08:00:30 +0000

EXCLUSIVE: How Croydon Athletic have been left in a fix by cricket

THE CHEQUES HAVE BOUNCED, , AND OUR CLUB IS ONLY GOING ONE WAY

BANK ON ENGLAND

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 08:00:30 +0000

CRICKET’S BIG SCANDAL TAKES NEW TWIST AS PAKISTAN MISERY CONTINUES

BANK ON ENGLAND

Pietersen finds belated form

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 08:00:28 +0000

Kevin Pietersen’s rehabilitation period in county cricket seems to be paying off after he made his first hundred in any format for 18 months as Surrey tied a thrilling Clydesdale Bank 40 game with Sussex Sharks on Saturday.

Pietersen finds belated form

Morgan shines for England but spotlight remains on dark arts

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 08:00:28 +0000

The ball for the opening Twenty20 international between England and Pakistan was yesterday parachuted on to the ground in the possession of an RAF display team. Nobody exactly said it but the feeling was that you cannot be too careful these days.

Morgan shines for England but spotlight remains on dark arts

Sensationalism trumps clarity as cricket faces fight to preserve its soul

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 08:00:28 +0000

Cricket was yesterday left in its habitual state of reeling confusion by the
latest allegation of match-rigging. The punch-drunk sensation was natural
after a week in which corruption has been the game’s constant companion, fed
a little by direct accusation but grown fat on innuendo, implication, rumour
and suspicion.

Sensationalism trumps clarity as cricket faces fight to preserve its soul

James Lawton: ICC must admit some blame lies at its door in spot-fixing scandal

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 08:00:27 +0000

Although the Pakistan betting scam seems to point to an ever-widening net of corruption, and the crude and easy seduction of the guilty foot soldiers, it may yet prove to be a not entirely ill wind.

James Lawton: ICC must admit some blame lies at its door in spot-fixing scandal