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How the 1961 Ashes laid bare cricket’s ugly double-standards
The Telegraph via Yahoo Sports· 1 week agoIn geopolitics there’s such a thing as the shot that changed the world. There isn’t, obviously, in...
Joe Solomon, cricketer whose moment of brilliance led to the first tied Test match – obituary
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 5 months agoJoe Solomon, who has died aged 93, was a West Indies cricketer in the 1950s and 1960s; he was a...
Without a serious Test career, Jos Buttler might never be considered a great
The Telegraph via Yahoo Sports· 6 days agoButtler's relative struggles with the gloves and the bat in Test cricket mean that his greatness -...
Jonathan Agnew: ‘The life I chose has come at a cost’
The Telegraph via Yahoo Sports· 2 months agoCommentator Jonathan Agnew at the Oval Cricket Ground in London - Heathcliff O'Malley This article...
A look at other close finishes in Test history as Australia win Ashes opener
PA Media: Sport via Yahoo Sports· 11 months agoPat Cummins led Australia to a two-wicket victory in the Ashes opener at Edgbaston on Tuesday. The...
Voices: The top 10 one-word commentary moments
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAnother list suggested by David Mills, who nominated the first three. No idea what most of these are about, but they are entertaining. 1....
The numbers which prove Derek Underwood had plenty of players in a spin
PA Media: Sport via Yahoo Sports· 1 month agoDerek Underwood, one of Test and first-class cricket’s all-time leading wicket-takers, has died aged...
Joe Root’s latest Bazball shot is the stupidest in English Test cricket history
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 months agoJoe Root gave his wicket away with a reverse-scoop against Jasprit Burmah - Amit Dave/Reuters It has...
A look at Edgbaston’s Ashes history as England and Australia prepare for opener
PA Media: Sport via Yahoo Sports· 11 months agoEdgbaston is the venue for this week’s Ashes opener and has been a happy hunting ground for England...
Even Shane Warne struggled bowling leg-spin in India, but Rehan Ahmed is delivering for England
The Telegraph via Yahoo Sports· 4 months agoIndia was the land that reduced even Shane Warne, the greatest leg-spinner of all time, to despair....
