Whole New Ball Game

When most of the team has got the serious sh*ts, the last thing you want is the rest of the team to suffer…right?
Wrong. Step forward England.
They were laid low by a virus, then laid to rest by a rampant South Africa and now the remainder of the squad have been laid out by the same […]

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[Championship Promotion Final, Wembley:
Derby County 1 - 0 West Bromwich Albion - Derby promoted to the Premier League]
Billy Davies’ Derby County will be getting thrashed by the top teams in the land after they won a thrilling play-off final at Wembley.
The win means Derby will return to the Premier League after a five year absence […]

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[Second Test, Day Four, Headingley: England 570-7dec (Pietersen 226); West Indies 142 & 141 all out - England win by innings and 283 runs]
My cricket team didn’t have a game over the weekend.
It’s a pity because we’d have put up more of a fight than the West Indies who could have a very long […]

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[Second Test, Day Three, Headingley: England 570-7dec (Pietersen 226); West Indies 142 & 22-2] No play due to rain
Don’t sit here reading this. Get down the pub.
Go on.

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It is with great sadness that we report Percy Sonn, the first African president of the International Cricket Council, has died.
He leaves his wife Sandra and three children, a daughter and two sons, plus his mother, six brothers and a sister.
We send our deepest sympathy and best wishes to Mr Sonn’s family and friends.

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[Second Test, Day Two, Headingley: England 570-7dec (Pietersen 226); West Indies 142 & 22-2]
Right then pay attention because this might not happen again for a very long time.
England, yes that’s right England, are on top. And in a rather large way.
West Indies had to follow on after they were skittled out for 146.
Kevin Pietersen decided […]

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[First Test, Bloemfontein; South Africa 58 (30) - 10 (3) England]
As predicted on this very website England were given an absolute lesson by South Africa.
If it wasn’t bad enough that the England camp had been hit by a virus they were then hit by 15 bloody huge South Africans who didn’t take many […]

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David Beckham has been recalled to the England team after a string of stunning performances for Real Madrid.
The 32-year-old was expected to regain his place 288 days after last being involved with the national side.
England’s next two games are against Brazil ((h)friendly) and Estonia ((a) euro 2008 qualifying).
England team in full:
Goalkeepers: Robinson (Tottenham), Carson (Liverpool), […]

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[International: England B 3 - 1 Albania]
Little Michael Owen’s return in an England shirt will now surely see the Newcastle striker lead the attack when Steve McClaren’s men play Estonia.
The “B” international, at Burnley’s Turf Moor, was a somewhat low-key return for the player who had not played since the World Cup.
And despite him not […]

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[Second Test, Day One, Headingley: England 366-5; Vaughan 103, Pietersen 130no]
Returning England skipper Michael Vaughan scored a comeback hundred as his side rattled up the runs against a very average West Indies.
Despite being out of international action for nine months Vaughan looked as if he had never been away and cruised to his 16th Test […]

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