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Month: November 2019

November 28, 2019 England

People think Ollie Pope’s a wicketkeeper, but Ollie Pope is not a wicketkeeper, but oh wait, turns out he is a wicketkeeper… for England

2 minute readThe plot of The Terminator is that the machines send a cyborg back in time to kill Sarah Connor and the humans send Kyle Reese to stop it. The whole fate of humanity relies on Reese doing the job. That’s the plan for saving the species. The whole plan is

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November 27, 2019 England

We’re sure of two things about Sam Curran

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November 27, 2019 Match report

What does it take to make a Lord’s Test match quintessentially Irish? (a match report)

2 minute readSend your match reports to king@kingcricket.co.uk. If it’s a professional match, on no account mention the cricket itself. If it’s an amateur match, feel free to go into excruciating detail. Ged writes: “What does it take to make a Lord’s Test match quintessentially Irish?” I wondered to myself ahead of

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November 25, 2019 England / New Zealand

Which is worse? Leaving one that hits your stumps or really stretching for a wide one and lofting it straight to a fielder?

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November 23, 2019 England / New Zealand

The correct way to deal with BJ Watling stats

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November 22, 2019 England / New Zealand

Let’s anchor Ollie Pope as a flighty middle-order shotmaker and see where he takes us

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November 21, 2019 England / New Zealand

Mount Maunganui is the home of the Nan Chair

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November 20, 2019 England / New Zealand

Four opinions to form about this England team during the first Test against New Zealand

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November 20, 2019 Extras

Plumb! – a themed digital comedy cricket magazine

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November 19, 2019 England / New Zealand

You can get live TV coverage of both New Zealand v England Tests for £20

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