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The only definition of ‘elite honesty’ that makes any sort of sense whatsoever
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Continue readingAustralian cricket’s elite hypocrisy and sanctimony
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Continue readingWatch the second Al Jazeera match fixing documentary in which (nameless) England cricketers are accused
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Continue readingThe two very obvious highlights from Pakistan v Australia in Abu Dhabi
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Continue readingMohammad Abbas could get hold of your phone number (and so could Naseem Shah)
2 minute read Footage emerged this week of a player who could only ever have been from Pakistan. Supposedly 15 years old – but actually 17 – Naseem Shah took 6-59 in his second first-class match via a heady masala of hooping away-swingers, yorkers and helmet-rattlers. Meanwhile, in Abu Dhabi, Shah’s countryman Mohammad
Continue readingIs an Australia player going to say ‘records are made to be broken’?
< 1 minute read At the time of writing, Australia have made a solid start to chasing 400-and-plenty to win against Pakistan after losing ten wickets for 60 runs in their first innings. We can’t at this point say what we expect the situation to be at the close of play, but it seems
Continue readingEXCLUSIVE: Shane Warne capable of self-awareness
2 minute read Shane Warne’s got another book out – No Spin. In it, he’s taken the time to dig over old grievances with Steve Waugh. The story is this. Steve Waugh wanted to drop Shane Warne once because he was coming back from major shoulder surgery and he wasn’t bowling very well.
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