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December 31, 2019 New Zealand

Neil Wagner: Lord Megachief of Gold 2019

3 minute read Our annual Lord Megachief of Gold award is the highest honour in cricket. The title is recognition of performance over the previous calendar year. Here are all the winners.

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December 24, 2019 Australia / England / New Zealand / South Africa

The real highlights of the 2019 Boxing Day Tests

4 minute read For clarity and brevity: yes, this is the through-the-Boxing-Day-Tests thread. This article will (probably) be updated (semi) regularly as the South Africa v England and Australia v New Zealand matches progress.

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December 4, 2019 England / New Zealand

Remember that time England picked five seamers and no spinner?

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December 3, 2019 England / New Zealand

The best nanosecond of Joe Denly’s unbelievable dropped catch

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December 2, 2019 England / New Zealand

The Great Neil Wagner investigates

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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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