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January 3, 2020 England

Yes, football is kind of an arsehole, but we can’t really blame it for injuring our cricketers

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January 2, 2020 England

Four-day Test matches diminish the epic scale that is the format’s greatest strength

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December 31, 2019 New Zealand

Neil Wagner: Lord Megachief of Gold 2019

3 minute readOur 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 readFor 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 19, 2019 England

Can you name England’s seven walk-on part England spinners of the 2010s?

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December 18, 2019 County cricket

The Hundred: Does a two-and-a-half minute break in a game of cricket actually constitute a ‘time-out’?

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December 14, 2019 England

Is Ben Foakes being treated fairly by England?

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December 7, 2019 England

Jonny Bairstow’s back

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December 4, 2019 England / Extras

You can never replace Bob Willis

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December 4, 2019 England / New Zealand

Remember that time England picked five seamers and no spinner?

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  1. Ged Ladd on Jasprit Bumrah v four spinners, Bangladesh v Ireland, papal seal, Ashes filtration | Mop-up of the dayNovember 17, 2025

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