Even the best of the best begin to decline as age seeps in
but, even though Ricky Ponting may not quite be as good as
he was, which is the reason why the Australian cricketer
announced his retirement from test cricket today, he will go
down as one of the greatest men to have...
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Sports Insider - Cricket posts
Michael Lumb's unbeaten 82 as he steered the Sydney Sixers
to a 10-wicket Champions League Twenty 20 Final victory over
the Lions of South Africa in Johanesburg this week reminded
me of the day in South Africa when I ended up wearing a
hideous shirt previously worn by Lumb, with a humiliating
add on.
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It was good to see the flamboyant West Indies back winning
honours after yesterday's extraordinary win in the World
Twenty20 final against home team Sri Lanka, and particularly
good to see former batting star Richie Richardson, now the
Windies team manager, celebrating with his boys.
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Watching Brett Lee go wicketless at the Oval as England
cruised to an impressive ODI win over Australia may have
heartened England cricket fans.
After all, we've all spent years watching the Aussies crush
England, so we should enjoy it whilst it lasts.
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Tring's the Thing as Hambo Goes all Twenty20
The Matt Hampson Foundation star X1 took on Tring CC in a
T20 match on Tuesday night in rural Buckinghamshire on what
proved to be the first real day of summer, and what a night
it turned out to be for the thirsty walkers en route to
Twickenham as part of the Walk4Matt annual,...
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Cricket is Hot and Barmy in Sri Lanka
*Just back from a two week break in Sri Lanka where the
weather is hot and the cricket even hotter. As the first
test wore on, and England slipped further and further
behind, I could not go a full five minutes without someone,
somewhere, wanting to talk cricket with me.
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No-one is Immune from the Silent Torment
Andrew Flintoff's excellent and heartfelt documentary last
night on BBC TV which examined the murkey depths of
depression in sport was all the more compelling because it
had a highly personalised slant on it.
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A Sad Day for Cricket and Pakistan
Let's get something straight. No nation loves its cricket
more than Pakistan. It is the number one sport over there by
a distance and in virtually every street at any given time
you will find a game going on.
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A Rare Warm Welcome for McGrath at Lords
It was good to catch up with an old mate of mine, a certain
Glenn McGrath, the other day at Lords where he, together
with 20-odd other famous fast bowlers from yesteryear,
assembled for a one-off and magnificent gathering and also
to carry out some fine work for the Lords Taverners with the
Street Elite...
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Hambo's an Inspiration to us all
*Spent the day yesterday playing cricket - or at least
allegedly playing cricket - in aid of the Matt Hampson
Foundation[http://www. matthampsonfoundation. org/] and the
Walk4Matt[http://www. walk4matt.
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