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13 min ago | Sunday Mail

Making Ashes dream a reality

For Australian cricketers, nothing is bigger than an Ashes tour and for many of our young players it will be their first experience of Test matches in the country which gave us this great game.

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4 hrs ago | This is Derbyshire

Ricky Ponting could be in the Surrey side next week.

Ponting is making an early start to his spell as Surrey's overseas signing because South Africa skipper Graeme Smith had to return home for an ankle operation.

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Fri May 24, 2013

Financial Times

Auster and Coetzee, by letter

Here and Now: Letters 2008-2011 , by Paul Auster and JM Coetzee, Faber RRPA 20/Viking RRP$27.95, 256 pages With the advent of email, volumes of literary letters are likely to become a thing of the past.

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Related Topix: Sports, Summer Olympic, Roger Federer, Olympics, Summer Olympics, Olympic Tennis, Cricket, Australia

Sunday Mail

Stars caught in the Twitter trap

IT'S costing Olympic gold medals, reputations, prestige and money but elite athletes cannot shake the allure of social media habits.

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Daily Times

It's all in the mind for South African Kirsten

CAPE TOWN: Understanding the fragility of the world's top players and the human element of the game have been the cornerstone of Gary Kirsten's approach to coaching international cricket teams.

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Mail & Guardian

Vuyo Mbuli: Farewell to the mjita who never changed his spots

In the township, the late radio and television presenter Vuyo Mbuli was known as mjita, which roughly translated means a dude, chap or cool cat.

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Yahoo!

Why Stuart Broad is the most frustrating cricketer in the land

The Nottinghamshire bowler - who was once reckoned to be a future genuine all-rounder - has always been a hugely frustrating mercurial talent, and that shows no signs of changing any time soon.

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Scotsman.com

Cricket: Pietersen progress sparks batting battle

Captain Alastair Cook believes the spectre of Kevin Pietersen's return will create healthy competition in England's batting line-up during the second Investec Test against New Zealand.

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CricketCountry.com

Ali Bacher: The man who played important roles in South African cricket, before and after the ban

Dr Ali Bacher, the Executive Director of the 2003 World Cup, at the Opening Ceremony at Newlands Cricket Ground before the start of the championship on February 8, 2003 © Getty Images Ali Bacher, born May 24, 1942, led South Africa in four victorious Test matches against Australia in their last series before isolation.

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Trinidad Guardian

T20s won't hamper WI says Ramdin

Vice-captain Denesh Ramdin has backed West Indies to make a smooth transition to the 50-over format when they open their campaign in the ICC Champions Trophy starting next month.

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Thu May 23, 2013

The Indian Express

Asad Rauf: Many right calls and a few wrong ones

His alleged links with bookies have dragged Asad Rauf into the IPL spot-fixing scandal.

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Manawatu Standard

Melbourne Storm boss from humble beginnings

Bart Campbell has done rather well for a Palmerston North lad who held stop-go signs on the road for Higgins contractors.

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The New Zealand Herald

Cricket: McCullum's 'keeping duties a one-off

Brendon McCullum's decision to answer the New Zealand team's wicketkeeping SOS is his first test behind the stumps since playing Australia in March 2010.

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The Telegraph

'Rahul has given us confidence, freedom to express ourselves'

Calcutta: Top-bracket T20 specialist Brad Hodge, who stood out in the Rajasthan Royals' win on Wednesday night, spoke to The Telegraph before the franchise was hit by the spot-fixing scandal.

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Cricket World

County Cricket Round-Up - 23rd May

The demise of Somerset in very much the talking point on the county circuit at the moment, with the county giving further ammunition to their critics by collapsing for 108 to lose inside two days to Sussex.

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CricketCountry.com

ICC Champions Trophy 2013: Pakistan have very talented and experienced team feels coach Dav Whatmore

Karachi: May 23, 2013 Pakistan cricket head coach Dav Whatmore does not believe that the Test drubbing his team got in South Africa early this year will impact their performance in next month's ICC Champions Trophy in the United Kingdom.

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Mid-Day Mumbai

ICC pulls out Pak umpire from ODI tournament after his name crops up in IPL spot-fixing scandal

The International Cricket Council Thursday withdrew Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf from next month's Champions Trophy in England and Wales after his name cropped up in the Indian Premier League spot-fixing scandal.

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Gazetteherald.co.uk

Headingley to have 'Anfield moment' with inspirational images

The White Rose county are doing all they can to give their players the best possible chance of succeeding, starting with their England trio at this weekend's Headingley Test match.

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CricketCountry.com

Woorkeri Raman: A career that did not reach the expected heights

Woorkeri Venkat Raman, born May 23, 1965, was an Indian Test cricketer whose international career never fully took off, although there was no denying his prowess with the bat.

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Mid-Day Mumbai

IPL cannot be un-droppable

This has been a season of plenty for the Board of Control for Cricket in India .

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