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Ashes winners rested from England ODI squad

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London: England have rested several of their Ashes-winning Test side, including captain Alastair Cook, from the squad announced today for their upcoming one-day internationals against Ireland and Aus

Ashes: Alastair Cook takes criticism in his stride

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London: England captain Alastair Cook said Tuesday he is happy to face continued criticism over his leadership style so long as his side keep winning.
Under Cook's leadership, England head into this

Bell, Anderson make impressive gains in ICC Test Rankings

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Dubai: Ian Bell and James Anderson, heroes of England's 14-run win over Australia in the first Ashes Test, made impressive gains in the latest Reliance ICC Test Player Rankings released today.Bell, w

Pietersen lauds Bell as Broad row stokes Ashes fire

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NOTTINGHAM, United Kingdom: Kevin Pietersen hailed Ian Bell for wresting the initiative from Australia in the first Ashes Test at Trent Bridge and defended Stuart Broad from allegations of bad sports

Five reasons why India won the ICC Champions Trophy final

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Five reasons why India won the CT final
1. Dhoni’s captaincy
Dhoni's plans, if he ever has one, obliquely resemble those of Jack Sparrow's(from the Pirates of the Caribbean series). At first it looks

India favourites but we are keen to set record straight: Alastair Cook

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Birmingham: England captain Alastair Cook reckons that India will start as favourites in the final of the ICC Champions Trophy tomorrow but said his team will be raring to set the record straight by

England should get combination right

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After a team goes through a big loss, the challenge for both captain and coa­ch is how to pick them up. Dwelling on the disappointment from the side’s last performance is never helpful. But the captai

We have a chance to turn it around: Cook

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The comprehensive defeat in the first Test notwithstanding, England skipper Alastair Cook on Thursday sounded optimistic about turning around his team’s fortunes in the second match against India, sta

Wicket has become very flat, says Umesh Yadav

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Not assured of an outright win inthe first Test after England's dramatic fight-back, Indian pacer Umesh Yadav today said the home team's bowlers will have to put in a lot of effort on the final day to

Century will settle Pietersen down: Bell

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Comeback man Kevin Pietersen's whirlwind century against Haryana today in the last warm-up game not only augurs well for the flamboyant right-hander but also for England ahead of the four-Test series

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