England have taken significant encouragement from their opening warm-up match in the United Arab Emirates with seamer Mark Wood describing it as “perfect preparation” for next week’s first Test against Pakistan. England will face a vastly different task to the one presented by Australia in the summer and were given a stark reminder of the […]
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Experienced seamer Alfonso Thomas will be released by Somerset at the end of the season. The 38-year-old South African, a former Somerset skipper, has taken 556 wickets since arriving at Taunton ahead of the 2008 season. Having initially impressed for the second XI, Thomas soon became an integral player for Somerset in all formats. He
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James Taylor is enjoying playing for England more than ever before as he prepares for the tour of United Arab Emirates. The 25-year-old was last week recalled to the England Test squad for the three matches against Pakistan after starring during the Royal London One-Day Series with Australia, compiling his maiden international century in the
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England’s leading Test run-scorer is set to face the country’s leading wicket-taker when Lancashire look to snatch the LV= County Championship Division Two title against Essex tomorrow. James Anderson is set to spearhead the bowling attack for Lancashire, who need to take nine points more from their final fixture at Chelmsford than Surrey manage against
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Head coach Richard Dawson did not envisage leading Gloucestershire to silverware in his first season in charge at the Bristol County Ground. Appointed as the successor to John Bracewell in January, the former England spinner oversaw Gloucestershire’s first trophy for 11 years following the dramatic six-run victory over Surrey in the Royal London One-Day Cup
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