“I’m delighted that so many people thought I deserved a knighthood and sad that it can be blocked for something I didn’t do”
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Former England captain Geoffrey Boycott has revealed that he was “sad” after not being bestowed with his knighthood.
Vincent has been providing information on matches that are suspected to have been fixed and the names of the players that were involved
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Former New Zealand batsman Lou Vincent has given information on “widespread fixing” in at least five different countries, according to The Telegraph.
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“We all need to understand that there is a spectrum of mental illness and every case is different”
Professional Cricketers’ Association (PCA) chief executive Angus Porter has announced that he was infuriated with former England captain Michael Vaughan’s comments about Jonathan Trott’s stress-related illness.
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The two-tier Test system will give teams like Afghanistan the chance to play against Full Member nations
With the World Test Championship set to be scrapped after a lack of support from both sponsors and broadcasters, the International Cricket Council (ICC) are interested in introducing a two-tier Test cricket system.
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“It all goes back to the dressing room and making sure that environment is right and on this tour I think we let it slip a bit”
England wicketkeeper and vice-captain Matt Prior has admitted that the national team were whitewashed 5-0 during the recently concluded Ashes series since they let their standards slip.
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“I’m batting as well as I’ve ever batted”
England batsman Kevin Pietersen has dismissed rumours and speculation that he is considering following off-spinner Graeme Swann into retirement after only having scored 165 runs at a dismal average of 27.50 in the ongoing Ashes series.
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Swann’s comments were condemned by the public
England spinner Graeme Swann has apologised for the “crass and thoughtless” rape comment he made after his side lost the Ashes to Australia for the first time in five years.
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Ford’s main assignment will be getting Surrey back into Division One of the County Championship
Graham Ford has signed a three-year deal with Surrey and will take over as their head coach after his contract with Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) expires in January 2014.
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Strauss requested not to be considered for the six-man shortlist
Former England captain Andrew Strauss has withdrawn from the race to replace Hugh Morris as the England and Wales Cricket Board’s (ECB) new managing director, according to a report in The Telegraph.
The Daily Mail sincerely apologised for their Ratty Ponting caricature
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has had his share of criticisms from the media throughout his playing days, but a majority of it came from the English press, who have apologised to the Australian great and hailed him as a true pioneer of the modern game.
