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Indian board seek Test delay to avoid Twenty20 final clash
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/indian-board-seek-test-delay-to-avoid-twenty20-final-clash-1023136.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/indian-board-seek-test-delay-to-avoid-twenty20-final-clash-1023136.html
<p>Test cricket received another slap in the face yesterday when the Indian game's governing body asked its English counterpart whether it would be prepared to delay next month's first Test between the sides for a day. The request has been made so that Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the Indian captain, can play in the final of the Twenty20 Champions League should his side, the Chennai Super Kings, reach it.</p>
Cricket
Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:00:01 +0000
Yuvraj puts improving England in their place
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/yuvraj-puts--improving-england-in-their-place-1023138.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/yuvraj-puts--improving-england-in-their-place-1023138.html
<p>Better, but still not good enough. High quality, confident teams that are playing to their full potential do not give opponents many opportunities yet England twice had India in trouble during yesterday's second one-dayer in Indore, but on each occasion they failed to capitalise.</p>
Cricket
Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:00:01 +0000
Pieterson defends team selection
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/pieterson-defends-team-selection-1022508.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/pieterson-defends-team-selection-1022508.html
<p>
Kevin Pietersen insisted England had not made a mistake in picking an
unchanged team after slumping to another heavy defeat in the second one-day
international against India.
</p>
Cricket
Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:01:33 +0000
Yuvraj frustrates England in big hitters battle
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/yuvraj-frustrates-england-in-big-hitters-battle-1022329.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/yuvraj-frustrates-england-in-big-hitters-battle-1022329.html
<p>
For a brief spell, whilst Andrew Fintoff and Kevin Pietersen were smashing 59
in five Powerplay overs, it appeared as though England were about to produce
the unimaginable.
</p>
Cricket
Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:12:30 +0000
<a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/article902616.html">India v England - latest scorecard</a>
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/a-hrefhttpwwwindependentcouksportcricketarticle902616htmlindia-v-england--latest-scorecarda-1022133.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/a-hrefhttpwwwindependentcouksportcricketarticle902616htmlindia-v-england--latest-scorecarda-1022133.html
Cricket
Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:37:46 +0000
England battle in daunting run chase
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/england-battle-in-daunting-run-chase-1022059.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/england-battle-in-daunting-run-chase-1022059.html
<p>
England recovered from the early loss of Ian Bell to launch a solid start to
their reply in today's second one-day international as they attempted to
chase down another daunting India total.
</p>
Cricket
Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:10:21 +0000
Players left in lurch as ECB fails to agree terms with IPL
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/players-left-in-lurch-as-ecb-fails-to-agree-terms-with-ipl-1021707.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/players-left-in-lurch-as-ecb-fails-to-agree-terms-with-ipl-1021707.html
<p>Uncertainty continued to surround the England team last night when top England and Wales Cricket Board officials failed to agree with their Indian counterparts how long England's players will be available to play in the Indian Premier League.</p>
Cricket
Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:00:01 +0000
On the Front Foot: Middle are caught in the middle of a right muddle
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/on-the-front-foot-middle-are-caught-in-the-middle-of-a-right-muddle-1020554.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/on-the-front-foot-middle-are-caught-in-the-middle-of-a-right-muddle-1020554.html
<p>
There is something faintly ridiculous about the Twenty20 Champions League.
</p>
Cricket
Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:00:01 +0000
Pietersen has to avoid a culture of defeatism
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/pietersen-has-to-avoid-a-culture-of-defeatism-1020556.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/pietersen-has-to-avoid-a-culture-of-defeatism-1020556.html
<p>Peter Moores made an interesting observation after England's dreadful performance against a Mumbai Second XI during the week. The England coach said he hoped the display would make his squad realise that the events they were about to take part in, seven one-dayers and two Tests in India, were "real". </p>
Cricket
Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:00:01 +0000
England left reeling by Yuvraj onslaught
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/england-left-reeling-by-yuvraj-onslaught-1019486.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/england-left-reeling-by-yuvraj-onslaught-1019486.html
<p>
Kevin Pietersen had insisted that his team and their supporters should not
fret about England's recent displays against the Stanford Superstars in
Antigua and a Mumbai second XI here in India, even though England were
bowled out for 99 and 98 respectively.
</p>
Cricket
Sat, 15 Nov 2008 00:00:01 +0000
England off to a one-day disaster
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/england-off-to-a-oneday-disaster-1018310.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/england-off-to-a-oneday-disaster-1018310.html
<p>
Several records were broken this morning in Rajkot but those that fell only
increased England’s embarrassment as their tour of India began in disastrous
style.
</p>
Cricket
Fri, 14 Nov 2008 10:50:50 +0000
Flintoff goes over the top as practice salvoes fly
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/flintoff-goes-over-the-top-as-practice-salvoes-fly-1017659.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/flintoff-goes-over-the-top-as-practice-salvoes-fly-1017659.html
<p>England's fractious relationship with India's cricketers got off to a heated start when Andrew Flintoff and Venkatesh Prasad, India's bowling coach, became involved in an animated debate during the teams' final practice session before this morning's opening one-dayer here. </p>
Cricket
Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:00:01 +0000
Captains face battle of hooks and looks
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/captains-face-battle-of-hooks-and-looks-1017660.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/captains-face-battle-of-hooks-and-looks-1017660.html
<p>India loves glitz. It is what makes Bollywood, India's version of Hollywood, the institution it is. And it is why the one-day and Test series between India and England is being promoted here as a contest between Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Kevin Pietersen. </p>
Cricket
Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:00:01 +0000
Moores issues a wake-up call
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/moores-issues-a-wakeup-call-1015351.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/moores-issues-a-wakeup-call-1015351.html
<p>Peter Moores, the England coach, is hoping that Tuesday's dismal batting display in Mumbai will provide his side with the "wake-up call" it needs before tomorrow's opening one-day international against India in Rajkot. England have been bowled out for 99 and 98 in their last two competitive matches, totals that suggest they will struggle to compete with an Indian side rejoicing in a 2-0 Test series triumph over Australia. </p>
Cricket
Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:00:01 +0000
Pietersen unfazed by drubbing
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/pietersen-unfazed-by-drubbing-1012140.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/pietersen-unfazed-by-drubbing-1012140.html
<p>The sight of England's batsmen making their way to the centre of the Brabourne Stadium for extra practice within minutes of James Anderson edging a catch to SM Shaikh, the Mumbai wicketkeeper, suggested all had not gone according to plan for Kevin Pietersen and his side in their final warm-up match before Friday's first one-day international against India.</p>
Cricket
Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:00:01 +0000
Vaughan sets off on Ashes Road
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/vaughan-sets-off-on-ashes-road-1011848.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/vaughan-sets-off-on-ashes-road-1011848.html
<p>
Michael Vaughan has revealed playing in the 2009 Ashes Series is the
motivation behind his inclusion in England's Performance Squad.
</p>
Cricket
Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:54:18 +0000
England in 'naughty boy' nets after dismal defeat
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/england-in-naughty-boy-nets-after-dismal-defeat-1011567.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/england-in-naughty-boy-nets-after-dismal-defeat-1011567.html
<p>
England were sentenced to an impromptu practice session after suffering a
humiliating defeat in their final match before the start of the one-day
international series against India
</p>
Cricket
Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:33:16 +0000
England humiliated in one-day warm-up
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/england-humiliated-in-oneday-warmup-1010722.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/england-humiliated-in-oneday-warmup-1010722.html
<p>
England's build-up for the one-day series against India was left in disarray
today, after they slumped to a humiliating warm-up defeat against Mumbai.
</p>
Cricket
Tue, 11 Nov 2008 10:45:43 +0000
Angus Fraser: It is premature for England to kindle Ashes hopes
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/angus-fraser-it-is-premature-for-england-to-kindle-ashes-hopes-1009606.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/angus-fraser-it-is-premature-for-england-to-kindle-ashes-hopes-1009606.html
<p>Australia's series defeat in India will hit the cricket-loving inhabitants of Sydney, Melbourne and Perth hard. It gives those who have not rejoiced in an almost 15-year period of Australian dominance the opportunity for bravado too. And it's true, Ricky Ponting's side is a shadow of that which walloped England 5-0 in 2006-07.</p>
Cricket
Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:00:01 +0000
The end of an Australian empire?
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/the-end-of-an-australian-empire-1009607.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/the-end-of-an-australian-empire-1009607.html
<p>All empires crumble. Some hang around longer than others and most, at their zenith, seem as though they will be there for ever. But they go only one way eventually, and in central India yesterday there was the unmistakable sense of walls tumbling down.</p>
Cricket
Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:00:01 +0000
Australia sent spinning as India clinch series
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/australia-sent-spinning-as-india-clinch-series-1009608.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/australia-sent-spinning-as-india-clinch-series-1009608.html
<p>India sealed their first Test series victory over top-ranked Australia in seven years here yesterday after Amit Mishra and Harbhajan Singh spun the hosts to a resounding 172-run win in the fourth and final Test. Leg-spinner Mishra and off-spinner Harbhajan shared seven wickets to bowl out Australia for 209 in their second innings with almost a session to spare on the last day, wrapping up the four-match series 2-0.</p>
Cricket
Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:00:01 +0000
Spin duo fire India to victory
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/spin-duo-fire-india-to-victory-1007772.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/spin-duo-fire-india-to-victory-1007772.html
<p>
Harbhajan Singh claimed four wickets and Amit Mishra picked up three as India
completed a 172-run victory in the fourth Test to clinch the Border-Gavaskar
trophy with a 2-0 series triumph in Nagpur.
</p>
Cricket
Mon, 10 Nov 2008 09:05:20 +0000
Fingers point at Ponting as Australia fight to save series
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/fingers-point-at-ponting-as-australia-fight-to-save-series-1006661.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/fingers-point-at-ponting-as-australia-fight-to-save-series-1006661.html
<p>
Battling half-centuries from captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Harbhajan Singh
put India back in the driving seat on a controversial day four of the fourth
and final Test of the Border-Gavaskar series here against Australia. Dhoni
and Harbhajan wrested control after medium-pacer Shane Watson and debutant
off-spinner Jason Krejza each claimed two wickets in quick succession after
lunch to raise Australia's hopes of claiming the victory they need to draw
the series 1-1. The hosts were eventually bowled out for 295 in their second
innings, leaving Australia chasing a victory target of 382.
</p>
Cricket
Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:00:01 +0000
Flintoff ton ends three-year wait
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/flintoff-ton-ends-threeyear-wait-1006662.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/flintoff-ton-ends-threeyear-wait-1006662.html
<p>Andrew Flintoff made a flying start to England's tour of India yesterday with an unbeaten century in a 122-run victory over an inexperienced Mumbai Cricket Association line-up in their opening warm-up match.</p>
Cricket
Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:00:01 +0000
On the Front Foot: Crowds falling and day-night Tests on way so ICC vow to take action
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/on-the-front-foot-crowds-falling-and-daynight-tests-on-way-so-icc-vow-to-take-action-1003712.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/on-the-front-foot-crowds-falling-and-daynight-tests-on-way-so-icc-vow-to-take-action-1003712.html
<p>As we know, because we are constantly told and they constantly flaunt it, India are the powerhouse of the modern game. Two things happened this week to give any rational observer pause to doubt this. In Cardiff, tickets for the First Test of the Ashes series next summer at Sophia Gardens went on sale. By lunchtime all 6,000 had been sold. If there were 10 more batches of 6,000, instead of one, it would keep happening. In Nagpur, the Fourth Test of the supposed marquee series between India and Australia is being played. On the first day, in a brand spanking new stadium which holds 40,000, around 4,000 turned up. It hardly improved in the following days. There would have been more atmosphere at Derby, if not as much comfort, on a wet Tuesday. Only in England (and now Wales) are there crowds worthy of the name. Last week, Australia said they intend to play day-night Tests, but that is not progress, it is an admission of defeat, eroding the aesthetics of the form. David Morgan, the International Cricket Council president, promises action. "The board will discuss this in Perth next January, but this is an issue that must be addressed. I want to protect Test cricket and give it a context in countries where it does not have it." He knows he has to be quick.</p>
Cricket
Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:00:01 +0000
Harbhajan puts India on brink of series victory
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/harbhajan-puts-india-on-brink-of-series-victory-1003714.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/harbhajan-puts-india-on-brink-of-series-victory-1003714.html
<p>India lead Australia by 86 runs going into today's fourth day of the series-deciding Fourth Test after dismissing the visitors for 355. India ended day three on 0 for 0 after Virender Sehwag safely negotiated one over.</p>
Cricket
Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:00:01 +0000
Pietersen challenges 'hungry' England
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/pietersen-challenges-hungry-england-1001046.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/pietersen-challenges-hungry-england-1001046.html
<p>Having missed out on Allen Stanford's Twenty20 millions in the Caribbean, Kevin Pietersen and his side will attempt to increase their wealth and standing within the game via a more acceptable medium in India over the coming weeks. England play the opening warm-up match of their seven one-day international and two-Test tour tomorrow in Mumbai, and there is plenty at stake.</p>
Cricket
Sat, 08 Nov 2008 00:00:01 +0000
Krejza's magic spell revives Australians
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/krejzas-magic-spell-revives-australians-1001047.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/krejzas-magic-spell-revives-australians-1001047.html
<p>An eight-wicket haul from the debutant off-spinner Jason Krejza and a swift 92 not out from Simon Katich enabled Australia to battle their way back into the fourth Test against India in Nagpur yesterday. </p>
Cricket
Sat, 08 Nov 2008 00:00:01 +0000
Tendulkar gives India advantage in decisive Test
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/tendulkar-gives-india-advantage-in-decisive-test-997755.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/tendulkar-gives-india-advantage-in-decisive-test-997755.html
<p>A stunning 40th Test century from Sachin Tendulkar enabled India to take early control of the final Test against Australia here in Nagpur yesterday. Tendulkar, the highest run scorer in Test cricket, made 109 and put on 146 for the fourth wicket with VVS Laxman (64), playing in his 100th Test, to help India reach 311 for 5. At the close, the new captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni (4) was at the crease with former captain Sourav Ganguly (27), who is playing in his final Test.</p>
Cricket
Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:00:01 +0000
Ponting frustrated by lack of Test practice
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/ponting-frustrated-by-lack-of-test-practice-994685.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/ponting-frustrated-by-lack-of-test-practice-994685.html
<p>Preparations for Australia's final Test against India have been less than perfect as neither team have been able to practise at the match venue, captain Ricky Ponting said yesterday. Australia trail the hosts 1-0 in the four-match series going into the final Test, which began early this morning in Nagpur. The world's top ranked team are looking to avoid their first series defeat in three years.</p>
Cricket
Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:00:01 +0000
Thorpe returns to Surrey
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/thorpe-returns-to-surrey-991535.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/thorpe-returns-to-surrey-991535.html
<p>
Surrey have announced that Graham Thorpe will join the county as a specialist
batting coach next season.
</p>
Cricket
Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:07:24 +0000
Australians likely to gamble in must-win match
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/australians-likely-to-gamble-in-mustwin-match-991195.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/australians-likely-to-gamble-in-mustwin-match-991195.html
<p>
Australia could be forced into giving an untried spin bowler a test debut in a
must-win match against India on a pitch that he hasn't set foot on.
</p>
Cricket
Tue, 04 Nov 2008 13:35:59 +0000
Pietersen's men left to count the cost of failing to take full responsibility for their own actions
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/pietersens-men-left-to-count-the-cost-of-failing-to-take-full-responsibility-for-their-own-actions-986888.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/pietersens-men-left-to-count-the-cost-of-failing-to-take-full-responsibility-for-their-own-actions-986888.html
<p>Nothing undermines the focus of an individual or team more than uncertainty, and in the days leading up to Saturday's Twenty20 for $20m rout England did not give the impression of a team that really wanted to be in Antigua. Once Kevin Pietersen's side realised that the country they represent was not wholly supportive of the initiative, and that a muddy sod was flying in their direction, they began searching for sympathy.</p>
Cricket
Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:00:01 +0000
England left with a million regrets
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/england-left-with-a-million-regrets-986889.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/england-left-with-a-million-regrets-986889.html
<p>Ina grotesque fashion, England spent a week here offering an object lesson. It may be seized on by sports coaches or indeed management gurus in years to come and it could easily be a chapter in a self-help book. It might even be a whole book: How not to win a million.</p>
Cricket
Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:00:01 +0000
Kumble puts India first as he calls time on Test career
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/kumble-puts-india-first-as-he-calls-time-on-test-career-986890.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/kumble-puts-india-first-as-he-calls-time-on-test-career-986890.html
<p>
At a time when cricket needs as many honourable, trustworthy and thoroughly
decent men in it as possible, the game is sadly waving goodbye to Anil
Kumble, a player who has shown such admirable traits throughout his career.
</p>
Cricket
Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:00:01 +0000
On the Front Foot: Sir Allen's detractors make an exhibition of themselves
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/on-the-front-foot-sir-allens-detractors-make-an-exhibition-of-themselves-984543.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/on-the-front-foot-sir-allens-detractors-make-an-exhibition-of-themselves-984543.html
<p>
Sir Allen Stanford must sometimes wonder why he bothered. Perhaps his motives
for staging the Stanford Super Series are not wholly beneficent, but then he
has put up far north of £62m to get this show on the road. Beneficiaries
there will undoubtedly be, not least the broke and inefficient West Indies
Cricket Board, to whom the sponsor of the event will give $17.5m over the
next five years. A similar sum will go to the England and Wales Cricket
Board. If Stanford's ultimate aim is to break into the US television market,
he is genuinely helping others along the way. And all he has received for
his pains has been the obloquy of the British press. Front Foot has been as
vitriolic as the rest this week, never missing an opportunity to deride the
Texan multibillionaire and usually creating one. The problem throughout has
been the lack of context for the match. England are in effect playing an
exhibition against a team raised and bankrolled by a rich man because he
feels like it. Everything else that followed has been seized on – from the
helicopter at Lord's to the unfortunate photo of Sir Allen bouncing one of
the England players' wives on his knee this week. That gave a real
opportunity for moral censure. Stanford probably has skeletons; you do not
become the 239th richest man in America without having buried a few
metaphorical bodies. But ultimately all he has done is organise a cricket
event with a lot of money at stake which a lot of people have enjoyed.
Lighten up, chaps.
</p>
Cricket
Sun, 02 Nov 2008 00:00:01 +0000
Clarke makes the most of four lives to put India on back foot
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/clarke-makes-the-most-of-four-lives-to-put-india-on-back-foot-984544.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/clarke-makes-the-most-of-four-lives-to-put-india-on-back-foot-984544.html
<p>Michael Clarke's century and India's loss of two late wickets gave Australia an outside chance of claiming a shock victory in the Third Test here.</p>
Cricket
Sun, 02 Nov 2008 00:00:01 +0000
'There is a chance my career may be over,' says Jones
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/there-is-a-chance-my-career-may-be-over-says-jones-984545.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/there-is-a-chance-my-career-may-be-over-says-jones-984545.html
<p>As someone who is hobbling around on crutches for the eighth time in an outstanding but jinxed career, Simon Jones has endured enough surgery, rehab and comebacks to send a weaker man to the psychiatrist's sofa.</p>
Cricket
Sun, 02 Nov 2008 00:00:01 +0000
ECB to keep taking cash but team play in disguise
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/ecb-to-keep-taking-cash-but-team-play-in-disguise-984546.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/ecb-to-keep-taking-cash-but-team-play-in-disguise-984546.html
<p>
England are unlikely to take part in the Stanford Super Series again, it was
confirmed yesterday. After a long week of criticism and recrimination
leading up to the winner-take-all $20m match in Antigua, it was more or less
conceded that the national team should no longer be involved in the showbiz
proceedings.
</p>
Cricket
Sun, 02 Nov 2008 00:00:01 +0000
Sport on TV: No knee jerks please: case for the defence at Stanford's bash
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/tv-radio/sport-on-tv-no-knee-jerks-please-case-for-the-defence-at-stanfords-bash-984562.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/tv-radio/sport-on-tv-no-knee-jerks-please-case-for-the-defence-at-stanfords-bash-984562.html
<p>Like Keith Richards, this column is going out on a limb of a palm tree. The Stanford Super Series is great. It's just like village cricket. The pitch is awful, the outfield badly needs a cut, catches are going down willy-nilly. And beyond the boundaries of decency there are even shenanigans with the players' wives. With £600,000 in their pockets, someone might even get a round in.</p>
TV & Radio
Sun, 02 Nov 2008 00:00:01 +0000
England empty-handed as Superstars gifted victory
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/england-emptyhanded-as-superstars-gifted-victory-984787.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/england-emptyhanded-as-superstars-gifted-victory-984787.html
<p>England did not so much lose $20 million last night as hand it gift-wrapped to the Stanford Superstars on a golden platter. In an embarrassing display which demonstrated either that the money on offer – $1m a man – mattered too much or did not matter enough, they were humiliated. </p>
Cricket
Sun, 02 Nov 2008 00:00:01 +0000
James Lawton: England must free themselves from chains of Stanford's Super Shambles
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/james-lawton-england-must-free-themselves-from-chains-of-stanfords-super-shambles-981777.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/james-lawton-england-must-free-themselves-from-chains-of-stanfords-super-shambles-981777.html
<p>Hard though it is to grasp, it seems that the players and administrators of English cricket didn't realise until too late the truth that has run through every ghastly moment of their misadventure in the Caribbean.</p>
Cricket
Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:00:01 +0000
Anderson mugged on way to the bank
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/anderson-mugged-on-way-to-the-bank-981780.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/anderson-mugged-on-way-to-the-bank-981780.html
<p>There were always going to be casualties thrown up by the world's first $20m cricket match and yesterday James Anderson became the most prominent. After leading England's one-day bowling attack for almost two years he has been dropped for tomorrow's encounter against the Stanford Superstars here.</p>
Cricket
Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:00:01 +0000
Australia pegged back by Sehwag's triple strike
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/australia-pegged-back-by-sehwags-triple-strike-981781.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/australia-pegged-back-by-sehwags-triple-strike-981781.html
<p>Virender Sehwag's occasional off-spin picked up three wickets but Ricky Ponting struck 87, here in Delhi, as Australia reached 338 for 4 on the third day of the third Test against India yesterday.</p>
Cricket
Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:00:01 +0000
Anderson axed for Stanford showdown
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/anderson-axed-for-stanford-showdown-981177.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/anderson-axed-for-stanford-showdown-981177.html
<p>
James Anderson has been left out of England's $20m showdown with the Stanford
Superstars tomorrow to accommodate Graeme Swann as a second spinner.
</p>
Cricket
Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:40:38 +0000
Ponting leads Australia fightback
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/ponting-leads-australia-fightback-980852.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/ponting-leads-australia-fightback-980852.html
<p>
Battling half-centuries from Matthew Hayden, Simon Katich, Ricky Ponting and
Michael Hussey put Australia within striking distance of averting the
follow-on in the third Border-Gavaskar Test against India in Delhi.
</p>
Cricket
Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:15:50 +0000
India inflict double trouble
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/india-inflict-double-trouble-979951.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/india-inflict-double-trouble-979951.html
<p>Opener Gautam Gambhir and VVS Laxman plundered double hundreds as India declared their first innings at 613 for 7 to leave themselves totally in control on the second day of the third Test against Australia yesterday. Gambhir hit 206 for his maiden double century before Laxman reached 200 not out and skipper Anil Kumble declared about an hour after tea. It was the first time two Indian batsmen had scored double hundreds in one Test innings.</p>
Cricket
Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:00:01 +0000
England anger at Stanford 'garden party'
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/england-anger-at-stanford-garden-party-979958.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/england-anger-at-stanford-garden-party-979958.html
<p>
England's players agreed yesterday to continue the quest to win the millions
of dollars on offer from Sir Allen Stanford. But they made it clear that
they are desperate to get out of Antigua, which has become a kind of hell in
paradise for them this week.
</p>
Cricket
Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:00:01 +0000
Angus Fraser: Money talks, but the heart just won't listen
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/angus-fraser-money-talks-but-the-heart-just-wont-listen-980257.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/angus-fraser-money-talks-but-the-heart-just-wont-listen-980257.html
<p>The furore caused by Saturday's Twenty20 for $20m cricket match, between Sir Allen Stanford's Superstar XI and England, has thankfully proved money does not guarantee happiness in sport. This did not appear to be the case when he unveiled a Perspex carton containing a cool $20m in crisp notes at Lord's four months ago.</p>
Cricket
Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:00:01 +0000
Stanford: Has English cricket been caught out?
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/stanford-has-english-cricket-been-caught-out-980258.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/stanford-has-english-cricket-been-caught-out-980258.html
<p>From the moment the branded helicopter landed on the Nursery End at Lord's that warm June day the project was doomed to be a fiasco. Out stepped the Texan real estate multibillionaire Sir Allen Stanford, and up strolled officials of the England and Wales Cricket Board, all but prostrating themselves before him. </p>
Cricket
Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:00:01 +0000
Double tons put India in command
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/double-tons-put-india-in-command-979206.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/double-tons-put-india-in-command-979206.html
<p>
Record breaking double centuries to Gautam Gambhir and V.V.S Laxman lifted
India to a commanding 613 for seven and into control of the third cricket
test against Australia.
</p>
Cricket
Thu, 30 Oct 2008 12:10:21 +0000
Stanford farce forces ECB to act
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/stanford-farce-forces-ecb-to-act-978362.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/stanford-farce-forces-ecb-to-act-978362.html
<p>With the destiny of the bounty yet to be decided, the men running English cricket yesterday announced a review into their relationship with the Texan multi-billionaire Sir Allen Stanford. Three days before the $20m winner take all match is due to be played here it appeared to dawn on the England and Wales Cricket Board that they might have made a catastrophic error of judgement. </p>
Cricket
Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:00:01 +0000
Elbows and verbals as Gambhir inspires India
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/elbows-and-verbals-as-gambhir-inspires-india-978367.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/elbows-and-verbals-as-gambhir-inspires-india-978367.html
<p>The India opener Gautam Gambhir struck a career-best unbeaten 149 and his second consecutive century to hand India control against Australia on a confrontational first day of the third Test yesterday. India were 296 for 3 at stumps at the Ferozshah Kotla stadium here after Gambhir led a superb recovery following two early wickets, the hosts deciding to bat on a pitch later expected to help spin.</p>
Cricket
Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:00:01 +0000
ECB order review of Stanford Series
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/ecb-order-review-of-stanford-series-978052.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/ecb-order-review-of-stanford-series-978052.html
<p>
The England and Wales Cricket Board are to review the $20m Stanford Super
Series following a week of negative publicity, PA Sport understands.
</p>
<p></p>
Cricket
Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:20:38 +0000
Gambhir ton floors Australia
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/gambhir-ton-floors-australia-977589.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/gambhir-ton-floors-australia-977589.html
<p>
Opener Gautam Gambhir completed an impressive century as India gained the
upper hand on the first day of the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar series
in New Delhi.
</p>
Cricket
Wed, 29 Oct 2008 12:34:51 +0000
Pietersen wants Stanford Series to be over
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/pietersen-wants-stanford-series-to-be-over-977493.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/pietersen-wants-stanford-series-to-be-over-977493.html
<p>
England captain Kevin Pietersen insists his players will be honest about their
health for this weekend's $20m showdown after a warm-up victory disrupted by
illness.
</p>
Cricket
Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:43:32 +0000
'Ludicrous' prize proves a distraction, says Swann
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/ludicrous-prize-proves-a-distraction-says-swann-976733.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/ludicrous-prize-proves-a-distraction-says-swann-976733.html
<p>Around the swimming pool at England's swish resort hotel yesterday it took a 29-year-old cricketer with a mild reputation as a Jack the Lad to see what legions of mature, grey suited administrators have failed to grasp.</p>
Cricket
Wed, 29 Oct 2008 00:00:01 +0000
Pietersen's power wins a cliffhanger for England
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/pietersens-power-wins-a-cliffhanger-for-england-977049.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/pietersens-power-wins-a-cliffhanger-for-england-977049.html
<p>Around the swimming pool at England's swish resort hotel yesterday it took a 29-year-old cricketer with a mild reputation as a Jack the Lad to see what legions of mature, grey-suited administrators have failed to grasp. </p>
Cricket
Wed, 29 Oct 2008 00:00:01 +0000
Stanford apologises to England players
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/stanford-apologises-to-england-players-975869.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/stanford-apologises-to-england-players-975869.html
<p>
Sir Allen Stanford last night offered an apology for his part in an incident
that upset England's players during Sunday's match with Middle.
</p>
Cricket
Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:19:50 +0000
Buried treasure: the real home of Antiguan cricket
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/buried-treasure-the-real-home-of-antiguan-cricket-975470.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/buried-treasure-the-real-home-of-antiguan-cricket-975470.html
<p>The dear old Antigua Recreation Ground was empty yesterday. Beneath the high ramshackle stands named after the country's legends, a football pitch was laid out with a makeshift dugout on the side. </p>
Cricket
Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:00:01 +0000
Hayden and Lee vow to bounce back in Delhi
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/hayden-and-lee-vow-to-bounce-back-in-delhi-975471.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/hayden-and-lee-vow-to-bounce-back-in-delhi-975471.html
<p>Australia are looking for improved performances from their batting and bowling leaders in the third Test starting early tomorrow, with the tourists needing to rebound quickly to avoid a first series defeat since 2005.</p>
Cricket
Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:00:01 +0000
Middle run ragged by Ramdin's late assault
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/middle-run-ragged-by-ramdins-late-assault-975527.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/middle-run-ragged-by-ramdins-late-assault-975527.html
<p>If it was frequently tedious and inevitably low scoring it ended with a flourish. Suffering another severe case of floodlight intervention, Middle dropped three crucial catches to lose against Trinidad & Tobago last night and with it $180,000 in prize money. </p>
Cricket
Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:00:01 +0000
Fraser set for Middle role
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/fraser-set-for-middle-role-975131.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/fraser-set-for-middle-role-975131.html
<p>
Middle are set to complete the appointment of former player Angus Fraser as
their new managing director of cricket, with Shaun Udal also named captain
for next season.
</p>
Cricket
Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:47:14 +0000
Audio: England victorious in Antigua warm-up
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/audio-england-victorious-in-antigua-warmup-974826.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/audio-england-victorious-in-antigua-warmup-974826.html
<p>
England began their preparations for Saturday's winner-takes-all $20m clash
with the Stanford Superstars by overcoming domestic Twenty20 Cup champions
Middle in Antigua last night by 12 runs.
</p>
Cricket
Mon, 27 Oct 2008 11:43:15 +0000
Australia outfought in India but enough punch remains for Ashes
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/australia-outfought-in-india-but-enough-punch-remains-for-ashes-974451.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/australia-outfought-in-india-but-enough-punch-remains-for-ashes-974451.html
<p>It says much about the state of Australian cricket that barely a year after the retirement of the greatest spinner in history, the nation is clamouring for an emergency call-up for a bowler who has spun out just a dozen batsmen at Test level.</p>
Cricket
Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:00:01 +0000
Stanford's men fail to impress
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/stanfords-men-fail-to-impress-974452.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/stanfords-men-fail-to-impress-974452.html
<p>Stanford Superstars warmed up for next weekend's multimillion pound showdown with England by beating Caribbean 20-over champions Trinidad & Tobago, but only after overcoming initial discomfort on Saturday. The representative team's batting suffered from the absence of captain Chris Gayle and the consistent Shivnarine Chanderpaul but a score of 146 for five proved sufficient.</p>
Cricket
Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:00:01 +0000
Altering of Test result was wrong, says MCC
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/altering-of-test-result-was-wrong-says-mcc-974453.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/altering-of-test-result-was-wrong-says-mcc-974453.html
<p>The International Cricket Council should not have changed the result of the controversial 2006 Oval Test between England and Pakistan to a draw, the custodians of the game's laws said yesterday.</p>
Cricket
Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:00:01 +0000
England under fire for appointing Mushtaq
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/england-under-fire-for-appointing-mushtaq-974454.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/england-under-fire-for-appointing-mushtaq-974454.html
<p>The appointment of Mushtaq Ahmed as England's spin-bowling coach has attracted the displeasure of the International Cricket Council (ICC), who will write to the England and Wales Cricket Board this week to query the decision. The 38-year-old's links to illegal gambling – he was censured and fined by the Qayyum Commission in Pakistan after they published their report into match-fixing in 2000 – make him an unsuitable choice for the position, the ICC believes.</p>
Cricket
Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:00:01 +0000
Matt Prior: 'I wasn't sledging Tendulkar, I was trying to get a car'
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/matt-prior-i-wasnt-sledging-tendulkar-i-was-trying-to-get-a-car-974489.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/matt-prior-i-wasnt-sledging-tendulkar-i-was-trying-to-get-a-car-974489.html
<p>The passage of events that led the England wicket-keeper Matt Prior to Antigua, where on Saturday, thanks to the patronage of a Test cricket-hating Texan billionaire, he and his England team-mates will play a three-hour game for a financial prize that almost makes one glad that Fred Trueman is no longer around to pass comment, began at Heathrow Airport on 3 September 1993.</p>
Cricket
Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:00:01 +0000
Ashes are all that matter, not T20 distraction
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/ashes-are-all-that-matter-not-t20-distraction-973745.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/ashes-are-all-that-matter-not-t20-distraction-973745.html
<p>It may come as a surprise to Kevin Pietersen that some things are simply impossible. Neither the word nor the concept is familiar to him. But he was being quite ridiculous when he said last week, looking forward to England's winter: "Playing Australia is hard but I want to steer away from Ashes, Ashes, Ashes. It's very important what's happening in the next couple of months."</p>
Cricket
Sun, 26 Oct 2008 00:00:01 +0100
On the Front Foot: Gatting wants a few 'kicks up bums' as hopefuls head Down Under
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/on-the-front-foot-gatting-wants-a-few-kicks-up-bums-as-hopefuls-head-down-under-973746.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/on-the-front-foot-gatting-wants-a-few-kicks-up-bums-as-hopefuls-head-down-under-973746.html
<p>It might not have been Australia's week (stop laughing at the back) but English cricket still knows where it can learn. This winter 18 cricketers between the ages of 19 and 21 are off to various Antipodean cities to try to become cricketers who can cope with responsibility.</p>
Cricket
Sun, 26 Oct 2008 00:00:01 +0100
A million bucks? For Captain of Cool, it's just another day
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/a-million-bucks-for-captain-of-cool-its-just-another-day-973747.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/a-million-bucks-for-captain-of-cool-its-just-another-day-973747.html
<p>Chris Gayle is probably the coolest cricketer on the planet. Whether blazing away while batting or bowling his deceptively innocuous off-breaks or mooching languidly at slip, he conveys the impression that none of this matters. Occasionally he breaks into a smile and on one famous occasion he scowled, but he does not do that not often. He just looks, well, cool. </p>
Cricket
Sun, 26 Oct 2008 00:00:01 +0100
Stephen Brenkley: Winner takes all, even the game's soul
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/stephen-brenkley-winner-takes-all-even-the-games-soul-973759.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/stephen-brenkley-winner-takes-all-even-the-games-soul-973759.html
<p>As sterling goes down, the prize money available to England's cricketers in Antigua next Saturday goes up. But with each notch on the digital displays, it is probable that the spirits of theplayers, perhaps soon to be rich, are heading south with the pound.</p>
Cricket
Sun, 26 Oct 2008 00:00:01 +0100
It's the biggest prize in cricket history, $20m for a three-hour showdown. Just a stunt – or a glimpse of the future?
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/its-the-biggest-prize-in-cricket-history-20m-for-a-threehour-showdown-just-a-stunt-ndash-or-a-glimpse-of-the-future-972826.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/its-the-biggest-prize-in-cricket-history-20m-for-a-threehour-showdown-just-a-stunt-ndash-or-a-glimpse-of-the-future-972826.html
<p>
England have embarked on a most bizarre venture. At the whim of their
employers and a Texan multibillionaire, they are gathering in Antigua this
weekend to play a cricket match next Saturday for a winner-takes-all purse
of $20m (some £12.9m and seemingly fluctuating upwards by the hour). It is
the richest prize competed for in team sport, although the original
intention that the winners would keep the entire pot has been diluted.
</p>
Cricket
Sat, 25 Oct 2008 00:00:01 +0100
England get ready for cricket's richest prize
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/england-get-ready-for-crickets-richest-prize-972400.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/england-get-ready-for-crickets-richest-prize-972400.html
<p>
When Chris Gayle and Kevin Pietersen walk out for the coin toss next Saturday,
their teams will be competing for the richest prize in cricketing history -
$20m - to win the inaugural Stanford 20/20 for 20 event.
</p>
Cricket
Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:23:53 +0100
England call in Mushtaq to help spinners
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/england-call-in-mushtaq-to-help-spinners-971372.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/england-call-in-mushtaq-to-help-spinners-971372.html
<p>Mushtaq Ahmed, the former Pakistan player, has been appointed as a spin bowling coach by the England and Wales Cricket Board. The 38-year-old will work with England players at various levels, having agreed a deal on a consultancy basis. He retired from first-class cricket this summer after injury halted his season with Sus. </p>
Cricket
Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:00:01 +0100
England appoint Mushtaq as spin coach
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/england-appoint-mushtaq-as-spin-coach-971042.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/england-appoint-mushtaq-as-spin-coach-971042.html
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Former Pakistan star Mushtaq Ahmed has been appointed as a spin bowling coach
by the England and Wales Cricket Board.
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Cricket
Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:51:18 +0100
Audio: England prepare for winner-takes-all Stanford match
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/audio-england-prepare-for-winnertakesall-stanford-match-970456.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/audio-england-prepare-for-winnertakesall-stanford-match-970456.html
<p>
The money-spinning Stanford Super Series is about to get underway in the
Caribbean in what promises to be one of the most exciting and controversial
events in the history of cricket.
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Cricket
Thu, 23 Oct 2008 11:51:33 +0100
Angus Fraser: Crushed champions cannot be written off yet
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/angus-fraser-crushed-champions-cannot-be-written-off-yet-968494.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/angus-fraser-crushed-champions-cannot-be-written-off-yet-968494.html
<p>Australia's captain Ricky Ponting faces possibly the most challenging week of his career following his side's crushing 320-run defeat to India at Mohali. It is not just the size of the loss, the biggest suffered by the world champions in more than a decade, that suggests an era of Australian dominance has finally come to an end; the quality of cricket played by Ponting's side and the shortcomings of its bowling attack show that the world champions are not, and will not be for some time, the force they once were. </p>
Cricket
Wed, 22 Oct 2008 00:00:01 +0100
Australia humbled by fiery Khan
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/australia-humbled-by-fiery-khan-968495.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/australia-humbled-by-fiery-khan-968495.html
<p>Ricky Ponting admitted his team were thoroughly outplayed after Australia were handed a crushing second Test defeat by India yesterday. India beat the world's No 1 side by 320 runs, their biggest ever margin of victory in terms of runs, bettering their 280-run success over South Africa in Kanpur in 1996. </p>
Cricket
Wed, 22 Oct 2008 00:00:01 +0100
India crush Australia to take series lead
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/india-crush-australia-to-take-series-lead-967864.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/india-crush-australia-to-take-series-lead-967864.html
<p>
India crushed Australia by 320 runs in the second test to seize a 1-0 series
lead in the four-match series today.
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Cricket
Tue, 21 Oct 2008 07:01:13 +0100
Harbhajan dismantles Australia to power India toward Mohali victory
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/harbhajan-dismantles-australia-to-power-india-toward-mohali-victory-967716.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/harbhajan-dismantles-australia-to-power-india-toward-mohali-victory-967716.html
<p>Harbhajan Singh and Ishant Sharma wrecked Australia's top order to leave India on the verge of a big win in the second Test. Australia were 141 for 5 at stumps on the fourth day after India set an improbable 516-run fourth innings victory target, giving themselves four-and-a-half sessions to seize a 1-0 lead in the four-match series.</p>
Cricket
Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:00:01 +0100
Pietersen puts credit crunch on England
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/pietersen-puts-credit-crunch-on-england-967717.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/pietersen-puts-credit-crunch-on-england-967717.html
<p>Kevin Pietersen has warned his England players not to flaunt their cash if they win next Saturday's $20m extravaganza in Antigua. With the financial world in meltdown and families fearing for their future, the match against Sir Allen Stanford's Superstars comes at an inopportune time for Pietersen and his side. </p>
Cricket
Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:00:01 +0100
Pietersen underlines importance of Test cricket ahead of Stanford match
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/pietersen-underlines-importance-of-test-cricket-ahead-of-stanford-match-967441.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/pietersen-underlines-importance-of-test-cricket-ahead-of-stanford-match-967441.html
<p>
Kevin Pietersen launched an impassioned defence of Test cricket today, less
than two weeks before he will lead England in the $20m Twenty20 Stanford
match.
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Cricket
Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:07:21 +0100
India on the brink of Test match victory
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/india-on-the-brink-of-test-match-victory-967376.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/india-on-the-brink-of-test-match-victory-967376.html
<p>
Harbhajan Singh collected three top-order wickets and Ishant Sharma snared a
brace to leave India on the brink of victory against Australia after day
four of the second Border-Gavaskar Test.
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Cricket
Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:33:43 +0100
England line up West Indies to replace Sri Lanka in 2009
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/england-line-up-west-indies-to-replace-sri-lanka-in-2009-966966.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/england-line-up-west-indies-to-replace-sri-lanka-in-2009-966966.html
<p>The England and Wales Cricket Board are lining up the West Indies to play in a two-Test series against Kevin Pietersen's side in May 2009. Sri Lanka are scheduled to tour England during the period but it is becoming increasingly likely that the series will be cancelled. </p>
Cricket
Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:00:01 +0100
Mishra takes five as India dominate
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/mishra-takes-five-as-india-dominate-966967.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/mishra-takes-five-as-india-dominate-966967.html
<p>Rookie leg-spinner Amit Mishra claimed a five-wicket haul as India had Australia on the ropes on the third day of the second Test here in Mohali.</p>
Cricket
Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:00:01 +0100
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