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Vics paceman Pattinson to dump England
Melbourne City (Free subscription) | 07/30/2008
Fast bowler Darren Pattinson, the scapegoat for England’s last defeat in Test cricket, is about to terminate his tumultuous international career by committing to Victoria. ...
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Mitchell On L’ffair Pattinson : Don’t You Hate It When That Happens?
Can't Stop the Bleeding (Free subscription) | 07/27/2008
England’s surprise selection of unheralded fast bowler Darren Pattinson for their unsuccessful 2nd Test of the summer versus South Africa has been characterized by one observer as “numb-skulled”. In the considered opinion of “Peep Show”’s David Mitchell, however, it was a simple matter of mistaken identity. From Saturday’s Guardian : The England cricket team’s newest member, [...]
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Darren Pattinson's Second Test Bungle
Bodog Beat UK (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
That might be the only Test match he will ever play for England, but no matter: no-one will forget the name Darren Pattinson after the remarkable Second Test against South Africa.With Ryan Sidebottom out injured, England needed a last-minute bowling replacement. Three of the men who blasted Australia apart to ...
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Pattinson not to blame for defeat says Vaughan
News & Information (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
England captain Michael Vaughan said controversial debutant Darren Pattinson had “tried his guts out” as he cleared him of blame for the team’s 10-wicket second Test thrashing by South……Read more
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Bowled Darren
Line and Length (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
So that is that at Headingley. And though it may be cruel to say it, that is probably that for Darren Pattinson's Test career. His final haul of two Test wickets puts him joint-306th in the all-time England wicket-takers table,...
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Darren Pattinson jumps the queue
King Cricket (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
We’ll give Darren Pattinson a chance, but… (1) It’s not being Australian that makes someone a good cricketer. Australia themselves leave out plenty of Australians from their Test side. (2) Trent Bridge is kind to swing bowlers. (3) If Chris Tremlett is first reserve, then Chris Tremlett is first reserve - there’s surely a reason behind it. Also, he’s [...]
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Who is Darren Pattinson?
The Village Cricketer (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
Beefy’s joust admitted on Sky that he knows nothing about Darren Pattinson. That makes two of us! He has, however, just leapt above Hoggard, Harmison, Jones, and a host of other bowlers that would have considered themselves to be in line for a test recall at some stage. Simon Briggs in the Telegraph provides more details, [...]
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Darren Who?
Line and Length (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
OK, I'm a bit out of touch at the moment. I'm up at Royal Birkdale for the Open and, frankly, after the downpours we suffered yesterday I'm still waiting for the mist to evaporate off my glasses. So when I...
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The most searched for cricketers online
The Village Cricketer (Free subscription) | 08/08/2008
OK. So I guess I can only figure out this based on the people that then visit The Village Cricketer once they have searched, so this isn’t going to be the most scientific poll, however I have just reviewed the amount of leads I have had in from specific searches done on internet search engines. [...]
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Were the selectors right to recall Steve Harmison?
Line and Length (Free subscription) | 07/28/2008
Following their "confused" decision to pick the almost unknown Darren Pattinson at Headingley, the England selectors appear to jumped out of the frying pan and into the fire after they recalled Steve Harmison for the third npower Test at Edgbaston....
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Harmison back for third Test
Line and Length (Free subscription) | 07/26/2008
Stephen Harmison has been named in a 13-man squad for next week's third Test against South Africa, with Darren Pattinson, as expected, released back to county cricket. For all Harmison's mental frailties, he has been one of the star bowlers...
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Vote for July's Pillock of the Month
Line and Length (Free subscription) | 07/31/2008
Last day of the month so time for our regular pillock poll. Peter Chingoka was last month's pillock, joining Vijay Mallya, Harbhajan Singh, Stephen Harmison, Jesse Ryder and Andrew Symonds in the hall of shame for 2008. Who deserves a...
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Team England?
normblog (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
As a piece of team selection, picking Darren Pattinson for the Headingley Test wasn't the most brilliant idea the England selectors have ever had. (It may not have been the least brilliant idea either, since 11 years ago on the...
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De Villiers century puts Proteas in box seat
Timpu (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008
More images Leeds: AB de Villiers continued to frustrate England by completing his sixth Test hundred after debutant Darren Pattinson struck again by removing Ashwell Prince for a Test-best 149 here at Headingley. South Africa, at lunch on the third day of the second Test here on … Click Here To Read the Full Post
