The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
• South African-born Trott carded to bat at No3 • Mahmood included at expense of Graham Onions Jonathan Trott was included in the England side to face the Diamond Eagles in their opening warm-up match of their tour to South Africa in Bloemfontein. The home side won the toss and asked the visitors to bat on a warm and windy day at Springbok Park. Trott, who is returning to South Africa for...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
• 'I've matured a lot as a bowler and as a person' • Graeme Swann training again after injury scare The returning England fast bowler Sajid Mahmood does not believe he was thrown into international cricket too early, insisting that his initial opportunity gave him a chance to fine tune his game. The Lancashire bowler is in line for a first appearance for his country since the 2007 World...
Cricinfo (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Sajid Mahmood, the Lancashire fast bowler, is keen to prove he is a more consistent performer after being included in England's one-day and Twenty20 squads on the tour of South Africa
The World of Cricket (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
So after a long summer of cricket that included the Ashes Test Series, the Hectic 7 match One Day Series between Australia and England and then the ICC Champions Trophy tournament England will be hopping on a plane and jetting off to South Africa for a long tour that will last from the 1st November to the 18th January. The squads were announced back earlier this month and there were a few surprises...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009
• Luke Wright promoted to Test squad • Owais Shah left out of one-day party For a team who have just won the Ashes England have made some bold moves for their four-Test tour to South Africa. With Andrew Flintoff in retirement from Test cricket and Steve Harmison omitted because of his lacklustre displays over the last three years, Liam Plunkett returns to the Test squad for the first time...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009
• Steven Davies, Adil Rashid and Luke Wright make Test squad • Steve Harmison left out of both sides due to inconsistency • Click here to see England's full itinerary in South Africa Kevin Pietersen has been included in a Test squad containing three uncapped players for the tour of South Africa. Pietersen, who was also named in the one-day squad, was today named alongside the uncapped...
World A-Team Cricket Forum (Free subscription) | 07/28/2009
I have had this bat signed by a past years Lancashire team for around 2 years and was wondering the worth of it. I think il be lucky to get £20 for it but was wondering if anyone had any clue on what to value it as on Ebay. The bat is in perfect condition and is signed by the following players: Mark Chilton Stuart Law James Anderson Karl Brown Glen Chapple Dominic Cork Steven Croft Gareth Cross...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 06/28/2009
It was clear early in Sajid Mahmood's career that he was a fast bowler capable of wreaking damage with a cricket ball. Bowling in the Lancashire nets in May 2003, a raw 21-year-old with only a handful of first-team matches, he struck Andrew Flintoff such a blow to the shoulder that the England all-rounder had still not recovered two weeks later and had to miss that summer's opening Test. It was not...
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