Buzzin Cricket

The much discussed Indian Premier League (IPL) gets underway tomorrow. Most of the biggest names in the current world game, with the exception of one or two Englishmen, will be involved in the month-long tournament.
One thing bothers me though - no doubt some of the cricket will be spectacular and enthralling, but will it [...]

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England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff has been forced to rethink plans for his new house. Neighbours in Mottram St Andrew, Cheshire complained about the proposed five-storey dwelling and planning permission has been refused.
Flintoff bought the house for £1.85 million from Blackburn manager Mark Hughes last year, then demolished it and submitted his ideas for a [...]

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India cruised to victory by 8 wickets on day three of the third Test in Kanpur, levelling the three match series 1-1.
A vital 46 run last wicket stand between Sreesanth (29) and Sharma (14 n.o.) gave the home side a lead of 60 on first innings.  This was to prove crucial as the visitors then [...]

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South Africa won the toss and unsurprisingly elected to bat on day one of the third test in Kanpur.  The pitch is widely predicted to fall apart after three or four days and they wouldn’t have wanted to be batting last against India’s spinners.
The decision looked even better at 152-1 in the afternoon session, with [...]

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India need to win the third Test against South Africa beginning tomorrow in Kanpur to save the series. The first match was a draw. The second a thumping win for the visitors, who bowled the Indians out for just 76 in their first innings.
South Africa are hoping to become only the third side [...]

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