Buzzin Cricket

Simon Jones, the 29-year old pace bowler and hero of the 2005 Ashes winning England side, is fit and wants his place back in the Test squad.
Jones has only played 5 county championship matches since his last Test appearance against the Aussies in the 4th test at Trent Bridge. He took 18 wickets during [...]

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Giles Clarke, Chairman of the ECB, has once again made it clear that centrally contracted players will not be free to join the IPL.
England star Kevin Pietersen was reported in Saturday’s Times newspaper saying it was “ridiculous” that England’s stars could not take part in the tournament which begins on April 18th.
Because of the massive [...]

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India were bowled out for just 76 on the first day of the second test against South Africa in Ahmedabad.  Dale Steyn took 5-23 to destroy the hosts’ first innings, which lasted just 20 overs – the first time India have been all out before lunch on the first day of a Test.
India won the [...]

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After a fairly comfortable victory in Guyana, Sri Lanka will be going for the win in the second Test in Trinidad. If they succeed , or manage a draw, they will become the first Sri Lankan side to take a series in the Caribbean.
“It is important that we go for a win in [...]

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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has today placed a five year ban on pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar due to what it describes as “repeated disciplinary violations.”
Akhtar is unable to play for Pakistan, or anywhere in Pakistan, whilst the ban is in force. Interestingly it does not prevent him from joining the IPL.
The 32 year [...]

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