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Eoin Morgan spoke of his pride after answering concerns over his technique and temperament at Test level with a stunning, unbeaten 125. Morgan became only the second Irish-born batsman to score a Test hundred for England after Fred Fane achieved the feat in 1906, and insisted he had never doubted his ability to translate his sparkling one-day form into the Test arena. Read More

Six weeks ago Steven Finn was on cloud nine. His name had been inscribed on the honours board at Lord's, alongside the greats such as Trueman, Botham, Bedser and Willis, for his five-wicket haul against Bangladesh. Bowling with great rhythm and confidence he had finished with 15 wickets in two Tests and was named England's man of the series. Read More

Yesterday, while searching for something else, I found a book for which I had been looking for a year. Immediately, as sometimes happens with these things, it sparked a flash memory, of my grandfather. Read More