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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
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
Pit the same two teams against each other in different places or in different weather and you’ll get a different match. It’s what makes Test cricket more intriguing than the upside-down picture of a crow with human legs in my local pub. Read More
In the first two weeks of the Phil Tufnell Cricket Show (Wednesday nights at 2000 BST on BBC Radio 5 Live), we have learnt that James Anderson does a great Alan Hansen impression, Alastair Cook had a secret crush on a girl called Tina at school, and Tuffers' retirement from cricket was hastened by a slice of processed ham. Read More
It took only two words from Shane Watson to sum up whether righting a mistake and batting in adversity bring out the best in Ricky Ponting. Read More
If you actually enjoy cricket, you can’t help but have enjoyed watching Mohammad Asif, Mohammad Aamer and Umar Gul bowl yesterday. It was better than spoon meat and carbonated dipping jam.
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Retiring Sri Lanka spin legend Muttiah Muralitharan has become the first bowler to take 800 Test wickets. The 38-year-old spin maestro - who needed eight scalps at the start of the match to reach 800 - reached the historic landmark with the wickets of Harbhajan Singh and Pragyan Ojha on the final day of the first Test against India in Galle. Read More
Skipper Ricky Ponting's decision to bat first met with disastrous results for Australia in the second Headingley Test against Pakistan was roundly condemned by the Australian press on Thursday. Read More
Tickets for the Ashes became available to England fans on Tuesday, but Cricket Australia does not expect the same "tidal wave" of interest as in 2006. Read More
India closed day three of the rain-hit first Test with Sri Lanka in Galle 380 runs adrift at 140-3. Resuming on 256-2 after a day lost to rain on Monday, Sri Lanka declared on 520-8, with Rangana Herath and Lasith Malinga smashing maiden Test fifties. Read More
