December 15th, 2009 by
John Stern in
Test cricket
Much as I respect the decisions of Stuart Broad and James Anderson to ignore the 2010 IPL, I feel uncomfortable about it.
Broad is the only one that matters here. Anderson is not a realistic IPL prospect anyway but Broad would be a serious draw.
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December 15th, 2009 by
Daniel Brigham in
England
As enthralling as it was watching Sri Lanka’s attempts to chase down India’s 414, it couldn’t detract from my childish anticipation of the start of England’s Test series in South Africa tomorrow.
As Dilshan was Dilscooping his way to a stunning 160, my thoughts were turning to Andrew Strauss nurdling Paul Harris around, Dale Steyn and Mahkya Ntini blocking out the last five overs for a draw and the rhythm of paceman and spinner bowling in tandem for a session.
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