Zulqarnain Haider almost produced an incredible hundred in a match where virtually nothing was expected of him © AFP Pakistan's replacements provided the only positives from the defeat at Edgbaston. Of the two, Zulqarnain Haider was the brighter. Yes, he dropped catches but you might excuse those as debut nerves. He also bagged a golden duck. Nerves again. But despite these setbacks he almost produced an incredible hundred and made himself a major player in a Test match where virtually nothing was expected of him. It is too early...
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The ongoing infighting inside Canadian cricket rumbles on with news the Ontario Cricket Association has suspended six players - Cecil Pervez, Durrand Sorraine, Junaid Siddiqui, Rustam Bhatti, Zameer Zahir and Khusroo Wadia “The above players have been suspended for failing to respond to a show-cause notice sent to them by the OCA requestiong an explanation for their conduct in the recently held National Championships in Ontario,” a statement from the OCA said. “The suspension of the above players makes them ineligible to represent Ontario. The above players having failed to...
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Both sides are missing key players but India will start as favourites, particularly given the amount of experience the team has of the conditions in Dambulla
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If Stuart Broad' s transgression on Sunday was a one-off incident, a case of his aggression getting the better of him for the first time, then I would not have a problem with it. But if you take Stuart's history into account you have to say that he has been pushing things to the limit for some time, says Nasser Hussain in the Daily Mail. I said last season, when Broad's place was being questioned by some, that England should invest in him and stick by him and he has...
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