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Peter Roebuck

1956 – 2011

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    Sangakkara’s Challenge to Cricket

    His speech at Lord’s should serve as a wake-up call [...]

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  • Richard Hadlee bowling

    The Primal Contest

    The game’s essential match-up, of batsman against bowler, finds its [...]

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  • Anil Kumble

    Role of influential seniors crucial

    Never has the importance of senior players been more apparent. [...]

    The Hindu
  • Ishant Sharma

    India needs to apply itself to hold on to its top spot

    If India has any interest in retaining its top position [...]

    The Hindu
  • South African Cricket team 2008

    Can South Africa Keep it Going?

    Their second generation of players is setting about the task [...]

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  • AB de Villiers

    South Africa Must Seize Their Chance to Shine

    They have the players and the leadership, but the board [...]

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  • Sanath Jayasuriya

    Sri Lanka on the Brink

    They’ll lose more of their top players soon, and political [...]

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  • Cricket Umpire

    Whatever Happened to Accountability?

    While players have become professional on and off the field, [...]

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  • Anderson bowls in the Ashes 2009

    England Take the Old-fashioned Route to the Top

    On their way to No. 1 they revived swing bowling, [...]

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  • Australia bowler Nathan Lyon fielding

    Is there a method in the Australian selectors’ madness?

    The panel seems to be acting without rhyme or reason, [...]

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  • Lawrence Rowe

    The Triple

    The 300-run milestone is unique to Test cricket, calling on [...]

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  • Jonathan Trott

    Who are Cricket’s Future Greats?

    Are there batsmen and bowlers to replace Tendulkar, Kallis, Sangakkara and Steyn?

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  • Shane Watson

    Watson’s Turnaround

    Shane Watson has transformed the fragility of his body into [...]

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  • Allan Donald

    Wright and Donald Could do Australia Good

    The back-room team that guided New Zealand at the World [...]

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  • Mashrafe and Shakib

    What Bangladesh Could Learn from Sri Lanka’s Success

    Sri Lankan cricket has its problems, but it is overall [...]

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Peter Roebuck 1956 – 2011

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