Cricket: Lillee blames preparation
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Australia legend Dennis Lillee says poor preparation is a major factor in England's disappointing Ashes campaign.
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Graham Thorpe acknowledges that England need to raise their game ahead of the first Test against South Africa.
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Sport: Andrew Flintoff will sit out the second Test - and he could miss the whole series against West Indies.
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A former India captain who prepared the crumbling pitch for last week's Bombay Test against world champions Australia defended himself by passing the blame on touring skipper Ricky Ponting.
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Australia&#39;s apparently meticulous planning for their successful tour to India showed a flaw last night when it was confirmed that Shane Warne had a broken right thumb and would miss the fourth Test, which was due to start here in the early hours of this
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England must decide whether to risk Andrew Flintoff in the third one-day international against India on Monday.
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Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting says it will take time for him to adjust to conditions in India in the lead-up to his comeback match in two weeks.
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Kevin Pietersen says he is not ready to be England's one-day captain.
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Sport: Cricket: England left with inexperienced attack to face India after seamer ruled out.
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England&#39;s preparations for the start of their forthcoming Test series against South Africa began today with their traditional one-day curtain-raiser against a collection of internationals in the Nicky Oppenheimer&#39;s XI.
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England lost to host nation South Africa&#39;s second team by seven wickets in Potchefstroom in its final warm-up match before the first of five cricket Tests starts Friday in Port Elizabeth.
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Australian paceman Glenn McGrath tempted fate when he named England's stand-in captain Andrew Strauss and batsman Alastair Cook as his batting &quot;bunnies&quot; for the upcoming Ashes series.
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Former Australian cricket captain Greg Chappell has expressed his disappointment at the resignation of Dennis Lillee as a fast bowling coach with the Australian cricket academy.
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Fly-half Charlie Hodgson admits his missed kicks cost England victory against Australia.
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Australia legend Shane Warne thinks England need to stop making excuses if they are to start winning cricket matches.
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Tom Coughlin blamed Sunday&#39;s 28-13 loss to the Detroit Lions on the players and their lack of preparation over the bye. His players begged to differ.
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England will start day two of the third Ashes Tests with a chance to put Australia under pressure.