Cricket: England openers make solid start
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PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa : England opening batsmen Marcus Trescothick and Andrew Strausss gave their side a solid start on the second day of the first Test against South Africa at St George&#39;s Park.
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England complete their eighth straight Test win in the series opener against South Africa.
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England made significant early inroads into the Australian batting line-up on the opening day of the third Ashes cricket Test at the WACA Ground here, with the hosts 69 for three at lunch.l.
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Matthew Hoggard and Andrew Flintoff claimed three wickets each as England restricted South Africa to 273 for seven on day one of the First Test in Port Elizabeth on Friday.
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Makhaya Ntini took three wickets in four balls as South Africa fought their way back into contention in the first Test against England at St George's Park here on Sunday.
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Kevin Pietersen's 104 was the centrepiece of England's 347 for six at stumps on the first day of the third Test against Pakistan at Headingley.
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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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South Africa defied conventional wisdom at The Oval yesterday. Worldly-wise cricket analysts apply a simple formula to one-day cricket in England in September, especially when it starts at 10.
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Ashes-winning captain Michael Vaughan will see his first action since June in a one-day match with England's Academy side.
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England dodged the showers to gain valuable practice for the Test series against South Africa in their tour opener against Nicky Oppenheimerâs XI today.
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Captain Chris Gayle smashed an explosive half-century as the West Indies made a good start on the first day of the first Test against South Africa at St George's Park Wednesday.
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Matthew Hoggard and Andrew Flintoff took three wickets each as England claimed the spoils on the first day of the first test against South Africa in Port Elizabeth on Friday.
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With New Zealand cricket facing further upheaval England have completed a smooth build up to an international series which starts here Tuesday with the first of two Twenty20 fixtures.
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England got their Champions Trophy campaign off to a successful start with a record 152-run win against Zimbabwe at Edgbaston here.
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Sport: England begin ICC World Twenty20 campaign with 50-run win.
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England drew first blood in their cricket tour of New Zealand when they comfortably won the opening Twenty20 match by 32 runs.
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Marcus Trescothick claimed a personal milestone as England made slow but steady progress towards passing South Africa&#39;s respectable first-innings total in the opening Test at St George&#39;s Park.