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Fletcher to guest on Test Match Special

With the opening match of England's tour of South Africa already under way, I thought it would be a good time to let you know some more details of BBC Radio's coverage of what promises to be a really...

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England move out of the fog for Test series

So after eight days of preparation in East London, England's cricketers head back to Johannesburg ready for Wednesday's eagerly anticipated opening Test at nearby Centurion Park. Although the quality...

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Durban awaits for TMS team

This Test match series always promised much - but following the dramatic conclusion to the opening game at Centurion Park the anticipation ahead of this week's match here in Durban could hardly be...

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On to Cape Town

Happy New Year from the BBC cricket team - let's hope from an England point of view that 2010 starts in a similar fashion to how the old one ended. It was a highly impressive performance from England...

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'Bullring' poised for thrilling finale

I am writing this blog from what must be the highest Test Match Special commentary box in the world. Not only are we situated right at the top of the tallest stand at the famous Wanderers Cricket...

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Reflections on a gripping series

In the end, England were not able to produce a third great escape to win the Test series here in South Africa. But had they held on for a couple of extra hours at the Wanderers on Sunday they might...

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Postcard from Dhaka

Dhaka is known as the "Rickshaw Capital of the World" with reportedly over 400,000 of the famous two wheeled carts making slow progress along the cities roads every day. I say slow progress because so...

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England players go back to school

It is one of the sad parts of modern touring that cricketers don't often have much of an opportunity to get to know the places where they are visiting. Partly this is because of modern scheduling ,...

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All set for the Chittagong Test

England will certainly be used to conditions at the Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on Friday, having already played a one-day international and a three-day warm-up game at the ground this...

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England hold their nerve in Chittagong

So England eventually got there in the end. I know the team likes to be involved in great rearguard actions on the final day of Test matches, think Cardiff and Cape Town, but normally it's England...

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The importance of first impressions

It can be rather dangerous to make judgements too soon on whether a tournament will be a success... but you know what they say about the importance of first impressions. Three years ago I arrived in...

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England's heroes return to home soil

Just 10 days after England were crowned ICC World Twenty20 champions for the first time, the team and Test Match Special return to Test action this Thursday with the opening match of the summer at...

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A series of firsts at Lord's

So the Test Match Special charabanc rolls onto Old Trafford ready for Friday's second Test after a highly enjoyable and in the end fairly competitive opening outing of the summer at the home of...

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England and TMS ready for Aussie one-day series

There has been plenty of good-natured banter flying around the BBC sports room over the past few days as events in South Africa have been dominating the sporting agenda. As the debate raged over just...

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Preparing for the historic series

After some eventful limited-overs internationals involving four different teams over the past few weeks attention now turns to the "MCC Spirit of Cricket" Pakistan v Australia Test matches at Lord's...

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