NEWELL TO WORK WITH LIONS | Sporting Life – Cricket News | Live Ball-by-ball scorecards, England, Australia
Nottinghamshire director of cricket Mick Newell will work with the England Lions on their forthcoming tour of West Indies. Newell, who guided Nottinghamshire to the LV= County Championship title last season, will join a tour management team headed by the ECB’s performance director David Parsons.

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ECB BEGIN SPONSOR SEARCH | Sporting Life – Cricket News | Live Ball-by-ball scorecards, England, Australia
The England and Wales Cricket Board have invited major brands to come forward and sponsor men’s and women’s Test match cricket. The move follows npower’s decision to stand down as the sponsor of the home Test series, ending an association that has stood since 2001.

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FLOWER QUITS INTERNATIONAL SCENE | Sporting Life – Cricket News | Live Ball-by-ball scorecards, Ashes, England …
Grant Flower has retired from international cricket for a second time to concentrate on his role as Zimbabwe’s batting coach. Flower initially ended his career with Zimbabwe back in 2004 but returned to action in the one-day series against South Africa last year.

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SUTHERLAND: PONTING MAY FACE ICC ACTION | Sporting Life – Cricket News | Live Ball-by-ball scorecards, Ashes, England …
Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland accepts captain Ricky Ponting could face censure for his behaviour on a heated second day at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

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CRICKET CORRUPTION IS RIFE – GUL | Sporting Life – Cricket News | Live Ball-by-ball scorecards, Ashes, England …
The lawyer representing former Pakistan captain Salman Butt at next month’s International Cricket Council hearing has claimed corruption is rife in world cricket.

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SRI LANKA-WINDIES ODI SERIES POSTPONED | Sporting Life – Cricket News | Live Ball-by-ball scorecards, Ashes, England …
The cricket boards of Sri Lanka and West Indies have postponed the one-day international series due to poor weather, less than 24 hours before the first match was scheduled to get under way in Hambantota.

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AUSSIES SUFFER KATICH BLOW | Sporting Life – Cricket News | Live Ball-by-ball scorecards, Ashes, England, Australia …
Australia have suffered an injury setback with the news Simon Katich is likely to miss the remainder of the Ashes series with an Achilles problem.

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INJURY BOOST FOR SMITH | Sporting Life – Cricket News | Live Ball-by-ball scorecards, Ashes, England, Australia …
Graeme Smith is expected to recover from a hand injury in time for the first Test against India at Centurion next month, Cricket South Africa have confirmed.

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England World Cup 2018 bid blow as Asian football chief declares vote for Spain/Portugal
Mohamed Bin Hammam, the Qatari president of the Asian Football Confederation, declared his 2018 World Cup vote will be for England’s rivals, Spain and Portugal.

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