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Kevin Pietersen - a flawed genius who has not got his rightful due

Kevin Pietersen - a flawed genius who has not got his rightful due

By Andrew Bloxham It’s taken five Tests, a great deal of soul searching, unceasing running repairs to increasingly damaged reputations and a dose or two of severe humiliation along the way. But England have succeeded in winning a Test match in Asia for the first time this winter, seizing their final opportunity to do so in a performance reminiscent of the rise to the summit of world cricket that garnered such widespread acclaim.

Andrew Bloxham, Kevin Pietersen, Andrew Strauss, Jonathan Trott, Matt Prior, Colin Cowdrey, Alastair Cook

April 11 2012, 10:34 am

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England, Sri Lanka have genuine match-winners, but wickets hold the key

England, Sri Lanka have genuine match-winners, but wickets hold the key

By Andrew Bloxham As England’s second three day warm-up match of this two-Test ‘mini-tour’ of Sri Lanka culminated in an unexpectedly exciting finale, thus averting one of those all too familiarly insipid draws so often associated with this beautiful isle, a sense of foreboding ahead of the upcoming five-day stuff had still managed to lodge itself deep within my admittedly negative psyche.

Andrew Bloxham, Andrew Strauss, Jonathan Trott, Alastair Cook, Kevin Pietersen, James Anderson, Sri Lanka, England, SL vs Eng

March 23 2012, 11:53 am

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Team India five years from now: The worlds greatest?

Team India five years from now: The world's greatest?

ByAndrew Bloxham As reigning One-Day International world champions, and with the ever burgeoning success of the Indian Premier League (IPL) seemingly gaining precedence amongst a number of supporters, players and of course the money men, the question of whether India are going to be sufficiently equipped to compete in Test cricket in the long-term is a valid one.

Andrew Bloxham, Ajinkya Rahane, Umesh Yadav, Rohit Sharma, Manoj Tiwary, Cheteshwar Pujara, Varun Aaron, India, World's greatest team, IPL

March 16 2012, 12:06 pm

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