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A player and captain who served his country with aplomb. Until the match fixing scandal broke out and the late Hansie Cronje paid a heavy price. Now banned since 2000, he has been roped in by a political party. What does it mean?
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Filed under: Sports, Cheat Sheet Asylum’s daily round up of the best coverage from The Ashes. Keep up with all our coverage in the Sports section. Comments from...
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The day witnessed a typical Test upheaval and an intriguing opening day’s game at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff for the first Ashes Test between Australia and England.
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The West Indies cricket plunged further and deeper into controversy, this time as players threaten to boycott the home series against Bangladesh altogether.
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