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When TwelfthMan members raised £515 for Magic Bus last month, they probably did not realise it would trigger smiles thousand of miles away in one of the world's most impoverished areas.
Newly-appointed England Under-19 captain Liam Dawson hopes the series in South Africa is more memorable than his first tour at that level.
England Under-19s travel to South Africa today in search of immediate results and with a view to next year’s World Cup in Kenya.
Horses for courses is a phrase that is often used in conjunction with fast bowlers, but for Middlesex seamer Chris Silverwood it has an altogether different meaning.
Several county cricketers go off to sunnier climes in the winter to hone their skills, but for Andrew Gale the off-season is a chance for him to develop the talents of the youth of England.
How can you surpass a year in which you lifted the Ashes and were voted the best woman cricketer on the planet? Simple. Win the World Cup.
Ravi Bopara has already made a New Year's Resolution: to open the batting for England in one-day cricket. "I'm loving the thought of it and look forward to doing it more," he told ecb.co.uk.
Head coach Mark Lane views England women's astonishing success this year as a mere appetiser before the main course: the mouthwatering international calendar that lies ahead in 2009.
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