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2018-09-29

  Has Sledging Gone too Far?

Charu Sharma, Alister Nicholson and Natalie Germanos ask whether Moeen Ali "Osama" revelation changes the way cricketers behave out in the field? Xhosa-speaking South Africans have been playing cricket for more than 160 years. But only now can they do...
  BBC World Service author
2018-09-22

  Hit or Miss: The Hundred?

We hear reaction and analysis to the pilots of the Hundred - the ECB's proposed shortened format intended to attract new fans to cricket. Will the idea open up the sport to a wider audience? Plus, Dawid Malan explains how he "struggled to get his head...
  BBC World Service author
2018-09-15

  England's "Mr Reliable"

We celebrate a milestone for Test cricket's most prolific pace bowler - James Anderson - as he claims his 564th wicket with the final ball of the fifth Test against India. We also hear how the building of Rwanda's first cricket ground last year is h...
  BBC World Service author
2018-09-06

  Farewell to England's Quiet Colossus

As opening batsman Alastair Cook bows out at the Oval, we speak to Ian Bell, who played alongside him in more than 100 Test matches. We turn the clock back 50 years to revisit the Basil D'Oliveira affair, when one man became the symbol of sport's o...
  BBC World Service author
2018-08-16

  Ben Stokes: The Road to Redemption?

After being cleared of affray outside a Bristol nightclub, should England cricketer Ben Stokes play in the third Test against India which starts on Saturday? The England and Wales Cricket Board will now decide whether they will punish Stokes furthe...
  BBC World Service author
2018-08-04

  1,000 Tests Not Out

In 1877, England played their first ever Test match - 141 years on - they have become the first nation to reach 1000 matches in the longest format of the game - we reflect on England's Test history with cricket journalist Simon Wilde who has written a ...
  BBC World Service author
2018-06-21

  'Serious Boshing' – the Week Records Tumbled

England broke their own world record for the highest one-day international total, making 481 runs off 50 overs against Australia at Trent Bridge. In professional cricket, only Surrey have got closer to 500, when they scored 496 at the Oval and only ...
  BBC World Service author
2018-06-14

  The Rise of Afghanistan's Cricket Team

It's a nation that has been torn apart by decades of war but after a long long wait, finally Afghanistan are playing their first ever Test match against India - Our reporter Sam Sheringham is in India to find out about Afghanistan's remarkable journey....
  BBC World Service author
2018-06-08

  Indigenous Beginnings: The History of Aboriginal Cricket

One-hundred and fifty years ago, 13 Aboriginals became the first Australia team to tour overseas when they travelled to England. Author Greg de Moore tells the remarkable story of how the Aboriginal team was created - which he believes is the most impo...
  BBC World Service author
2018-06-01

  Mickey Arthur Wonder Coach

Pakistan out-fought, out-skilled and outplayed England in the first Test at Lords to silence their critics - we ask how has Mickey Arthur transformed a team usually mocked for their fielding to showing England how to win in English conditions. We hear ...
  BBC World Service author