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Riding the Queen of the Sea
The sea is almost within a touching distance in certain stretches of the Colombo-Galle train route © ESPNcricinfo Ltd One of the better ways of travelling with the locals is to hop on a train. Having...
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A South African touch to Somerset
Paul Lawrence and his family have made Somerset home © ESPNcricinfo So this is it. The tour everyone wants to go on. The visit to the country that is the home of cricket which will culminate with a...
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On to Canterbury after the trials of Taunton
The cathedral in Canterbury © ESPNcricinfo One week, two injuries and some cricket. And the tour has not even properly started. The last few days will likely be remembered as ones that abruptly...
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The Pakistan journalists go AWOL
The way a player conducts himself in press conferences is sometimes indicative of his personality © Getty Images Not surprisingly, a question I was often asked, especially in the smaller towns like...
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The colourful drive to Hambantota
Hambantota: your chance to mix cricket with an elephant safari in the countryside © Getty Images Slight trepidation as I queue up in immigration at Mumbai airport for my first international flight....
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The English crowd experience
The crowds at The Oval helped create a wonderful atmosphere © PA Photos Generosity. It’s not what you expect from a crowd that has paid to get something. But it is what The Oval crowd was all about....
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Always connected in the world of cricket
Don Foster, who played with Alistair Gray for Dunfermline © Getty Images It does not matter how small the world gets, it will never get smaller than cricket. Like a large, extended family, everyone...
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Time for a ladies tea
The cakes at New Road are as famous as the cricket © ESPNcricinfo Ltd It’s not often that something in cricket is done with ladies in mind. While the women’s game and interest around it has grown, it...
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Lonely Hambantota, lovely Pallekele
A mammoth four-lane road is being built along a shortcut that links Tissamaharama and the Hambantota stadium © ESPNcricinfo Ltd Hambantota and Pallekele. Two names we had heard frequently and always...
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Masterful menu for would-be Test masters
Faf du Plessis plates up for Masterchef's Deena Naidoo © ESPNcricinfo Ltd Duck was not in the menu but Derby County Cricket Ground has probably never seen such as a spread. The South Africa team were...
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A sporty paradise
Pratten Park cricket field, where Michael Clarke began his career in cricket © ESPNcricinfo There is one thing South Africans and Australians have in common. People from both countries love sport. And...
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Comptons connect across Indian Ocean
Patrick Compton has had one eye on India while covering the South Africa tour © Firdose Moonda Cricket tours are like mazes - mazes of tunnels actually. Weeks are spent in a foreign country,...
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New looks for Australian cricket grounds
Dennis Lillee is behind the development projects at the WACA © ESPNcricinfo Before the iconic arc of Moses Mabhida held up the Durban sky, there was a grotty grey concrete block masquerading as a...
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Searching for civilians in Palam
Spectators gather outside the ground to watch Sachin Tendulkar bat © ESPNcricinfo Ltd/ Sharda Ugra The Palam A Ground is a bit old-fashioned, one Mumbai man saying it reminded him of an English league...
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Making music on the sidelines
Sri Lankan supporters cheer their team on with their version of a papare band at match between Sri Lanka and Australia in Mumbai on Sunday © ESPNcricinfo Ltd Matches involving hosts India in the...
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