Van Gaal is master craftsman who will be let down by his tools
There is a very different feeling around Old Trafford. The gloom of last season has lifted and been replaced with a wave of optimism and a feeling that the empire is about to strike back. That change is all down to the arrival of one man – Louis van Gaal. The Dutchman has swept into [...]
 | August 10, 2014 |
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 | Champions League, David Moyes, Jonny Evans, Louis van Gaal, Man Utd, Phil Jones, Premier League, Sir Alex Ferguson, Wayne Rooney |
T20 is the reason for England’s bare spin bowling cabinet
Spin bowlers across the county circuit are putting their hands up and desperately trying to force their way into the England reckoning. England lost their recent Test series against Sri Lanka without a specialist spinner in the side and look set to enter the India series with Moeen Ali performing the spin role in the [...]
| July 6, 2014 |
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| England, England cricket, Graeme Swann, James Tredwell, Lancashire, Spinner, T20 Blast, Test Match |
‘The best I’ve ever played’: England fall short against Sri Lanka despite stunning innings from Lancashire’s Jos Buttler
Lancashire’s Jos Buttler produced what some are calling England’s greatest ever One-Day innings at Lords against Sri Lanka – an innings which couldn’t quite drag England to victory. Chasing a winning target of 301, England faltered and were well behind the rate until Buttler came to the crease and smashed the fastest One-Day hundred ever [...]
| June 2, 2014 |
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| Alastair Cook, cricket, England, James Anderson, Jos Buttler, Kevin Pietersen, Lancashire, Matt Prior, Michael Vaughan, Old Trafford |
