Cricket
February 1st, 2012
By Nick Harris
SJA Internet Sports Writer of the Year
1 February 2012
Mohammad Amir, 19, the youngest of the three Pakistan cricketers jailed last year for spot-fixing in the Lord's Test in summer 2010, has been released from prison 'in the last two hours' according to sources close to the player. (Time of writing is 5.30pm on Wednesday).
The teenager had been sentenced to six months for his role in the affair and was due for release at the halfway stage on Friday.
Sources say he was released early, from Portland Prison near Weymouth, Dorset, for reasons pertaining to 'security issues' and media interest....
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August 9th, 2011
By Nick Harris
SJA Internet Sports Writer of the Year
9 August 2011
England bowler Graeme Swann has revealed how England’s ascent towards being the No1 ranked Test nation in the world was meticulously planned by a Cambridge university maths graduate and ‘stats geek’, Nathan Leamon, also the ECB’s Cricket Peformance Analyst.
Victory over India in the Second Test at Trent Bridge eight days ago gave England a 2-0 lead in this summer’s series, meaning the official No1 slot in the ICC rankings is within grasp. A win in this week’s Edgbaston Test, due to start on Wednesday, will secure it.
But Swann has now...
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July 31st, 2011
By Sportingintelligence
31 July 2011
MS Dhoni’s withdrawal of his successful appeal for the wicket of Ian Bell on Sunday in the second Test between England and India at Trent Bridge has been praised by the Indian Government and cricket’s world governing body, the ICC, among others.
But in some areas - notably among Indian cricket fans - the extraordinary decision to allow Bell back to the crease after tea has not gone down so well.
‘Don’t feel like a hero,’ one fan told Dhoni via Twitter after stumps. ‘Your decision can cost India the series and the world No1 Spot.’
Another Indian, in Britain...
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