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"The fact is that once I was playing again I was automatically available for everything on the schedule and that meant Stanford. I make no apologies for that and, as for the suggestion that I should waive the fee or give it to charity, I don't see why I should be a special case."
Steve Harmison feels strongly about suggestions that he came out of one-day retirement in order to play the Stanford Twenty20 for 20

Sep 7, 2008

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Cricket, lovely cricket?

By Will 1 month ago, 1 Comment »

Lawrence Booth, friend of the blog and allround egg of geniality, has published his latest book. Cricket, Lovely Cricket?: An Addict’s Guide to the World’s Most Exasperating Game is, well, an addict’s guide to the world’s most exasperating game: cricket. I’ve only skimmed it, but it seems only right that you buy this immediately.

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