Batsmen off the Headingley hook

South Africa very definitely have the edge in this match by courtesy of having runs on the board.
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Michael Vaughan will have experienced a great sense of relief at Trent Bridge on Monday night amid the victory celebrations. The first win is a significant moment for any captain and while it's no guarantee of future success it will help the new skipper to feel more at home in his role.
[ guardian.co.uk ]

Gary Kirsten insisted there was all to play for in the fourth Test even though England had still to bat again on a Headingley pitch he labelled a "lottery" for batsmen.
[ htcricket.com ]

South Africa's new kid on the block has put his life on hold as he concentrates on his cricket.
[ guardian.co.uk ]

Kevin Mitchell sees part-time leg-spinner turn the match.
[ guardian.co.uk ]

Rod Eddington may spend much of his business life with his head in the clouds, but his view of his prowess as a cricketer is distinctly down to earth.
[ bbc.co.uk ]

Pakistani cricket chiefs, like the producers of the world's many TV talent shows, are on the look-out for new stars.
[ bbc.co.uk ]

In cricket, apart from skill and temperament, commitment and loyalty form a part of cricketers' character.
[ web.mid-day.com ]

"You have to bat consistently to be an all-rounder and it's only in the last 12 months that I have had some consistency. I am working on my batting," Agarkar told the media here during the course of the conditioning camp for probables, in Bangalore on Saturday.
[ thehindu.com ]

Rajesh Pawar, Mumbai's left-arm spinner has decided to display his wares for Baroda this season.
[ web.mid-day.com ]

For Virender Sehwag's large circle of family and friends, the Arjuna award means a chance to visit Rashtrapati Bhavan.
[ htcricket.com ]

'The ultimate aim of sport should lie not in victory or defeat but in the perfection of the character of the participants.' Such highfalutin strains of philosophy may hardly apply to these cynical times in which sport is big business and some leading cricketers get embroiled in scandals by the week.
[ sify.com ]

West Indian cricketing great Clive Lloyd has said that the Ferrari gifted to Sachin Tendulkar should be allowed duty-free considering that the batting maestro has done India proud and continues to project a successful image of the country.
[ sify.com ]

Shane Warne is reportedly bound for London with his family, amid claims of a sex scandal involving the banned cricketer.
[ ananova.com ]

National chairman of selectors Trevor Hohns expects Shane Warne to return a revitalised bowler when his 12-month drug ban expires, despite the leg spinner's decision to withdraw from official training sessions.
[ smh.com.au ]

If Shane Warne thought things could not get any worse - he was wrong. Tomorrow New Idea magazine will run a series of fresh sex allegations against the leg spinner, this time by a blonde stripper he met in a Melbourne club.
[ smh.com.au ]

Shane Warne has flown out of Australia ahead of a new sex scandal involving a stripper who claims she had an affair with the star leg spinner.
[ theage.com.au ]

Clive Lloyd is proud of the fact that his men played the game in the spirit it was meant to be played in. As captain, he wasn't afraid to enforce the law; as match referee, he's paid to do so. Speaking exclusively to Wisden CricInfo, Lloyd lays down the law.
[ cricket.org ]

As usual, the Australians have seen the future: playing off-season, in smaller towns to spread the game. But be patient for the results.
[ indianexpress.com ]

The Board's strong view is that there is no place for doping in cricket and this had been the motivation for developing an Anti-Doping Policy.
[ cricket.org ]

International Cricket Council chief executive Malcolm Speed has issued a statement denying any knowledge of a murdered Indian woman.
[ theage.com.au ]

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