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Lane County commissioners consider loosening floodway development rules that some say are endangering, some say are protecting.

New Delhi, June 8: The cricketing world will be lit up again when England and Australia, two of the oldest rivals in the history of the sport lock horns in the prestigious Ashes series from June 16 onwards.

The most frequent method of dismissal in cricket is being caught out by fielders other than the wicketkeeper. Detailed analysis reveals that, between 1877 and 2012, the method accounted for around 40 percent in Test cricket. This is confirmed by analysis of post-2012 data. When the 20 percent caught by wicketkeepers is added, the total percentage of dismissals achieved by

The all-time XI for Australia would capture any audience’s attention whether with bat or ball. The team will be presented in batting order, and…

On this day in 1882, England suffered their first loss to Australia at their own backyard by eight runs, which served as the birth of the prestigious The Ashes

Australia was bossing the second Test against Sri Lanka in Galle earlier this week. On a flat pitch, the tourists were 5-329 in their…

Following on from my critically and universally panned debut article, the insatiable and baffling lust for spurious team lists again reared its bizarre head.…

Alex Carey has just completed his first Test match. Many commentators made the observation that he had gone about his business so efficiently that you had to blink to notice him. That’s a very fine way to begin your Test career as a wicketkeeper: unobtrusively. Carey completed a very composed first Test, taking eight catches. […]

This article completes this series, with a final ten instances. The previous Part 1 and Part 2 listed 20 other things that will never happen again in an Ashes contest. Perhaps in 50 years’ time cricket followers will look back and marvel that it was once played for five consecutive days, in daylight hours, on natural […]