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The 4,458-mile trip to start the county season

The fact that Yorkshire County Cricket Club’s opening fixture of the 2015 county season takes place on another continent is, well, a bit of an oddity. The good news is that means Yorkshire kick off things as Champions in the (not remotely) traditional opener against the MCC. Yay. The

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What can rugby union teach English cricket?

Opportunities like these really don’t crop up too often sitting next to England Rugby Football Union Coach Stuart Lancaster, who is guest speaker at Headingley. The event, in aid of Kirstall Educational Cricket Club who have suffered a catalogue of theft and vandalism you’d scarcely believe, includes a

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The battle for copyright on social media

When football’s Premier League first announced that it intended to clamp down on fans who post clips of goals via video sharing service, Vine, it re-invigorated a copyright debate...which we jumped into with both feet. You can see their point. The rights-holder sells the rights to

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Why County Cricket Coverage Is at Risk

Cricket journalism, specifically around the coverage of county cricket, faces a crossroads. Strictly speaking, to lumber onwards with this traffic analogy, a line has already been crossed and we’re waiting for the impact and consequences. The Press Association, in this instance it relates more specifically to its PA Sport

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Is it Better When England are Rubbish?

Following the recent Ashes and one day debacle in Australia, England cricket fan Graham Shorter takes a look at why a poor England is actually much more enjoyable for the army of armchair pundits. England have just lost the ashes 5-0. A whitewash. A drubbing. Embarrassing. Brilliant. Andy Flower

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