Because of a media boycott over photographs of the Tests between England and India, we were not allowed to use pictures on the Telegraph live over-by-over cricket blog. So we had to improvise…

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Cricketers coming to a screen near you

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Andrew Flintoff has a new TV show coming out, called Flintoff: From Lord’s to the Ring, in which he trains for, and fights in, a professional boxing match. Here are some more TV-cricket proposals currently in development by Flintstone Productions.

India v England: first Test commentary brought to you all the way from West London, but where were the pyjamas?

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For England fans watching at home, it was a new dawn. Well, a new “several hours before dawn”.

India v England: Couch potatoes’ eyes primed to glaze over during armchair fans’ toughest tour

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It is clear that there are some hard yards ahead for Andy Flower’s outfit – negotiating those devilish spinners, negotiating those devilish lavatories, trying not to throttle Kevin Pietersen – but their obstacles are as none compared to the battle facing their loyal supporters at home over the next few weeks.

That Australian dossier on South Africa in full

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Wondering what insights and strategy the precious document contains? Wonder no more…

Who will sponsor English cricket?

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The ECB has lost a second sponsor in three months after Brit Insurance opted not to renew their deal – who could step in?

Arsene Wenger and Arsenal trophies: here’s some more they might have won

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Silly football fans thought that Arsenal had not lifted any silverware for ages, but thanks to Arsene Wenger, we now know that they have in fact won cup after cup – by qualifying for the Champions League. Here are some other trophies picked up by the North Londoners

Abolish football, form unions, get angry, be happy…

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It has been another bumper few days for football supporters, with the sports pages, blogs, phone lines and Twitters groaning under the weight of opinion about men refusing to wear t-shirts. Where once we talked about the actual sporting activity, now it’s the training top as political statement, racism, trade unionism and society that fill the pages and internet.

England v Poland: Adrian Chiles stays afloat in troubled waters as ITV are served a damp squib

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As the Fifa announcements failed to materialise, and Roy Keane’s blood pressure rose, you had to feel for Adrian Chiles, trapped in a small room with an angry Keano during the rained-off Poland game

Window opens for cricket tournament

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Administrators move swiftly to address issue of yawning gap between T20 cups