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	<description>An avid cricket fan and keen sports writer, this is my blog on the Gentleman&#039;s (and Women&#039;s) game</description>
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		<title>England reap rewards for playing with a straight bat</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 21:12:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Williams</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[England without doubt had their finest day today, on a winter tour that can only be described as disappointing. Having struggled immensely against spin throughout their tour of the desert and in the first test in Sri Lanka, it’s fair &#8230; <a href="http://overtheropes.co.uk/?p=461">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Broad&#8217;s replacement &#8211; Bresnan or Finn?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 12:15:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Williams</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With Stuart Broad set to be absent for the important second test in Galle, England must choose between Steve Finn and Tim Bresnan to fill the void that Broad now leaves. Finn would provide genuine class with the ball, but &#8230; <a href="http://overtheropes.co.uk/?p=456">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>We love Steven Finn</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:26:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Williams</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not actual love, as in when you are with someone. A day after valentines day, this was probably the wrong day to declare my love for a man. But I believe he is some cricketer – I love him in &#8230; <a href="http://overtheropes.co.uk/?p=449">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Cook century proves doubters wrong as England win first ODI</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:22:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Williams</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Skipper Alistair Cook played a huge part in setting up England for a win in the first of four ODI’s in Dubai, proving many of his doubters wrong. A marvellous 131 from the run-machine helped England post 260 from their &#8230; <a href="http://overtheropes.co.uk/?p=435">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>India&#8217;s journey in to test cricketing abyss</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:37:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Williams</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With results in test cricket oddly topsy-turvy of late – England getting mauled by Pakistan, a resurgence in Australian cricket and South Africa a bit hit and miss – it is India that continue to take the headlines. Last summer &#8230; <a href="http://overtheropes.co.uk/?p=425">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Turning ball ruins visitors as they succumb to a series whitewash in the dessert</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:36:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Williams</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday England suffered their first series whitewash since the now infamous 5-0 Ashes drubbing of 2006-2007. A lot has changed since then, but the result was all too familiar. A period of success has been followed by something completely unexpected. &#8230; <a href="http://overtheropes.co.uk/?p=418">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Wickets tumble on day one of final test</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:10:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Williams</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One team bowled out for less than 100, another limping desperately along at 104 for six. This test series with Pakistan has hardly been a run-fest, but it is making for some brilliant cricket. England’s bowlers have been brilliant throughout &#8230; <a href="http://overtheropes.co.uk/?p=411">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Picking randomers works out well for Australian selectors</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:28:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Williams</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Australia’s ploy of playing a whole host of players no-one has ever heard of seemed to work well as they cantered to a 31 run win against a lacklustre and completely depleted Indian side. And the Australian selectors deserve much &#8230; <a href="http://overtheropes.co.uk/?p=400">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>This year could make or break English cricket</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:35:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Williams</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following England’s crushing series defeat to Pakistan, we are left wondering what went wrong. In gaining the status as the world’s best, last year England beat Australia, Sri Lanka and India all in a quite convincing manner. It is hard &#8230; <a href="http://overtheropes.co.uk/?p=393">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The changing fortunes of England and Australia</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 23:26:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Williams</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ajmal]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite not blogging over the weekend, there is plenty to talk about; England’s series defeat to Pakistan and Australia’s whitewashing of India. Both England and Australia have suffered quite a change in fortunes since the turn of the year. On &#8230; <a href="http://overtheropes.co.uk/?p=388">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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