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Roach reprieved by Cook but blunders leave him in need of rehabilitation

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Certain errors of judgement are so severe they deserve a public health warning. Never tell the unvarnished truth when your wife, or significant other, asks whether her "bum looks big in this". Never treat the taxmanto your ver ...
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Power surges to Irish Guineas glory

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What you see is not always what you get, but perhaps at Newmarket earlier this month it should have been. In the parade ring before the 2,000 Guineas, the Aidan O'Brien-trained Power had outshone his rivals, including stablemate and subse ...
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Town Centre Restaurants seeks fresh investment

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The company behind Azzurro restaurants has hired advisers at an accountancy firm to explore its strategic options, including potential new investment, to help turn around its performance. Town Centre Restaurants, which also operate ...
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Vintage Strauss adds some sparkle to England

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Throughout the long period when Strauss's steering and timetable were all over the place there was only one century in 50 innings. Now it is two in successive matches. The 21st of his Test career yesterday against West Indies was almost as inevitable as ...
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Experiment fails to stand test of time

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Test cricket is dying a slow death. The full, happy houses in England, as witnessed again this summer, are merely laughing in the face of disaster. Everyone connected with the game knows this and have solemnly pledged to do s ...
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On the Front Foot: Pietersen fine shows lack of clarity on freedom of speech

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According to a poll last week, the fifth best thing about living in Britain is liberty and freedom of speech. That is a pretty low ranking, you may think, considering what it entails but the England and W ...
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County Championship round-up: Clarke cameo sinks Surrey to send Warwickshire clear at top

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Without a Championship century since 2009, Tim Ambrose experienced personal frustration mixed with the compensatory satisfaction of a match-winning performance as Warwickshire completed a five-wicket win over Surrey at The Oval to move into a15- ...
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Hamish McRae: Let's focus on positives of foreign workers

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Click here to view the graphic The UK is one of the few European economies that has a rising population and increasing workforce, which may well mean that Britain becomes the most populous European nation, passing Germany on the way down around 2 ...
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