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How English cricket survived the Second World War – Almanack
“We were prisoners no longer"
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“We were prisoners no longer"
"At that moment keeping quiet seems like quite a good idea, and so that’s what Hick does"
“I remember Steve Waugh being a complete arsehole”
Luke Wright, Michael Yardy and Michael Lumb speak to Taha Hashim
"With growing up and maturity comes too much analysis, which might lead to paralysis"
“To represent your country, that’s the highest honour”
"Tendulkar was India's first player to be held in awe by other sides – and even feared"
“It was almost like a hockey ball. No seam, almost like a bit of cotton wrapped round it”
“No commentator was more respectful of the nostrum about speaking only when necessary”
“I thought back to 2005 and the image of Andrew Flintoff with Brett Lee at Edgbaston”