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Middlesex captain and former England bowler Angus Fraser has announced his retirement from first-class cricket. Send your tributes to a fine servant of the English game. Fraser is available for ...

Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Graham Gooch), 2-17 (Mike Gatting), 3-26 (Angus Fraser), 4-26 (Graham Thorpe), 5-27 (John Crawley), 6-27 (Mike Atherton), 7-95 (Mark Ramprakash ...

Steven Finn has drawn a lot of attention with his prodigious pace and bounce, but the 21 year-old seamer idolises bowlers of a different ilk, who made their mark with accuracy and persistence. "I have ...

The lugubrious, care-worn appearance of the Middlesex captain belies his total commitment to the game - and, perhaps, suggests a history of more than his 37 years. It also belies his quick sense of ...

Shaun Udal and Alex Loudon, an uncapped pair of off-spinning all-rounders, are the only stand-out selections in the party. Chris Tremlett and Matt Prior are also yet to make their Test debuts but they ...