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Test batsmen cannot be judged by run-scoring alone

Duncan Fletcher: Alastair Cook and Mohammad Yousuf are under pressure but their influence will be felt in the dressing room

Pakistan hopes pinned on Mohammad Yousuf riding to rescue in third Test

Rob Bagchi: Mohammad Yousuf is expected to act as saviour to a weary Test team, but he would not be the first

A new measure for cricket greatness?

Andy Bull: A newly-devised mathematical formula has been devised in an attempt to capture how 'greatness' can be achieved

Speed must provide style as well as substance at Sheffield United

John Ashdown: Gary Speed is under pressure to eradicate the up-and-at-'em approach of his predecessor Kevin Blackwell at Sheffield United

Newcastle receive sobering lesson on Premier League return

Tim Rich: Newcastle's new realism can serve them well this season but they were no match for Manchester United

Johnson has only himself to blame for PGA Championship gaffe

Lawrence Donegan: The player paid dearly for mistaking what he thought was a patch of dirt. That he fell victim to blissful ignorance was his own fault

FA makes rod for its back by insisting on English coach

Paul Weaver: The FA should learn from English cricket before insisting that Fabio Capello's successor should be home-grown

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Poll

Have Manchester City got value for money?

The signing of James Milner brings City's total summer spending to £126m. But has it been money well spent?

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