SJA Academy member Oliver Whitmore makes the case for England cricketer Joe Root to take the SJA British Sports Awards prize for Sportsman of the Year…
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Tag: England cricket
Ashes summer 50 years ago featured vandalism and ‘freaker’ but made star out of Steele
The England cricket team of today has been taking on India in a feisty five-Test series, but half a century ago, Australia were visiting for a four-Te…
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‘Virtually unplayable’ on damp days, Derek Underwood’s story is told in fresh biography
A new biography of England spin king Derek Underwood and his relationship with the Kerry Packer organisation is reviewed by Eric Brown...…
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SJA Sportsman of the Year: The case for Joe Root
In the year he became England's highest Test run-scorer, Joe Root is a contender to be named Sportsman of the Year at the SJA British Sports Awards 20…
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SJA Sportsman of the Year: The case for Stuart Broad
After his magical final spell earned England an Ashes series draw, should Stuart Broad also end his career with SJA British Sports Awards honours? …
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SJA Notebook: Tour to be covered remotely, radio station closed and journalism award scrapped
Catch up with our regular column of sports journalists making the news … And don’t forget the deadline for the British Sports Journalism Awards is…
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SJA BRITISH SPORTS AWARDS 2020: The case for the team of the year
REISS TIGWELL, PAUL SAPPER, MATT HANCOCK-BRUCE and TOM MASTERS make the case for four contenders for our 2020 team of the year, the title won 12 month…
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To see yourself alongside sporting giants is nice – Hannah Cockroft
TABLE WITH A VIEW: SJA committee member PHILIP BARKER gives us his take on the British Sports Awards 2017 It is rare to find Hannah Cock…
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