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Will ICC charge Test Match fans for breathing at matches?

Warwickshire supporters at next summer’s Ashes Test match at Edgbaston could be charged to breathe if revolutionary ICC proposals come to fruition, Brian Halford can reveal. Read

Birmingham councillors help Edgbaston cricket ground plans

Birmingham City Council is ready to use legal powers to force owners of properties standing in the way of a £30 million refurbishment of the Edgbaston county cricket ground to sell the buildings to developers. Read

Selection is key to avoid another Indian shambles

After the Stanford shambles, England will return to proper cricket this week when they travel to India for a Test tour. Read

Neil Carter signs new deal at Warwickshire

Warwickshire’s squad-building for next season has taken another step forward after all-rounder Neil Carter agreed a new contract at Edgbaston. Read

England humiliated in $20m play-off

It was not, perhaps, the close encounter some may have hoped for, but the inaugural 'Stanford 2020 For 20' match certainly produced some dramatic cricket. Read

Stanford Twenty20 might not be cricket, but it is good for the game

George Dobell reflects on the inaugural Stanford Superseries and the $20m winner-takes-all final match. Read

Middlesex suffer as Trinidad & Tobago ease to victory

Whether it was the pressure of the big occasion, the money or the expectation, Middlesex wilted under the lights of the Standford Cricket Ground and surrendered their challenge for the Standford Cup. Read

James Peacock: Grab for Stanford cash could kill Test cricket

For a sport renowned for its spirit there is a distinct lack of it in cricket at the moment. Read

$20m Super Series in danger of being decided by the weather

He may have won over the government of Antigua, a host of West Indies cricket legends and the cricket boards of England and West Indies, but there’s one thing that Sir Allen Stanford’s billions cannot guarantee: the weather. Read

Stanford 2020 Super Series could revive cricket's popularity

Perhaps it was the brash nature of the announcement, or maybe it’s simply because he’s an American, but Sir Allen Stanford’s entrance into cricket has not been welcomed by many in England. Read

£30m Edgbaston cricket ground scheme unveiled

Hopes of retaining Test cricket in Birmingham have been given a major boost with the unveiling of a £30 million scheme to transform Edgbaston cricket ground. Read

Edgbaston cricket ground plans are all about business survival

Edgbaston has created its fair share of memories over the year. No cricket fan could forget the famous Ashes Test in 2005 when England snatched victory from the jaws of defeat to level up that memorable series but that is just one of many in 130 years of cricket at the ground. Read

How Ashley Giles & Co turned Warwickshire around

Ashley Giles has revealed his satisfaction that Warwickshire’s players will spend this winter concentrating hard on their cricket skills in preparation for next season. Read

Ashley Noffke signs up for Worcestershire

Australian all-rounder Ashley Noffke has signed for Worcestershire as their overseas player for the first four months of the 2009 season. Read

Tim Groenewald released by Warwickshire

Tim Groenewald has been released by Warwickshire and become Derbyshire’s second acquisition since the end of the season following the move by Garry Park, the Durham batsman Garry Park, to the Division Two club. Read

Warwickshire and Worcestershire youngsters fail to make impact on England

The England and Wales Cricket Board have issued a crushing indictment of Warwickshire’s youth system by naming only one of the club’s players in their Under-18 and Under-19 squads. Read

ECB chief to put the case for Edgbaston's redevelopment

Giles Clarke, the chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board, has offered to intervene to help Warwickshire progress with their ground redevelopment plans. Read

Worcestershire CCC end of season report

George Dobell, Chief Cricket Writer, outlines the concerns facing an endearing club despite the many pleasing landmarks achieved during 2008. Read

Warwickshire CCC highs and lows for 2008

Chief Cricket Writer George Dobell reflects on Warwickshire’s successful 2008 season. Read