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Paul Smith

Paul Smith is a journalist and author from Nottingham and is now based in London. He's a Notts County fan and passionate England national team supporter.

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14/09/2018
Cricket  / Curran Comes Of Age But Jennings Is For The Scrapheap
Paul Smith
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11:30, 14 Sep 2018
English Cricket's Winners And Losers From A Memorable Summer
England’s Test summer is finally over but there is little time to rest with decisions to be made ahead of next month’s trip to Sri…
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11/09/2018
Cricket  / Pietersen Worthy Of Remembering Among Cook Praise
Paul Smith
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16:24, 11 Sep 2018
Cook Is The Record-Maker; But Pietersen Should Be Just As Revered
Cook is the record maker, but Pietersen should be just as revered In a video tribute featuring the players who lined up alongside Alastair Cook…
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15/08/2018
Cricket  / World-Class Jimmy Anderson Is The Main Man For England Again
Paul Smith
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12:48, 15 Aug 2018
Why Jimmy Anderson Should Be A Contender For The BBC Sports Personality Of The Year
Jimmy Anderson should be a leading contender to claim the most coveted end-of-year prize on offer in British sport – the BBC Sport’s Personality of…
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02/08/2018
Football  / Assessing The Championship Favourites
Paul Smith
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09:21, 02 Aug 2018
Championship Preview: Midlands Clubs Will Lead The Premier League Promotion Charge
The Championship will be as keenly contested as ever once the new season kicks off on Friday, and there are several former Premier League big…
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29/07/2018
Football  / League One Season Preview
Paul Smith
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18:55, 29 Jul 2018
League Season Preview: Relegated Sunderland The Big Draw In Third Tier
Sunderland are this season’s big attraction in League One – these days there always seems to be a fallen giant in the third tier –…
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28/07/2018
Football  / Sizing Up League Two
Paul Smith
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14:51, 28 Jul 2018
League Two Season Preview: Four Frontrunners Looking To Turn Despair Into Delight
Of the four sides promoted from League Two last season, three had suffered recent play-off despair, while another was just relegated. Those ingredients could produce…
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27/07/2018
Cricket  / England Need Rashid...
Paul Smith
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15:51, 27 Jul 2018
Forget The Controversy €“ England Need Adil Rashid To Beat India
England have made the right call by recalling Adil Rashid. The interests of the national team are the most important thing – and Rashid can…
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16/07/2018
Football  / Ex-Chelsea Legend Makes Managerial Debut
Paul Smith
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18:00, 16 Jul 2018
Measured Frank Lampard Looks At Home In The Dugout
While the England side he once represented with such distinction painstakingly played their way to defeat in the World Cup Third Place Playoff, Frank Lampard…
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Cricket  / We Could See Root Back To His Best
Paul Smith
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15:40, 16 Jul 2018
Finally! Joe Root€™s First Century Of The Summer Could Prove Career-Defining
Joe Root has just scored arguably his most important century ever, now he must build on it and prove he is the world class player…
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13/07/2018
Cricket  / Pressure Mounts On Morgan
Paul Smith
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09:29, 13 Jul 2018
Why Eoin Morgan Needs To Step Up Or Risk World Cup Axe
Nobody can doubt the outstanding progress made by England in the three years since a catastrophic World Cup performance in Australia and New Zealand. But…
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12/07/2018
Cricket  / England Look To Edge Out India
Paul Smith
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09:18, 12 Jul 2018
Expect Fireworks As England And India Battle It Out For World Cup Favourites Tag
Following the heartbreak of England’s semi-final exit at the World Cup in Russia, it now falls on the nation’s cricketers to extend the summer of…
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29/05/2018
Cricket  / It's Getting Ugly For England
Paul Smith
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10:52, 29 May 2018
Test Arrogance Must Stop - England Cricket Aren't Very Good
There remains a feeling of arrogance around English Test cricket – but that has to stop now. It must dawn on the current crop of…
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23/05/2018
Cricket  / Three Players Who Can Inspire Pakistan
Paul Smith
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14:30, 23 May 2018
Mohammad Amir And The Key Players Who Can Inspire Pakistan Against England
England will be looking to kick-start the Joe Root era with a series victory over Pakistan, but there are some seriously talented cricketers in their…
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Cricket  / The England Players To Watch This Summer
Paul Smith
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12:00, 23 May 2018
Ben Stokes And The England Players Facing A Make Or Break Summer
It’s almost time for the talking to stop, meaning England can get on with attempting to banish their winter woes. On Thursday at Lord’s, the…
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15/05/2018
Cricket  / Why Ed Smith Was Right To Make Bold Changes To The England Team
Paul Smith
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18:37, 15 May 2018
The Return Of Jos Buttler: Ed Smith€™s Bold Move Is The Right Call For Pakistan Test
Much is the same, but there remains a feeling of surprise following the release of England’s first Test squad of the summer. It’s the first…
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The Diego Maradona Film Gives Brilliant Context To A Well-Known Story
Chloe Beresford
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18:55, 17 Jun 2019

It has been 33 years since the “Hand of God” incident involving Diego Armando Maradona in the 1986 World Cup, but the Argentine remains a controversial figure in England…
TV Turn Off: When Broadcasters Turned Their Backs on English Football
Matthew Crist
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17:00, 17 Jun 2019

In an era of wall-to-wall television coverage it’s hard to imagine there was a time when broadcasters turned their back on football in England; but in the mid-1980s that’s…
Four Potential Opponents For Tyson Fury Before 2020 Deontay Wilder Rematch
Simon Lillicrap
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14:05, 17 Jun 2019

Tyson Fury put on an entertaining show during his American debut over the weekend, dispatching the German Tom Schwarz in just two rounds. It was a convincing and ruthless display in…
Gary Woodland: Four Things You Need To Know About The 2019 US Open Champion
Jack Kitson
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12:05, 17 Jun 2019

Gary Woodland made a mockery of his long ante-post odds of 75/1 as he scooped his first major title at the 2019 US Open after he fended off former champions Brooks Koepka and Justin…
Not Even Lionel Messi Can Compensate For Argentina’s Shoddy Shortfalls
Simon Lillicrap
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10:32, 17 Jun 2019

The greatest player in the world, Lionel Messi, was left gutted by his country’s defeat to Colombia in their opening game of the 2019 edition of the Copa America. That 2-0 loss…
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