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22 players selected for World Cup qualifiers against Austria and Spain.
Tony McAndrew's side defeat Fulham on penalites.
FA Community Awards presented by McDonald's to grassroots clubs and volunteers.
Representatives of FA-backed charity met the Prime Minister at Number Ten.
Days and kick-off times revealed.
[via FSWSO] What would you like to see used by British Olympic fans to show their support for Team GB in London 2012?
Send your idea to comms@boa.org.uk
The University of East London can expect to host the most successful Olympian of all time, Michael Phelps as he prepares for London 2012 after agreeing a training camp deal with Team USA.
Team USA will use both the UEL Docklands and Stratford campuses at the University for training and support for its Olympic and Paralympic Teams before and during Games time.
This article is part of "The complete guide to cricket field settings" series.
The middle overs of a Twenty20 game are the black sheep of cricket: unglamorous and disregarded and nobody likes talking about them.
But a loss of focus in this period is all it takes to lose a close match where every stolen single counts.
Even in short format games (be they 16 8 ball overs of traditional evening cricket or the more modern Twenty20) there is a period where the game pace changes and there is a lull before the final push for the line.
Usually this takes place between overs 6-12, but can be longer if wickets are falling (or indeed shorter if the batsmen are carving it to all parts on a flat track). It's the time for spinners to make a mark and restrict scoring.
In this field setting we are talking the IPL as a model. That means a field restriction of 4 players inside the 30 yard fielding circle and a maximum of 5 on the leg side.
We are also going to assume the pitch is a 'typical' Indian wicket with not much pace or bounce but some turn.
Bowling to this fieldYour main role in the middle overs is to restrict the score and frustrate batsmen into hitting out before they are ready. For that reason your standard line needs to be straighter and you give the ball less flight than you would in longer formats.
Aim to get the batsman playing forward as if he or she can go back the have more time to work the ball into the gaps. Pitching the ball somewhere around 12-14 metres from the bowlers popping crease should do the job. Use the batsman's footwork reaction as a guide to length.
These tactics force the batsman to play straight or into the leg side where you can cut off the shots with your boundary runners.
Extra cover and mid off are key positions for you, stopping drives which will be most batsmen's escape route from the pressure. Place extra cover too square and he becomes redundant.
You can bowl to this field from over or round the wicket.
Bowling variationsAs the batsman is looking to score off more deliveries than any other format, you can't let them get used to your bowling line, length or pace. To do so means they can premeditate an aggressive shot and score easily against you.
That's why it's important to vary from your stock delivery often if the batsman is on top:
Like all fields, loose bowling can be punished, but you do have protection in key areas to try and restrict the easy flow of runs.

The batters main aim in this phase of the game is to be workmanlike and disciplined. The field is spread so hitting boundaries is harder, but scoring singles and twos is easier. Six an over is a reasonable rate and can be done by rotating the strike with minimum risk.
Play straight, looking to score in an arc between mid off and midwicket, especially if the bowler drops short so you can play back foot drives and pulls with control.
The late cut to anything wide outside off can pick up runs if it beats the man at deep gulley.
Don't get tempted into going 'inside out' and driving against the spin as this is a risky path that can lead to you missing or mistiming the ball. If you need to improvise try hitting over the leg side by clearing the front leg.
The sweep is productive against over the wicket off spin, but it can be risky if the bowler is going around the wicket because the line is straightening onto the stumps.
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Hundreds of people have joined a campaign to fight for the future of Westbury's Victorian swimming pool. The venue, built in the 1880s, is one of the country's oldest working pools.
Wiltshire Council is reviewing its leisure centres and has promised there will be no quick decision on the Westbury pool.
update supplied 9 Mar 2010
Brazil and Germany prove tough to match.
Hereford to host FA International Futsal Tournament in April.
FA Community Awards presented by McDonald's to grassroots clubs and volunteers.
It was great to see a number of personal bests from Team GB athletes at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics:
Amy Williams – GOLD in the Women's Skeleton! First Team GB Olympic Winter gold medal since Women's Curlers in 2002.
Argentina in the record books for all the wrong reasons.
The Cottagers are just one round away from Semi-Final.
This guest article by first-class and international 'keeper Nic Northcote is an extract from his new book "Wicket-Keeping: The Ultimate Guide to Mastering the Art": Available now on PitchVision Academy.
Standing up to the wickets is the most difficult element of wicket-keeping to master and is an area where great keepers are distinguished from good ones. With the evolution of the modern game towards shorter formats and more aggressive batting, wicket-keepers are expected to effectively be able to stand up to the wickets in order to prevent the batsman from being able to advance down the pitch.
Distance from WicketsWhen standing up, the wicket-keeper must attempt to get his body and gloves as close to the wickets as possible for the following reasons:

Line outside Off-Stump
When standing up to the stumps, the wicket-keeper must take his stance slightly outside the line of off-stump. He must be in a position that allows him to clearly watch a standard delivery in the line of off-stump from the bowlers hand and onto the batsman’s bat (or alternatively into his own gloves). It is important that the wicket-keeper is able to see the bowler’s wrist in his delivery action as this will allow him to immediately determine the line of the ball and get into position to take the delivery as early as possible. It is also important that the keeper does not stand too wide of off-stump as this will make it more difficult for him to take balls down the leg side due to the distance that he has to move in a short period of time.
Although the line could differ slightly for different batsmen or bowlers, Figure 2 illustrates the typical positioning of the wicket-keeper when standing up to the wickets for a right-handed batsman.

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