Can Alastair Cook enjoy a late flowering like his mentor Graham Gooch? 1 May 2018 0 comments With a weakness against left-arm seamers to address, Derek Pringle looks at whether Graham Gooch can find the answers for Cook
Pringle column: Why two divisions have been toxic for the County Championship 24 April 2018 0 comments Derek Pringle disects a system he describes as ‘flawed’
Planet Cricket – Zimbabwe are being zapped by hapless bosses 21 April 2018 0 comments Zimbabwe risk regressing in the same style as Kenya by a devisive board
Cleaning up in Spring can decide where the Championship trophy lands 18 April 2018 0 comments Derek Pringle discusses how the usual seam-friendly conditions of April and May can set bowlers up for the rest of the campaign
Pringle column: IPL creating a county versus country conflict 17 April 2018 0 comments By Derek Pringle The recent revelation that the England and Wales Cricket Board has been pocketing fees from the Indian […]
Joe Root is short of options if a revamp to England’s Test side is the way to go 11 April 2018 0 comments Alison Mitchell writes why England’s pressing matters in the batting department have some obstacles
It’s time Moeen Ali’s beard was feared once again 4 April 2018 0 comments Peter Hayter writes about Moeen Ali’s mentality compared to Nathan Lyon
Pringle column: Did a certain Australian just use the c-word? 4 April 2018 0 comments Derek Pringle looks at the week Cricket Australia endured and a past episode of ball-tampering in this country
The sex and drug-fuelled tour to New Zealand that never was… 4 April 2018 0 comments Graeme Fowler recalls the 1983-84 tour, in which he was an innocent party, that led him to having his bag searched at Heathrow for the next ten years
Johnson column: Sandpapergate was so hysterical it’s a wonder the EU hasn’t expelled Australian diplomats 3 April 2018 0 comments Martin Johnson recalls a couple of instances of ball-tampering on English soil
Planet Cricket: Kiwi model worth its weight in gold 22 March 2018 0 comments By Tim Wigmore A few years ago, it was faddish in UK politics to obsess over the Swedish model. Politicians […]
Westbury column: How T20 reflects lure of private sector 22 March 2018 0 comments By Isabelle Westbury When David Storey, arguably the greatest novelist to have played professional sport (granted a narrow genre), wrote […]
Johnson column: Marshall and co dished out a 5-1 thumping….and that was just the number of skippers 22 March 2018 0 comments By Martin Johnson It’s not unknown for a team to change captains in the course of a five-Test series, but […]
Pringle column: Are steady attendance rates at England Tests pushing prices towards a fault line? 21 March 2018 0 comments England invariably sell out home Tests, but is there a breaking point when it comes to prices?
Hayter column: Whitaker & Co picked too many nearly men for England 20 March 2018 0 comments Hard work that at times beared no fruit – Peter Hayter on the role of outgoing national selector James Whitaker
Nixon column: What Moeen Ali needs to aim to improve to stave off the threat of Jack Leach 15 March 2018 0 comments By Paul Nixon It’s been great to see Jack Leach performing so well for the England Lions in the West […]
Hayter column: Remembering Mark Ramprakash’s Test career 20 years on from his best innings 15 March 2018 0 comments Peter Hayter recalls the knock that was supposed to lock in Ramps as a Test batsman for England – but didn’t
Pringle column: Money is at the root of all evil, it seems 14 March 2018 0 comments After Andy Nash’s resignation from the ECB board, Derek Pringle looks at the skewed treatment of counties by ECB compensation packages
Manthorp column: Unleash the verbal against an Australian or South African and you should expect to get burnt 8 March 2018 0 comments Neil Manthorp has his say on the Warner-de Kock controversy and gauges Ottis Gibson’s viewpoint
Pringle column: Extra gear for Woakes has turned him into one of the best 7 March 2018 0 comments Derek Pringle says batsmen are being stopped in their tracks from getting on the front foot against Woakes new-found pace
North column: Morne Morkel always made life uncomfortable for a batsman 6 March 2018 0 comments Marcus North on the career of old adversary Morne Morkel, who announced he will retire from international cricket next month
Planet Cricket: Cutting down on T20s to clear up frenzied schedule would be catastrophic 28 February 2018 0 comments TIm Wigmore reflects on comments made by Trevor Bayliss last week and how emerging nations use T20 as the bedrock of their development
Hayter column: Amid the doom and gloom, let’s savour the feeling of the new season 27 February 2018 0 comments Peter Hayter points towards comments made by Yorkshire director of cricket Martyn Moxon about player contracts and prospects of a conference-format County Championship
Pringle column: It’s time counties stood up to players 27 February 2018 0 comments Derek Pringle writes why the County Championship is in danger when players like Rashid and Hales turn their back on Test selection for England
Nixon column: Learning curve in Second XI vital to our game 21 February 2018 0 comments Young or old, Paul Nixon says game time in Second XI matches can make the world of difference to a player’s form