Annie Chave
Annie Chave: Cold weather, warm embrace! County cricket returns
It’s safe to say that it was a decidedly uncomfortable lead-in to the much-anticipated County Championship this season.
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County Championships
/ 5 days agoFormer England international Ravi Bopara’s innings comes to an end
At some point during our chat in the back garden of a Hertfordshire coffeehouse, most likely just after his account of...
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Features
/ 5 days agoON THE FRONT FOOT
Adam Hopkins speaks to Victor Mills from Project Front Foot, an initiative that has been supporting disadvantaged cricketers across India and...
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County Championships
/ 5 days agoSouth African players continue to strengthen England’s cricket county game
It's not often that an uncapped South African cricketer makes headlines around the cricket-playing world, but 27-year-old all-rounder Beyers Swanepoel managed...
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Columnists
/ 5 days agoLauren Winfield-Hill: Home is where the heart lies
It’s been a long winter, but after six months in Australia and a brief trip to South Africa for pre-season, it...
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Columnists
/ 5 days agoKatya Witney: A testing summer ahead for women’s domestic cricket
This time last year, counties were navigating their new homes alongside men’s sides at the same grounds, looking apprehensively at schedules...
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County Championships
/ 5 days agoInside the mind of retired England international Chris Woakes
The recently retired England seamer, who has just embarked on a county season, talks to Jo Harman-McGowan about choosing cricket over...
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Features
/ 2 weeks agoEngland stars get stuck in at St Albans
More than 39,500 volunteers came together across England and Wales for Get Set Weekend 2026, powered by Toyota, marking the largest...
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Columnists
/ 2 weeks agoRichard Clarke: The start of summer! Get ready for a spectacular season of county red-ball cricket
The start of every county season is a process of reacquaintance. There are familiar friends and foes, customs and traditions, sights...
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County Championships
/ 2 weeks agoInside The Mind: Dom Sibley
The Surrey opener speaks to Jo Harman McGowan about struggling to live up to the hype as a teenage prodigy, his...
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County Championships
/ 3 weeks ago“It was a tough period for me” – Ben Duckett eager to put difficult winter behind him ahead of County Championship stint
Ben Duckett reaffirmed he has made the “right decision” to withdraw from the upcoming Indian Premier League and instead focus on...
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Features
/ 2 months agoCricket analysis: Are ICC tournaments lacking a certain element of thrill?
The Men’s T20 World Cup is now reaching the business end of the group stages, ahead of the Super 8s, which...
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England News
/ 2 months agoT20 World Cup talking points as lacklustre England prepare for European showdowns
The games keep coming thick and fast at the T20 World Cup as the first phase of the tournament begins to...
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Features
/ 2 months agoT20 World Cup: Early upsets avoided but signs the international gap is narrowing
The T20 World Cup burst into life over the weekend as India and England were among the sides to avoid a...
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Ashes
/ 3 months agoAshes analysis: The final review as Bazball project suffers its most crushing blow
England arrived on Australian shores with great hope and expectation, but it just proved to be yet another troubled campaign as...
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Ashes
/ 4 months agoAshes inquest: Different England but same old story as tourists fold under pressure Down Under
Another Ashes series in Australia, another England humiliation at the hands of a far superior outfit when it mattered most.
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Ashes
/ 4 months agoWhat changes can England make to salvage some pride from dismal Ashes tour Down Under?
England have lost the Ashes after consecutive defeats in Perth, Brisbane and Adelaide.
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Ashes
/ 4 months agoEngland’s Harry Brook ready to ‘rein it in’ after mistakes in first two Ashes Tests against Australia
Harry Brook is prepared to “rein it in” in this week’s third Ashes Test, admitting he has been guilty of “shocking”...
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Ashes
/ 4 months agoShoaib Bashir under the microscope as England look to save Ashes series against Australia
England are facing a spin dilemma in their bid to keep the Ashes alive in Adelaide, with Shoaib Bashir under the...
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Ashes
/ 4 months agoSecond Ashes Test post-mortem – England and Bazball on the brink vs Australia
Where to begin with England? On the wrong end of yet another chastening defeat by Australia at the Gabba, a winless...
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Ashes
/ 5 months agoAshes analysis: Perth implosion a familiar theme for England
The fallout still continues to rumble on after England dramatically spurned a huge opportunity to take a 1-0 lead in the...
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Ashes
/ 5 months agoAshes First Test preview: Why Perth will decide England’s fate Down Under
“Have England got a chance?” It’s the question penetrating the British zeitgeist, appearing in pubs and being dissected on park walks.
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Ashes
/ 5 months agoAshes First Test preview: Australia v England head to heads, what to expect
The time for talk is nearly over, Ashes fever is here and if the 2023 series is anything to go by...
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Ashes
/ 5 months agoOnce more into the cauldron: Adam Hopkins on the Ashes winter ahead
This is the last edition of this season and we are now on our usual winter break. The Cricket Paper will...
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Ashes
/ 5 months agoPast Ashes Tours: Michael Vaughan shines in 2002/03 defeat
From an English perspective, the 2002/03 Ashes tour will be remembered for one thing – the brilliance of Michael Vaughan.

