Derek Pringle

A TEN OUT OF TEN FOR CLASS

19 September 2021 0 comments

DEREK PRINGLE @derekpringleTO OPPONENTS, Ryan ten Doeschate has been as awkward as his name is to pronounce, with some never […]

IT’S NOTHING LIKE THE CARNAGE OF KARACHI!

12 September 2021 0 comments

DEREK PRINGLE @derekpringleDevastation: The aftermath of the riot in Karachi in 1969 which forced the abandonment of the Test between […]

RISHABH’S FORM IS SIMPLY PANT-S!

5 September 2021 0 comments

DEREK PRINGLE Rishabh Pant is one of the most exciting batting talents in Indian cricket and was instrumental in his […]

Dale Steyn had traits of a true legend | Derek Pringle

5 September 2021 0 comments

Given better luck with injuries Dale Steyn could have been a rival for James Anderson for most wickets by a […]

BEEFY WILL DEMAND RESULTS

29 August 2021 0 comments

DEREK PRINGLE Icon: Sir Ian Botham almost single-handedly won the 1981 Ashes – when Prime Minister Boris Johnson was just […]

Joe Root has all the attributes of a great | Derek Pringle

29 August 2021 0 comments

Joe Root had more support from England’s top-order batsmen against India at Headingley, but he continues to play the game […]

Four bowlers can do the job for England | Derek Pringle

22 August 2021 0 comments

It is ten years since England became the No 1 Test team in world cricket, after trouncing MS Dhoni’s India […]

Jimmy Anderson should have know it is a big boy’s game | Derek Pringle

22 August 2021 0 comments

DEREK PRINGLE I’M surprised that James Anderson, given his vast experience, doesn’t know that revenge is a dish best served […]

All roads lead Down Under for Saqib Mahmood | Derek Pringle

15 August 2021 0 comments

England’s mounting injury problems almos saw Saqib Mahmood picked for the Lord’s Test against India, but James Anderson passed a […]

Haseeb Hameed dismissal was a sign of nerves | Derek Pringle

15 August 2021 0 comments

It would have been the pounding blood in his head that disoriented Haseeb Hameed most, even more than the shock […]

Ollie Robinson is the gem who could thrive in Archer’s absence | Derek Pringle

8 August 2021 0 comments

LIKE so many redemption stories, New Zealand’s journey to becoming world Test champions was borne of calamity: the team’s dismissal […]

Andy Lloyd remains the unluckiest of England’s 95 one-cap wonders | Derek Pringle

1 August 2021 0 comments

Joy, stigma, or both? That is one of the questions asked of six England cricketers who won just one Test […]

ALL OF US SHOULD BE RAISING OUR GLASSES TO ‘HENDO’

1 August 2021 0 comments

DEREK PRINGLE @derekpringleMIKE Hendrick had the most wonderful, rhythmic bowling action, but his hatred of conceding runs probably cost him […]

England must prepare for pitch battle | Derek Pringle

25 July 2021 0 comments

A WIN is a win is a win that is what Eoin Morgan will be telling England’s T20 team after […]

John Woodcock tribute: The doyen of writers with a human touch

25 July 2021 0 comments

I first met John Woodcock, the legendary cricket correspondent of The Times who died last week at the age of […]

The Hundred can catch on – as past proves | Derek Pringle

18 July 2021 0 comments

The Hundred starts next week amid scepticism as to whether it is a good thing for cricket. Naysayers reckon it […]

Fallen Essex have failed to deliver | Derek Pringle

11 July 2021 0 comments

Essex’s chances of defending their County Championship title look increasingly slim as they enter this week’s final round of preliminary […]

Jimmy Anderson has joined an elite member’s club | Derek Pringle

11 July 2021 0 comments

Taking 1,000 first-class wickets is to join one of the most exclusive clubs in sport. Its members require great skill, […]

Keepers are a solid bunch now | Derek Pringle

4 July 2021 0 comments

WATCHING Jonny Bairstow keep wicket for England the other day, it is striking how different his physique was to the […]

SRI LANKA’S WOES COME FROM WITHIN

4 July 2021 0 comments

DEREK PRINGLE @derekpringleSri Lanka were World Cup winners 25 years ago but the current team touring England look like they’d […]

Eoin Morgan must sort out his bowling options | Derek Pringle

27 June 2021 0 comments

It can be difficult to find out about players when your opponents are not good enough to stretch you but […]

Viewpoint: England’s wacky selection policy doesn’t make sense

20 June 2021 0 comments

It was the bigger picture of an Ashes win this winter that drove England’s wacky selections and cricket against New […]

Awkward yes, but Dawid Malan is such a talent and worthy of recall | Derek Pringle

20 June 2021 0 comments

Dawid Malan and Alex Hales are two talented batsmen who have struggled to re-establish themselves with the England teams they […]

Shafali Verma has the poise and style of Sachin | Derek Pringle

20 June 2021 0 comments

I’VE seen the new Sachin Tendulkar and he wasn’t at Southampton where India are currently playing New Zealand in the […]

Evergreen Jimmy Anderson is a bowling phenomenon | Derek Pringle

13 June 2021 0 comments

As England’s players lined up before the start of the second Test at Edgbaston, in the black t-shirts that have […]

Derek Pringle

A TEN OUT OF TEN FOR CLASS

IT’S NOTHING LIKE THE CARNAGE OF KARACHI!

RISHABH’S FORM IS SIMPLY PANT-S!

Dale Steyn had traits of a true legend | Derek Pringle

BEEFY WILL DEMAND RESULTS

Joe Root has all the attributes of a great | Derek Pringle

Four bowlers can do the job for England | Derek Pringle

Jimmy Anderson should have know it is a big boy’s game | Derek Pringle

All roads lead Down Under for Saqib Mahmood | Derek Pringle

Haseeb Hameed dismissal was a sign of nerves | Derek Pringle

Ollie Robinson is the gem who could thrive in Archer’s absence | Derek Pringle

Andy Lloyd remains the unluckiest of England’s 95 one-cap wonders | Derek Pringle

ALL OF US SHOULD BE RAISING OUR GLASSES TO ‘HENDO’

England must prepare for pitch battle | Derek Pringle

John Woodcock tribute: The doyen of writers with a human touch

The Hundred can catch on – as past proves | Derek Pringle

Fallen Essex have failed to deliver | Derek Pringle

Jimmy Anderson has joined an elite member’s club | Derek Pringle

Keepers are a solid bunch now | Derek Pringle

SRI LANKA’S WOES COME FROM WITHIN

Eoin Morgan must sort out his bowling options | Derek Pringle

Viewpoint: England’s wacky selection policy doesn’t make sense

Awkward yes, but Dawid Malan is such a talent and worthy of recall | Derek Pringle

Shafali Verma has the poise and style of Sachin | Derek Pringle

Evergreen Jimmy Anderson is a bowling phenomenon | Derek Pringle

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