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Derek Pringle
/ 3 years agoAnderson’s Ashes hanging by a thread
About five years ago I was interviewed for the job of England selector and was asked by the interview panel how...
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Derek Pringle
/ 3 years agoMacho England hooked on self-destruction
DEREK PRINGLE @derekpringle From Playground to the Test Arena’ was a slogan, now defunct, that the ECB once used to promote...
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Derek Pringle
/ 3 years agoNo turning back
DEREK PRINGLE Ozball 1, Bazball 0. Tortoise 1, Hare 0. Traditionalists 1, Disruptors 0….. just some of the headlines aired in...
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Derek Pringle
/ 3 years agoBewildering, but brilliant Bazball
DEREK PRINGLE This Ashes is Bazball’s big trial in the court of cricketing opinion though finding hard evidence of it in...
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Derek Pringle
/ 3 years agoThe Moeen Mystery
I’m a bit confused. England’s go-to spinner Jack Leach suffers a stress fracture and pulls out of the Ashes and they...
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Derek Pringle
/ 3 years agoFarewell to a true master of his craft
David Emery 1946-2023 Derek Pringle looks back at the career of The Cricket Paper supremo who sadly died last week Despite...
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/ 3 years agoHead cleared, Travis poses a new threat
DEREK PRINGLE If imitation is the greatest form of flattery then Travis Head should have the gratitude of the country after...
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Derek Pringle
/ 3 years agoBroad is kept so young by fine art
DEREK PRINGLE @derekpringle If James Anderson is the perfectionist, Stuart Broad is the pragmatist – a bowler who finds what works...
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Derek Pringle
/ 3 years agoJosh has really set Tongues wagging
DEREK PRINGLE Tall, quick and accurate, there is much to admire about Josh Tongue, the strapping Worcestershire fast bowler who made...
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Derek Pringle
/ 3 years agoAshes quality is in danger due to lack of preparation
DEREK PRINGLE | @derekpringle Australians used to be the only ones who disagreed with Stuart Broad’s pronouncements on cricket. Yet, recently,...
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Derek Pringle
/ 3 years agoJOFRA’S NOW GOT A TOUGH DECISION TO MAKE
DEREK PRINGLE @derekpringle Decision time: Jofra Archer needs to juggle his list of priorities if he is to enjoy any longevity...
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Derek Pringle
/ 3 years agoJofra’s now got a tough decision to make
DEREK PRINGLE @derekpringle England have played exactly 48 Tests since Jofra Archer made his debut in 2019, but due to a...
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Derek Pringle
/ 3 years agoCounty batters heeding McCullum’s clarion call
DEREK PRINGLE County cricketers have always been particular about their batting gloves but the gauntlet thrown down by Brendon McCullum, that...
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Derek Pringle
/ 5 years agoCOUNTY SEASON LEFT TO SUFFER
DEREK PRINGLE @derekpringle As harbingers of things to come the recent move by Ross Whiteley from Worcestershire to Hampshire would not...
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Derek Pringle
/ 5 years agoA TEN OUT OF TEN FOR CLASS
DEREK PRINGLE @derekpringle TO OPPONENTS, Ryan ten Doeschate has been as awkward as his name is to pronounce, with some never...
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Derek Pringle
/ 5 years agoIT’S NOTHING LIKE THE CARNAGE OF KARACHI!
DEREK PRINGLE @derekpringle Devastation: The aftermath of the riot in Karachi in 1969 which forced the abandonment of the Test between...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoDale Steyn had traits of a true legend | Derek Pringle
Given better luck with injuries Dale Steyn could have been a rival for James Anderson for most wickets by a fast...
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Derek Pringle
/ 5 years agoRISHABH’S FORM IS SIMPLY PANT-S!
DEREK PRINGLE Rishabh Pant is one of the most exciting batting talents in Indian cricket and was instrumental in his team’s...
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Derek Pringle
/ 5 years agoBEEFY WILL DEMAND RESULTS
DEREK PRINGLE Icon: Sir Ian Botham almost single-handedly won the 1981 Ashes – when Prime Minister Boris Johnson was just 17...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoJoe Root has all the attributes of a great | Derek Pringle
Joe Root had more support from England’s top-order batsmen against India at Headingley, but he continues to play the game on...
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Derek Pringle
/ 5 years agoFour bowlers can do the job for England | Derek Pringle
It is ten years since England became the No 1 Test team in world cricket, after trouncing MS Dhoni’s India four-nil....
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoJimmy Anderson should have know it is a big boy’s game | Derek Pringle
DEREK PRINGLE I’M surprised that James Anderson, given his vast experience, doesn’t know that revenge is a dish best served cold....
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoAll roads lead Down Under for Saqib Mahmood | Derek Pringle
England’s mounting injury problems almos saw Saqib Mahmood picked for the Lord’s Test against India, but James Anderson passed a late...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoHaseeb Hameed dismissal was a sign of nerves | Derek Pringle
It would have been the pounding blood in his head that disoriented Haseeb Hameed most, even more than the shock of...
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/ 5 years agoOllie Robinson is the gem who could thrive in Archer’s absence | Derek Pringle
LIKE so many redemption stories, New Zealand’s journey to becoming world Test champions was borne of calamity: the team’s dismissal for...
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