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Columnists
/ 1 year agoMark Butcher: Cricket is not about ‘fairness’ and nor should it be
There’s been some talk this summer about Test cricket introducing substitutes for injured players, in light of Chris Woakes’ shoulder injury...
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Columnists
/ 1 year agoMark Butcher: Where are the rock-star spinners?
It’s been a tough summer for the slow men, in a tough era full stop. Take Ravindra Jadeja. It has been...
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Columnists
/ 1 year agoMark Butcher: Jofra Archer adds extra spice to sizzling England vs India series
The Lord’s nailbiter was a throwback of a Test match where conditions dictated the way the game was played. England realised...
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Columnists
/ 1 year agoMark Butcher: Ben Duckett leads the way for clinical England
We’ve become used to Ben Stokes’ side achieving the unthinkable, but what an incredible win that was at Headingley. India dominated...
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Columnists
/ 1 year agoMark Butcher: Triumphant Proteas expose Australian frailties
South Africa’s victory in the World Test Championship final was a fairytale moment for a nation that has been through the...
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Columnists
/ 1 year agoMark Butcher: Balance the key for England’s unproven attack
When England named their 14-strong squad for the first Test against India at Headingley, the surprise inclusion was Jamie Overton, who...
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Columnists
/ 1 year agoMark Butcher: Masterful Joe Root lights way for England’s young guns
There was a lot to like about England’s 3-0 ODI whitewash of West Indies in Harry Brook’s first series since being...
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Columnists
/ 1 year agoMark Butcher: Shoaib Bashir finds groove under Ben Stokes’ canny leadership
All of Shoaib Bashir’s best attributes were on show over the course of England’s innings victory over Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge,...
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Columnists
/ 1 year agoMark Butcher: Virat Kohli leaves the format he loved with lasting legacy
This week marked the retirement of the most influential Test cricketer of the 21st century, and in my view the most...
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Columnists
/ 1 year agoMark Butcher: James Rew fits the bill for higher honours
Following another injury to the desperately unlucky Jordan Cox, Somerset’s James Rew is the latest batting talent to be plucked by...
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Columnists
/ 1 year agoMark Butcher: Sam Cook gets his chance as Zak Crawley clings on
There weren’t any huge surprises in England’s first squad of the summer for the Test match against Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge....
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Columnists
/ 1 year agoMark Butcher: Where do England turn in their search for a spinner?
It’s been a tough start to the county season for spinners. Calvin Harrison, the Notts leg-spinner on loan at Northants, took...
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Columnists
/ 1 year agoMark Butcher: Durham’s Ben McKinney has a head for heights
Durham opener Ben McKinney followed up an impressive winter tour of Australia with England Lions by making a century in his...
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Columnists
/ 1 year agoMark Butcher: Captaincy can take Harry Brook’s game to the next level
Harry Brook’s appointment as England’s new white-ball captain was the obvious call.
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Columnists
/ 1 year agoMark Butcher: Surrey’s unrivalled depth makes them strong favourites for the County Championship
By Mark Butcher We’ve seen a lot of runs scored in pre-season warm-ups, and I expect that trend to continue in...
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Columnists
/ 2 years agoMark Butcher: Ben Stokes uncertainty creates England dilemma
As England prepared for the first match of their three-Test series in Pakistan, they were faced with a familiar conundrum.
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Columnists
/ 2 years agoMark Butcher: Glib Harry Brook receives lesson in leadership
It has been an eventful week for Harry Brook, who came under fire for his comments after England’s defeat to Australia...
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Club Cricket
/ 2 years agoMark Butcher: Gloucestershire show T20 Blast retains magic
Gloucestershire went into Finals Day as the rank outsiders but delivered a stunning performance to win their first T20 trophy.
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England News
/ 2 years agoNissanka exposes England’s naivety
By Mark Butcher Pathum Nissanka’s century to inflict a first Test defeat of the summer on England was fabulous to watch....
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England News
/ 2 years agoMark Butcher on Gus Atkinson: A new star with old-fashioned virtues
An incredible start to Gus Atkinson’s Test career. His century at Lord’s was outrageous, it will be fascinating to see how...
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England News
/ 2 years agoMark Butcher: England star Jamie Smith is a natural-born thriller
What a start Jamie Smith has made to his England Test career. The most extraordinary thing is how comfortable he’s looked...
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County News/The Hundred
/ 2 years agoT20 DIET LEAVES NO ROOM FOR MANOEUVRE
Mark Butcher Oval Invincibles ran out convincing winners in the Men’s Hundred Final at Lord’s, defending 147 thanks to a fine...
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Featured
/ 2 years agoMark Butcher: Make Baz an offer he can’t refuse
Mark Butcher discusses the candidates talked about to replace Matthew Mott as England’s white-ball coach - and gives his view on...
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England News
/ 2 years agoIrreplaceable Woakes leaves England with real dilemma
The quality of the opposition wasn’t the highest by any means, but there was a maturity in the way England went...
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England News
/ 2 years agoEngland’s Harry Brook and Shoaib Bashir show their class
England’s win at Trent Bridge featured some of the best Test cricket I’ve seen for a long time. West Indies did...
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