It’s an Indian summer for the Championship 24 September 2023 0 comments It’s been a difficult season for Northamptonshire languishing at the wrong end of the table in the first division of […]
All-rounders like Liam could be so key in India 17 September 2023 0 comments View from Down Under THE MEL FARRELL COLUMN The period leading into a World Cup is a boon for armchair […]
Sri Lanka give a glimpse of a very different future 10 September 2023 0 comments View from Down Under THE MEL FARRELL COLUMN It’s been a marvellous summer for women’s cricket in England, with a […]
Thanks for the memories 3 September 2023 0 comments VIEW FROM DOWN UNDER THE MEL FARRELL COLUMN It’s been quite the summer for retirements and ‘unretirements’. By far the […]
Domestic bliss 13 August 2023 0 comments Too much cricket? English cricket fans should be grateful for the range and quality of games they have access to […]
It was the series that just had everything! 6 August 2023 0 comments VIEW FROM DOWN UNDER THE MEL FARRELL COLUMN Is anyone else suffering from post-Ashes blues? When we were immersed in […]
Plotting a cricketing road far less travelled 30 July 2023 0 comments VIEW FROM DOWN UNDER THE MEL FARRELL COLUMN Few things excite me quite like travel. Which is pretty fortunate when […]
Have England closed the gap on Australia? 23 July 2023 0 comments VIEW FROM DOWN UNDER THE MEL FARRELL COLUMN “In terms of a gap it’s just that we’ve been really consistent.” […]
A thrilling finale awaits 16 July 2023 0 comments VIEW FROM DOWN UNDER THE MEL FARRELL COLUMN What a time it’s been for England Ashes fightbacks. After the first […]
Steve Smith –the master craftsman 9 July 2023 0 comments VIEW FROM DOWN UNDER THE MEL FARRELL COLUMN During the week, Cricket Australia released a video of a blindfolded Steve […]
Lyon’s cruel luck set to end historic streak 2 July 2023 0 comments VIEW FROM DOWN UNDER THE MEL FARRELL COLUMN Cricket can be cruel at times, with no regard for milestones, records […]
A decade on and it’s all change 25 June 2023 0 comments VIEW FROM DOWN UNDER THE MEL FARRELL COLUMN Ten years ago I covered my first Test match as a reporter. […]
The true spirit of cricket 18 June 2023 0 comments View from Down Under THE MEL FARRELL COLUMN “Let me tell you about the time we tried to get Rusty […]
WTC holds great prestige but does it need a rethink? 11 June 2023 0 comments VIEW FROM DOWN UNDER – THE MEL FARRELL COLUMN I’m writing this week’s column from possibly my favourite vantage point […]
Fail to prepare then you prepare to fail… 4 June 2023 0 comments View from Down Under Cricket’s international schedule is making genuine groundwork a thing of the past THE MEL FARRELL COLUMN […]
Forgotten and unloved – tough days for Associates 28 May 2023 0 comments VIEW FROM DOWN UNDER THE MEL FARRELL COLUMN Within hours of landing in London this week, I stood inside The […]
Aussie quicks are raring to go 23 May 2023 0 comments VIEW FROM DOWN UNDER I can’t remember any bit of pre-Ashes trash leaving me feeling as disappointed as Steve Smith’s […]
Welcome to the DAshes 14 May 2023 0 comments VIEW FROM DOWN UNDER – The Mel Farrell Column I’m currently sitting in a country New South Wales cafe on […]