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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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/ 3 years agoWelcome to the DAshes
VIEW FROM DOWN UNDER - The Mel Farrell Column I’m currently sitting in a country New South Wales cafe on a...
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Richard Clarke AKA 'The Grumbler'
/ 3 years agoWalking away the blues
RICHARD CLARKE AKA The Grumbler Unlike this August’s publication, not everything or everyone can return from a period away with all...
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoPressure on Morgan and death bowling woes – England’s T20 series in West Indies
England were edged out at the last by Jason Holder’s four wickets in four balls as the West Indies prevailed 3-2...
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Featured
/ 5 years agoBRING ON THE BIG GUNS, ENGLAND!
TRISTAN LAVALETTE @trislavalette Iwrote in these pages last month that Australia – both the national team and the country itself –...
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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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Featured
/ 5 years agoKOHLI’S MEN RANK AMONG THE GREATS
TRISTAN LAVALETTE @trislavalette It’s just too bad the riveting, potentially era-defining Test series between India and England ended farcically. Look beyond...
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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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Featured
/ 5 years agoIT’S BEEN A SUMMER WE CAN SAVOUR
PETER HAYTER @phaytercricket An international season that ends the way this 2021 summer version has done cannot be described as vintage...
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Adam Collins
/ 5 years agoLORD’S CAN DO MORE FOR WOMEN’S GAME
ADAM COLLINS @collinsadam Broadcaster of the Year 2020 Alvanley Cricket Club’s Jimmy Ecclestone beats England star sister Sophie to Lord’s,’ declared...
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Featured
/ 5 years agoAN ACTION TO MAKE PURISTS SCREAM
PETER HAYTER @phaytercricket In the aftermath of defeat by India in the fourth Test at The Oval, England captain Joe Root...
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Adam Collins
/ 5 years agoTAVS SHOW TRUE SPIRIT OF CRICKET
ADAM COLLINS Broadcaster of the Year 2020 @collinsadam Raise a glass: Matthias Winter front in sunglasses, with his Railway Taverners side...
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Featured
/ 5 years agoRAMIZ NEXT ABOARD THE PAKISTAN TRAIN
TRISTAN LAVALETTE @trislavalette YOU can always bet on Pakistan being entertaining – on-andoff field. Ahead of a crux T20 World Cup...
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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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Featured
/ 5 years agoTHE MILKY BAR KID HAD ME FOOLED!
PETER HAYTER @phaytercricket An apology: along with no other newspapers or media outlets this column recently suggested that England had little...
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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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Columnists
/ 5 years agoICC must step in to support Afghanistan | Tristan Lavalette
I’ve been fortunate to spend some time around the Afghanistan cricket team over the years. The first time was in Perth...
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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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Featured
/ 5 years agoPONGOING IS JUST NOT TEST CRICKET
PETER HAYTER @phaytercricket The debt England cricket owes to Sir Andrew Strauss is huge. As a Test batsman the Middlesex man...
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Adam Collins
/ 5 years agoNew Zealand star Suzie Bates is on the comeback trail | Adam Collins
On the face of it, Suzie Bates collecting 70 runs from 110 balls against a relatively inexperienced England ‘A’ team shouldn’t...
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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 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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Featured
/ 5 years ago‘LUCKY COUNTRY’ IN A RIGHT OLD MESS!
TRISTAN LAVALETTE Battling on: Australia’s David Warner bats at the Sydney Cricket Ground but such a sight is under threat this...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoVirat Kohli is a friend for life | Peter Hayter
Donald Trump is not renowned for his love of cricket, but the great manipulator has always known how to play a...
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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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