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Darren Stevens
/ 3 years agoMy all-time blast XI (Please forgive me, Azhar!)
DARREN STEVENS The Cricket Paper asked me to pick my all-time XI for English domestic cricket and it’s been a lot...
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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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Mel Farrell
/ 3 years agoFail to prepare then you prepare to fail…
View from Down Under Cricket’s international schedule is making genuine groundwork a thing of the past THE MEL FARRELL COLUMN Give...
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Richard Clarke AKA 'The Grumbler'
/ 3 years agoRaising a glass to game’s true heroes
RICHARD CLARKE - AKA The Grumbler It is less than a week old yet the T20 Blast has already consumed the...
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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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Darren Stevens
/ 3 years agoHats off to my old roommate Jimmy!
DARREN STEVENS What another extraordinary achievement by Jimmy Anderson: 20 years as a fast bowler in Test cricket. Back in 2002,...
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Mel Farrell
/ 3 years agoForgotten and unloved – tough days for Associates
VIEW FROM DOWN UNDER THE MEL FARRELL COLUMN Within hours of landing in London this week, I stood inside The Oval,...
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Richard Clarke AKA 'The Grumbler'
/ 3 years agoDon’t deny us the thrill of a chase
RICHARD CLARKE AKA The Grumbler It happened again last week. County cricket had the chance to create excitement, spectacle and, dare...
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Darren Stevens
/ 3 years agoRed or white, it’s easy – Just watch the ball
DARREN STEVENS It’s good that the T20 Blast is played out in one block now, with just a handful of Championship...
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Mel Farrell
/ 3 years agoAussie quicks are raring to go
VIEW FROM DOWN UNDER I can’t remember any bit of pre-Ashes trash leaving me feeling as disappointed as Steve Smith’s riposte...
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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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Darren Stevens
/ 3 years agoRED OR WHITE, IT’S EASY – JUST WATCH THE BALL
DARREN STEVENS It’s good that the T20 Blast is played out in one block now, with just a handful of Championship...
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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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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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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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Ashes
/ 3 years agoWhy are we giving smith a free net?
DARREN STEVENS So, Steve Smith has arrived on these shores to play three County Championship matches for Sussex. Or, to put...
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Ashes
/ 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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Columnists
/ 5 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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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 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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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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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 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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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 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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