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/ 5 years agoA diverse stance speaks volumes | The Grumbler
Earlier this week, John Digby Jones was so angry at presenter Alex Scott dropping her Gs when hosting the BBC’s Olympics...
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/ 5 years agoDemons choose random victims | Peter Hayter
HOW long after the news of Ben Stokes’ decision to take a break from cricket did it take for the name...
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/ 5 years agoAndy Lloyd remains the unluckiest of England’s 95 one-cap wonders | Derek Pringle
Joy, stigma, or both? That is one of the questions asked of six England cricketers who won just one Test cap...
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/ 5 years agoOlympics aim united hopes of ICC chiefs | Tristan Lavalette
PERHAPS it shouldn’t have been surprising knowing cricket’s decision makers seem to have a knack for lethargy, but even so the...
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/ 5 years agoAlex Hales is a symbol of wrong decisions | Peter Hayter
Judging solely by the look on Alex Hales’ face at the end of The Hundred match between Trent Rockets and Northern...
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Derek Pringle
/ 5 years agoALL OF US SHOULD BE RAISING OUR GLASSES TO ‘HENDO’
DEREK PRINGLE @derekpringle MIKE Hendrick had the most wonderful, rhythmic bowling action, but his hatred of conceding runs probably cost him...
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Adam Collins
/ 5 years agoCricket needs to be on the Olympics agenda | Adam Collins
As a Jamaican bobsledder once put it, I’m feeling Olympic today. As I type, the opening ceremony is on in the...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoFrom scrapheap to Singapore Slinger | Tristan Lavalette
Australia’s strict measures mean the country is still essentially shut from the world with its borders closed even for its citizens...
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/ 5 years agoHISTORIC 100 TIE WAS LIKE MINI T20
PETER HAYTER @phaytercricket THERE’S NO BLOCKING! IT’S BISH! BASH! BOSH!” Eyes fixed behind Michael Caine’s spare pair of specs from Alfie,...
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Columnists
/ 5 years ago50-over games now feel flat | The Grumbler
The introduction of T20 has gone through a certain amount of revisionism in the past few months. But, trust me, I...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoEngland must prepare for pitch battle | Derek Pringle
A WIN is a win is a win that is what Eoin Morgan will be telling England’s T20 team after they...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoJohn Woodcock tribute: The doyen of writers with a human touch
I first met John Woodcock, the legendary cricket correspondent of The Times who died last week at the age of 94,...
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/ 5 years agoIs big-hitting Liam Livingstone as hot as Trott?
James Wallace looks at players who have mastered the art of hitting the maximum Players love hitting sixes and spectators delight...
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/ 5 years agoThe Hundred can catch on – as past proves | Derek Pringle
The Hundred starts next week amid scepticism as to whether it is a good thing for cricket. Naysayers reckon it is...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoAbrasive Justin Langer must smooth the mood | Tristan Lavalette
There’s a popular anecdote that often gets shared around Western Australian cricket circles. In 2013 on a mid-winter’s day in Perth,...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoChange in English cricket has to be structured | Richard Clarke
Few people hate The Hundred more than myself. It is an ill-considered gamble created by marketers with pounds signs for hearts...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoGoose made the whole world gander | Peter Hayter
Edgbaston, England, Pakistan and Sky TV all did Bob Willis proud this week, hosting, playing and presenting an absorbing match with...
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Adam Collins
/ 5 years agoMitch Marsh has won everyone over | Adam Collins
In this line of work, there are players who come around that you feel more emotionally invested in than others –...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoLast-gasp calls have not always been easy on England | James Wallace
James Wallace looks at some selection choices England have made over the years DRAMATIC times for the ECB this week as...
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Adam Collins
/ 5 years agoAussies chiefs are bang out of order | Adam Collins
In 1992, when Zimbabwe were admitted to Test match ranks, there was a quip from an Australian administrator that would go...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoTest cricket will begin fiery debate | Tristan Lavalette
The fun and games are about to begin when the suits and ties in cricket gather together for a slew of...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoJimmy Anderson has joined an elite member’s club | Derek Pringle
Taking 1,000 first-class wickets is to join one of the most exclusive clubs in sport. Its members require great skill, longevity...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoCould Ben Stokes by the root of change? | Peter Hayter
Currently level with Michael Vaughan on 26, Joe Root may be one victory away from becoming the England captain with the...
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Derek Pringle
/ 5 years agoFallen Essex have failed to deliver | Derek Pringle
Essex’s chances of defending their County Championship title look increasingly slim as they enter this week’s final round of preliminary matches,...
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/ 5 years agoA TRUE TALENT, BUT SO BEAUTIFULLY BONKERS
PETER HAYTER @phaytercricket For the most obvious reason the summer of 1981 will be regarded forever as one of the landmarks...
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