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 […]
Macho England hooked on self-destruction 2 July 2023 0 comments DEREK PRINGLE @derekpringle From Playground to the Test Arena’ was a slogan, now defunct, that the ECB once used to […]
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. […]
No turning back 25 June 2023 0 comments DEREK PRINGLE Ozball 1, Bazball 0. Tortoise 1, Hare 0. Traditionalists 1, Disruptors 0….. just some of the headlines aired […]
Bob helped set me free, now he’s on the Bazball trail 25 June 2023 0 comments DARREN STEVENS My first thought when I heard that Rob Key had been appointed managing director of the England men’s […]
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 […]
If the Sugababes could see us now 18 June 2023 0 comments RICHARD CLARKE AKA The Grumbler Perhaps it is the pace of the game, the financial incentives or just the inevitable […]
Bewildering, but brilliant Bazball 18 June 2023 0 comments DEREK PRINGLE This Ashes is Bazball’s big trial in the court of cricketing opinion though finding hard evidence of it […]
No disrespect to Kookaburra, but I’m a dukes man! 18 June 2023 0 comments DARREN STEVENS While our very own Dukes cricket ball takes centre stage in the Ashes over the next few weeks, […]
Playing a waiting game 12 June 2023 0 comments The girls play exclusively white-ball cricket at domestic level, but it’s great to see that the longer format will be […]
The Moeen Mystery 12 June 2023 0 comments I’m a bit confused. England’s go-to spinner Jack Leach suffers a stress fracture and pulls out of the Ashes and […]
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 […]
Offering a voice to the loyal faithfuls 11 June 2023 0 comments RICHARD CLARKE AKA The Grumbler Organisations want to ‘frame their argument’, ‘develop their narrative’ or ‘manage their message’. Big decisions […]
Farewell to a true master of his craft 11 June 2023 0 comments David Emery 1946-2023 Derek Pringle looks back at the career of The Cricket Paper supremo who sadly died last week […]
Head cleared, Travis poses a new threat 11 June 2023 0 comments DEREK PRINGLE If imitation is the greatest form of flattery then Travis Head should have the gratitude of the country […]
The time has come to bring in the red ball 11 June 2023 0 comments DARREN STEVENS For the past 18 months, I’ve had a coaching role with South East Stars, one of the eight […]
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 […]
Same old Surrey are always smiling 4 June 2023 0 comments RICHARD CLARKE, AKA The Grumbler | The ‘Manchester City of cricket’ are a class act off the field too Last […]
Broad is kept so young by fine art 4 June 2023 0 comments DEREK PRINGLE @derekpringle If James Anderson is the perfectionist, Stuart Broad is the pragmatist – a bowler who finds what […]
Josh has really set Tongues wagging 4 June 2023 0 comments DEREK PRINGLE Tall, quick and accurate, there is much to admire about Josh Tongue, the strapping Worcestershire fast bowler who […]
My all-time blast XI (Please forgive me, Azhar!) 4 June 2023 0 comments DARREN STEVENS The Cricket Paper asked me to pick my all-time XI for English domestic cricket and it’s been a […]
Raising a glass to game’s true heroes 28 May 2023 0 comments RICHARD CLARKE – AKA The Grumbler It is less than a week old yet the T20 Blast has already consumed […]
Ashes quality is in danger due to lack of preparation 28 May 2023 0 comments DEREK PRINGLE | @derekpringle Australians used to be the only ones who disagreed with Stuart Broad’s pronouncements on cricket. Yet, […]
Hats off to my old roommate Jimmy! 28 May 2023 0 comments DARREN STEVENS What another extraordinary achievement by Jimmy Anderson: 20 years as a fast bowler in Test cricket. Back in […]
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 […]