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/ 9 months agoBen Gardner: Less is more? Counties have their say on 2026 schedule
The battle lines are being drawn, the media releases readied, the statements disseminated. County cricket’s civil war is here and it’s…...
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Columnists
/ 9 months agoLauren Winfield-Hill: England not far off despite series losses
The first thing to address from the final ODI of the summer in Durham was the interview Sophie Ecclestone gave ahead...
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/ 9 months agoMark Butcher: Jofra Archer adds extra spice to sizzling England vs India series
The Lord’s nailbiter was a throwback of a Test match where conditions dictated the way the game was played. England realised...
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Columnists
/ 9 months agoDarren Stevens: Umpires must crack the whip – but we love a bit of needle
Just before tea on that extraordinary final day at Lord’s, in the midst of an astonishing rearguard innings that nearly pulled...
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Columnists
/ 9 months agoKatya Witney: Lack of real jeopardy is masking Blast advances
Katya Witney says that while the first year has been solid, a format tweak would have added excitement It’s not so...
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/ 9 months agoLauren Winfield-Hill: Time slipping away for confused England
Having lost in Southampton and with just two games of the international summer left, the biggest worry now for England is...
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/ 9 months agoDerek Pringle: Joys of Jofra Archer tempered by long road ahead
Until two days ago Jofra Archer had not bowled a ball in Test cricket for four years, a litany of injuries...
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/ 9 months agoToby Reynolds: Putting the community at the heart of things
Toby Reynolds on a heart-warming story of a tour that creates special memories Every summer for the last 44 years, a...
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Ben Gardner
/ 9 months agoBen Gardner: Wiaan Mulder can’t do right for doing wrong
Ben Gardner salutes South Africa’s stand-in captain for his grand gesture Wiaan Mulder had just had one of the best days...
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Columnists
/ 9 months agoLauren Winfield-Hill: Sloppy England need to sharpen up
It’s hard to pinpoint one factor behind England’s losses to India, because none of it has been good enough. There have...
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Annie Chave
/ 9 months agoAnnie Chave: A walk in York epitomises cricket’s outground charms
The recent journeys I have made to cricket outgrounds across the country have added a new and delightful dimension to my...
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Columnists
/ 10 months agoDerek Pringle: Flogged bowlers highlight perils of Bazball
The blueprint for winning Tests is a simple one for Ben Stokes and his England team. Play on shirtfront pitches that...
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Columnists
/ 10 months agoDarren Stevens: Time to give the County Championship a showcase final
A little less than three weeks ago, South Africa were crowned Test champions after defying the odds to beat Australian in...
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Columnists
/ 10 months agoKatya Witney: Shackled England still haunted by Winter demons
England appear unable to shake off the hangover from a confidence-shattering winter, writes Katya Witney England Women’s losses in the first...
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/ 10 months agoRichard Clarke: Let’s bin the Kookaburra experiment, and fast
The first principle of experimentation is that you must not fool yourself,” said the eminent scientist, Richard Feynman. “And you are...
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Columnists
/ 10 months agoMark Butcher: Ben Duckett leads the way for clinical England
We’ve become used to Ben Stokes’ side achieving the unthinkable, but what an incredible win that was at Headingley. India dominated...
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Ben Gardner
/ 10 months agoBen Gardner: India’s County Championship love-in a bonus for everyone
Ben Gardner on how Indians players are flocking to club and county Headingley may have witnessed England and India play out...
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Columnists
/ 10 months agoLauren Winfield-Hill: England-India is going to be a great series
Lauren Winfield-Hill on the return of Sophie Ecclestone and the challenge of India If you look at India’s batting lineup, it’s...
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Annie Chave
/ 10 months agoAnnie Chave: County Cricket Day – A day for real celebration
Annie Chave on what today, and next Sunday, mean in the grander scheme of things It makes me smile to see...
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Derek Pringle
/ 10 months agoDerek Pringle column: Southpaw Jaiswal cuts England down to size
It was meant to be baking hot at Headingley on the opening day of the first Test between England and India...
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Columnists
/ 10 months agoMark Butcher: Triumphant Proteas expose Australian frailties
South Africa’s victory in the World Test Championship final was a fairytale moment for a nation that has been through the...
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Columnists
/ 10 months agoRichard Clarke: Jack Bond, Jacob Bethell and the catching revolution
Richard Clarke on how our understanding of fielding has changed If you want to make an old Lancastrian go misty-eyed for...
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Columnists
/ 10 months agoMatt Jones: We need to talk about the Vitality Blast
“It will fill up,” I convince myself, as I take my seat at Old Trafford, midway through Lancashire Thunder’s innings against...
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/ 10 months agoLauren Winfield-Hill: Packed schedule a real danger to cricketers
Lauren Winfield-Hill on the dangers that multiple matches in quick succession can cause The cricket season is always hectic but this...
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/ 10 months agoECCLESTONE BACK TO BOLSTER ENGLAND
KATYA WITNEY Katya Whitney on the first bump in the road for England’s premier spinner Left out, dropped, rested, injured. All...
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