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A TEN OUT OF TEN FOR CLASS

19 September 2021 0 comments

DEREK PRINGLE @derekpringleTO OPPONENTS, Ryan ten Doeschate has been as awkward as his name is to pronounce, with some never […]

IT’S BEEN A SUMMER WE CAN SAVOUR

19 September 2021 0 comments

PETER HAYTER @phaytercricketAn international season that ends the way this 2021 summer version has done cannot be described as vintage […]

KOHLI’S MEN RANK AMONG THE GREATS

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TRISTAN LAVALETTE @trislavaletteIt’s just too bad the riveting, potentially era-defining Test series between India and England ended farcically. Look beyond […]

TAVS SHOW TRUE SPIRIT OF CRICKET

12 September 2021 0 comments

ADAM COLLINSBroadcaster of the Year 2020 @collinsadamRaise a glass: Matthias Winter front in sunglasses, with his Railway Taverners sideAfter what […]

IT’S NOTHING LIKE THE CARNAGE OF KARACHI!

12 September 2021 0 comments

DEREK PRINGLE @derekpringleDevastation: The aftermath of the riot in Karachi in 1969 which forced the abandonment of the Test between […]

AN ACTION TO MAKE PURISTS SCREAM

12 September 2021 0 comments

PETER HAYTER @phaytercricketIn the aftermath of defeat by India in the fourth Test at The Oval, England captain Joe Root […]

RAMIZ NEXT ABOARD THE PAKISTAN TRAIN

12 September 2021 0 comments

TRISTAN LAVALETTE @trislavaletteYOU can always bet on Pakistan being entertaining – on-andoff field. Ahead of a crux T20 World Cup […]

RISHABH’S FORM IS SIMPLY PANT-S!

5 September 2021 0 comments

DEREK PRINGLE Rishabh Pant is one of the most exciting batting talents in Indian cricket and was instrumental in his […]

THE MILKY BAR KID HAD ME FOOLED!

5 September 2021 0 comments

PETER HAYTER @phaytercricketAn apology: along with no other newspapers or media outlets this column recently suggested that England had little […]

Dale Steyn had traits of a true legend | Derek Pringle

5 September 2021 0 comments

Given better luck with injuries Dale Steyn could have been a rival for James Anderson for most wickets by a […]

ICC must step in to support Afghanistan | Tristan Lavalette

5 September 2021 0 comments

I’ve been fortunate to spend some time around the Afghanistan cricket team over the years. The first time was in […]

PONGOING IS JUST NOT TEST CRICKET

29 August 2021 0 comments

PETER HAYTER @phaytercricketThe debt England cricket owes to Sir Andrew Strauss is huge. As a Test batsman the Middlesex man […]

‘LUCKY COUNTRY’ IN A RIGHT OLD MESS!

29 August 2021 0 comments

TRISTAN LAVALETTE Battling on: Australia’s David Warner bats at the Sydney Cricket Ground but such a sight is under threat […]

New Zealand star Suzie Bates is on the comeback trail | Adam Collins

29 August 2021 0 comments

On the face of it, Suzie Bates collecting 70 runs from 110 balls against a relatively inexperienced England ‘A’ team […]

Joe Root has all the attributes of a great | Derek Pringle

29 August 2021 0 comments

Joe Root had more support from England’s top-order batsmen against India at Headingley, but he continues to play the game […]

BEEFY WILL DEMAND RESULTS

29 August 2021 0 comments

DEREK PRINGLE Icon: Sir Ian Botham almost single-handedly won the 1981 Ashes – when Prime Minister Boris Johnson was just […]

CRICKET BIDS FOR AN OLYMPIC BOW IN LA

22 August 2021 0 comments

TRISTAN LAVALETTE @trislavaletteOf course, the ICC waited until the world was in the midst of Olympic fever to launch its […]

Virat Kohli is a friend for life | Peter Hayter

22 August 2021 0 comments

Donald Trump is not renowned for his love of cricket, but the great manipulator has always known how to play […]

Jimmy Anderson should have know it is a big boy’s game | Derek Pringle

22 August 2021 0 comments

DEREK PRINGLE I’M surprised that James Anderson, given his vast experience, doesn’t know that revenge is a dish best served […]

Four bowlers can do the job for England | Derek Pringle

22 August 2021 0 comments

It is ten years since England became the No 1 Test team in world cricket, after trouncing MS Dhoni’s India […]

Finding proof that it is possible to live in harmony | Adam Collins

15 August 2021 0 comments

The 2021 domestic schedule in England looked a fraught mess from the moment it was released, but it has only […]

All roads lead Down Under for Saqib Mahmood | Derek Pringle

15 August 2021 0 comments

England’s mounting injury problems almos saw Saqib Mahmood picked for the Lord’s Test against India, but James Anderson passed a […]

Ravi Bopara’s red-ball veto is a waste | The Grumbler

15 August 2021 0 comments

These days, Press releases rarely reveal actual news. Nine times out of ten, Twitter has forewarned us of anything truly […]

Did Tigers taming actually happen? | Tristan Lavalette

15 August 2021 0 comments

IT’S NEVER a nice time to be utterly humiliated, but an embarrassed Australia at least mostly escaped the wrath of […]

Haseeb Hameed dismissal was a sign of nerves | Derek Pringle

15 August 2021 0 comments

It would have been the pounding blood in his head that disoriented Haseeb Hameed most, even more than the shock […]

Columnists

A TEN OUT OF TEN FOR CLASS

IT’S BEEN A SUMMER WE CAN SAVOUR

KOHLI’S MEN RANK AMONG THE GREATS

TAVS SHOW TRUE SPIRIT OF CRICKET

IT’S NOTHING LIKE THE CARNAGE OF KARACHI!

AN ACTION TO MAKE PURISTS SCREAM

RAMIZ NEXT ABOARD THE PAKISTAN TRAIN

RISHABH’S FORM IS SIMPLY PANT-S!

THE MILKY BAR KID HAD ME FOOLED!

Dale Steyn had traits of a true legend | Derek Pringle

ICC must step in to support Afghanistan | Tristan Lavalette

PONGOING IS JUST NOT TEST CRICKET

‘LUCKY COUNTRY’ IN A RIGHT OLD MESS!

New Zealand star Suzie Bates is on the comeback trail | Adam Collins

Joe Root has all the attributes of a great | Derek Pringle

BEEFY WILL DEMAND RESULTS

CRICKET BIDS FOR AN OLYMPIC BOW IN LA

Virat Kohli is a friend for life | Peter Hayter

Jimmy Anderson should have know it is a big boy’s game | Derek Pringle

Four bowlers can do the job for England | Derek Pringle

Finding proof that it is possible to live in harmony | Adam Collins

All roads lead Down Under for Saqib Mahmood | Derek Pringle

Ravi Bopara’s red-ball veto is a waste | The Grumbler

Did Tigers taming actually happen? | Tristan Lavalette

Haseeb Hameed dismissal was a sign of nerves | Derek Pringle

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