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 […]
No disgusted colonels this time, only sympathy | Peter Hayter 15 August 2021 0 comments Reaction to the news that England’s Ashes tour might be under threat from players ruling themselves out of selection if […]
The Hundred at hit? Time will tell | Dan Whiting 8 August 2021 0 comments FORMER Australian captain Ian Chappell sensationally dismissed The Hundred this week in a column on ESPN Cricinfo. Now a respected […]
Ollie Robinson is the gem who could thrive in Archer’s absence | Derek Pringle 8 August 2021 0 comments LIKE so many redemption stories, New Zealand’s journey to becoming world Test champions was borne of calamity: the team’s dismissal […]
Filling Hohn’s shoes will be no easy task | Tristan Lavalette 8 August 2021 0 comments In late 2016, I covered India A’s tour of Australia during cricket’s quiet off-season Down Under. But as a reporter, […]
A diverse stance speaks volumes | The Grumbler 8 August 2021 0 comments Earlier this week, John Digby Jones was so angry at presenter Alex Scott dropping her Gs when hosting the BBC’s […]
Demons choose random victims | Peter Hayter 8 August 2021 0 comments HOW long after the news of Ben Stokes’ decision to take a break from cricket did it take for the […]
ALL OF US SHOULD BE RAISING OUR GLASSES TO ‘HENDO’ 1 August 2021 0 comments DEREK PRINGLE @derekpringleMIKE Hendrick had the most wonderful, rhythmic bowling action, but his hatred of conceding runs probably cost him […]
Andy Lloyd remains the unluckiest of England’s 95 one-cap wonders | Derek Pringle 1 August 2021 0 comments Joy, stigma, or both? That is one of the questions asked of six England cricketers who won just one Test […]
Olympics aim united hopes of ICC chiefs | Tristan Lavalette 1 August 2021 0 comments PERHAPS it shouldn’t have been surprising knowing cricket’s decision makers seem to have a knack for lethargy, but even so […]
Alex Hales is a symbol of wrong decisions | Peter Hayter 1 August 2021 0 comments Judging solely by the look on Alex Hales’ face at the end of The Hundred match between Trent Rockets and […]
HISTORIC 100 TIE WAS LIKE MINI T20 25 July 2021 0 comments PETER HAYTER @phaytercricketTHERE’S NO BLOCKING! IT’S BISH! BASH! BOSH!” Eyes fixed behind Michael Caine’s spare pair of specs from Alfie, […]
Cricket needs to be on the Olympics agenda | Adam Collins 25 July 2021 0 comments As a Jamaican bobsledder once put it, I’m feeling Olympic today. As I type, the opening ceremony is on in […]
From scrapheap to Singapore Slinger | Tristan Lavalette 25 July 2021 0 comments Australia’s strict measures mean the country is still essentially shut from the world with its borders closed even for its […]
50-over games now feel flat | The Grumbler 25 July 2021 0 comments The introduction of T20 has gone through a certain amount of revisionism in the past few months. But, trust me, […]
England must prepare for pitch battle | Derek Pringle 25 July 2021 0 comments A WIN is a win is a win that is what Eoin Morgan will be telling England’s T20 team after […]
John Woodcock tribute: The doyen of writers with a human touch 25 July 2021 0 comments I first met John Woodcock, the legendary cricket correspondent of The Times who died last week at the age of […]
Is big-hitting Liam Livingstone as hot as Trott? 25 July 2021 0 comments James Wallace looks at players who have mastered the art of hitting the maximum Players love hitting sixes and spectators […]
The Hundred can catch on – as past proves | Derek Pringle 18 July 2021 0 comments The Hundred starts next week amid scepticism as to whether it is a good thing for cricket. Naysayers reckon it […]
Abrasive Justin Langer must smooth the mood | Tristan Lavalette 18 July 2021 0 comments There’s a popular anecdote that often gets shared around Western Australian cricket circles. In 2013 on a mid-winter’s day in […]
Change in English cricket has to be structured | Richard Clarke 18 July 2021 0 comments Few people hate The Hundred more than myself. It is an ill-considered gamble created by marketers with pounds signs for […]