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, […]
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 […]
Goose made the whole world gander | Peter Hayter 18 July 2021 0 comments Edgbaston, England, Pakistan and Sky TV all did Bob Willis proud this week, hosting, playing and presenting an absorbing match […]
Mitch Marsh has won everyone over | Adam Collins 18 July 2021 0 comments In this line of work, there are players who come around that you feel more emotionally invested in than others […]
Last-gasp calls have not always been easy on England | James Wallace 11 July 2021 0 comments James Wallace looks at some selection choices England have made over the years DRAMATIC times for the ECB this week […]
Aussies chiefs are bang out of order | Adam Collins 11 July 2021 0 comments In 1992, when Zimbabwe were admitted to Test match ranks, there was a quip from an Australian administrator that would […]
Test cricket will begin fiery debate | Tristan Lavalette 11 July 2021 0 comments The fun and games are about to begin when the suits and ties in cricket gather together for a slew […]
Fallen Essex have failed to deliver | Derek Pringle 11 July 2021 0 comments Essex’s chances of defending their County Championship title look increasingly slim as they enter this week’s final round of preliminary […]
Jimmy Anderson has joined an elite member’s club | Derek Pringle 11 July 2021 0 comments Taking 1,000 first-class wickets is to join one of the most exclusive clubs in sport. Its members require great skill, […]
Could Ben Stokes by the root of change? | Peter Hayter 11 July 2021 0 comments Currently level with Michael Vaughan on 26, Joe Root may be one victory away from becoming the England captain with […]
Steve Waugh piloted the Golden Era | Tristan Lavalette 4 July 2021 0 comments SORRY loyal readers but I’m going to dredge back two decades when the hapless England cricket team was a worldwide […]
Keepers are a solid bunch now | Derek Pringle 4 July 2021 0 comments WATCHING Jonny Bairstow keep wicket for England the other day, it is striking how different his physique was to the […]
SRI LANKA’S WOES COME FROM WITHIN 4 July 2021 0 comments DEREK PRINGLE @derekpringleSri Lanka were World Cup winners 25 years ago but the current team touring England look like they’d […]
A TRUE TALENT, BUT SO BEAUTIFULLY BONKERS 4 July 2021 0 comments PETER HAYTER @phaytercricketFor the most obvious reason the summer of 1981 will be regarded forever as one of the landmarks […]
Sophia Dunkley is the game’s next trailblazer | Adam Collins 4 July 2021 0 comments There’s one way of detailing Sophia Dunkley’s rise to prominence that doesn’t sound all that remarkable. As a kid, moving […]
It was all in a day’s work for Beefy | Peter Hayter 27 June 2021 0 comments For those who lived through the extraordinary, nation-changing cricketing events of the summer of 1981 commonly known as Botham’s Ashes, […]
Eoin Morgan must sort out his bowling options | Derek Pringle 27 June 2021 0 comments It can be difficult to find out about players when your opponents are not good enough to stretch you but […]
THE SUN’S OUT, LET’S FIX THE ROOF OF WTC 27 June 2021 0 comments ADAM COLLINSBroadcaster of the Year 2020 @collinsadamCup of cheer: Fans enjoy the atmosphere in SouthamptonIt’s not difficult to see why […]
PSL stint has given Saqib Mahmood a new identity 27 June 2021 0 comments REGARDED as one of the rising stars in English cricket, Saqib Mahmood has represented England on ten occasions and was […]
WE MUST GET TOUGH ON SLOW OVER RATES 20 June 2021 0 comments ADAM COLLINSBroadcaster of the Year 2020 @collinsadamHow do you solve a problem like slow over rates? It’s the topic that nobody […]
Viewpoint: England’s wacky selection policy doesn’t make sense 20 June 2021 0 comments It was the bigger picture of an Ashes win this winter that drove England’s wacky selections and cricket against New […]
Alfrick offer us post-Covid hope | The Grumbler 20 June 2021 0 comments The ‘London mates’ of the Alfrick CC fixture secretary describe his village as ‘Hobbiton’. Nestling on the edge of […]