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Derek 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 keeping him from the fray....
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Ben Gardner
/ 3 days 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
/ 3 days 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
/ 3 days 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
/ 1 week 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
/ 1 week 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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Featured
/ 1 week agoSLOW DOWN! SPINNERS’ PACE SHOWS ENGLISH ANXIETY
LAUREN WINFIELD-HILL Lauren Winfield-Hill on England’s struggling bowling unit and rigid thinking England weren’t at the races at all in the...
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Columnists
/ 1 week 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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Columnists
/ 1 week 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
/ 2 weeks 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
/ 2 weeks 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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Annie Chave
/ 2 weeks 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
/ 3 weeks 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
/ 3 weeks 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
/ 3 weeks 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
/ 3 weeks 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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Featured
/ 3 weeks 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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Columnists
/ 1 month agoDerek Pringle: Steve Smith’s brilliance hints at late flowering
Anyone watching the opening exchanges of the World Test Championship final between Australia and South Africa at Lord’s would have noticed...
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Columnists
/ 1 month agoMark Butcher: Balance the key for England’s unproven attack
When England named their 14-strong squad for the first Test against India at Headingley, the surprise inclusion was Jamie Overton, who...
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Annie Chave
/ 1 month agoAnnie Chave: A sad day but Dave ‘Syd’ Lawrence’s strength shines through
Annie Chave was at Downend CC to witness a rare appearance from Dave ‘Syd’ Lawrence, who is suffering from Motor Neurone...
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Ben Gardner
/ 1 month agoBen Gardner: Half full or half empty for the Vitality Blast?
Ben Gardner on why less could be more for Blast The contrast was depressing and impossible to ignore, and quickly pointed...
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Columnists
/ 1 month agoMark Butcher: Masterful Joe Root lights way for England’s young guns
There was a lot to like about England’s 3-0 ODI whitewash of West Indies in Harry Brook’s first series since being...
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Columnists
/ 1 month agoDarren Stevens: Chris Gayle’s 151* and all that, ten years on
The photo was taken almost exactly 10 years ago after one of the most extraordinary games of T20 cricket ever seen...
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Columnists
/ 1 month agoRichard Clarke: Let style triumph over substance
It is the go-to hack for the lazy stylist. If you want to invoke an air of old-fashioned class, elegance and...
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Columnists
/ 1 month agoKatya Witney: Consistency gives Sophia Dunkley golden chance to shine
Katya Witney on how the new set-up is getting the best out of one of England’s rising stars Beyond the headline-grabbers,...
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