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Darren Stevens
/ 3 years agoNo disrespect to Kookaburra, but I’m a dukes man!
DARREN STEVENS While our very own Dukes cricket ball takes centre stage in the Ashes over the next few weeks, English...
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Features
/ 3 years ago‘I’m 82 but I still feel young’
Enid Bakewell, the trailblazing former England all-rounder, tells Jo Harman about how she had to sell potatoes to fund her career...
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Ashes
/ 3 years agoEdgbaston Ashes Classics
This week’s 2023 instalment is the 16th Ashes Test played between England and Australia in Birmingham. We pick out five memorable...
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Ashes
/ 3 years agoGower gives Bazball the thumbs up
The former England captain is backing Bazball to emulate the impact of 1981 and 2005 to lift the mood of the...
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Featured
/ 3 years agoTop trio are honoured
ENGLAIND trio Lydia Greenway, Adil Rashid and Sam Curran have been recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours. Greenway, a two-time World...
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Darren Stevens
/ 3 years agoPlaying a waiting game
The girls play exclusively white-ball cricket at domestic level, but it’s great to see that the longer format will be on...
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Derek Pringle
/ 3 years agoThe Moeen Mystery
I’m a bit confused. England’s go-to spinner Jack Leach suffers a stress fracture and pulls out of the Ashes and they...
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Richard Clarke AKA 'The Grumbler'
/ 3 years agoOffering a voice to the loyal faithfuls
RICHARD CLARKE AKA The Grumbler Organisations want to ‘frame their argument’, ‘develop their narrative’ or ‘manage their message’. Big decisions will...
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Ashes
/ 3 years agoHead cleared, Travis poses a new threat
DEREK PRINGLE If imitation is the greatest form of flattery then Travis Head should have the gratitude of the country after...
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Darren Stevens
/ 3 years agoThe time has come to bring in the red ball
DARREN STEVENS For the past 18 months, I’ve had a coaching role with South East Stars, one of the eight regional...
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The Definitive...
/ 3 years agoThe Definitive Matthew Hayden
The Aussie run-machine looks back at the standout innings’ from his prolific career The hangover 64 & 43* Queensland v New...
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Ashes
/ 3 years agoBairstow or Foakes, England have the upper hand
Jack Russell tells Rich Edwards that England have the edge over Australia behind the stumps whoever keeps wicket The selection of...
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Derek Pringle
/ 3 years agoFarewell to a true master of his craft
David Emery 1946-2023 Derek Pringle looks back at the career of The Cricket Paper supremo who sadly died last week Despite...
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Mel Farrell
/ 3 years agoWTC holds great prestige but does it need a rethink?
VIEW FROM DOWN UNDER - THE MEL FARRELL COLUMN I’m writing this week’s column from possibly my favourite vantage point in...
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Ashes
/ 3 years agoA look at three of the best Ashes series on English soil
The 2023 Ashes is the latest instalment in the memorable tussle between the old rivals and perhaps one of the most...
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Derek Pringle
/ 3 years agoBroad is kept so young by fine art
DEREK PRINGLE @derekpringle If James Anderson is the perfectionist, Stuart Broad is the pragmatist – a bowler who finds what works...
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Derek Pringle
/ 3 years agoJosh has really set Tongues wagging
DEREK PRINGLE Tall, quick and accurate, there is much to admire about Josh Tongue, the strapping Worcestershire fast bowler who made...
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Darren Stevens
/ 3 years agoMy all-time blast XI (Please forgive me, Azhar!)
DARREN STEVENS The Cricket Paper asked me to pick my all-time XI for English domestic cricket and it’s been a lot...
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England Women
/ 3 years agoThe Definitive Charlotte Edwards
Ed Kemp talks to the former England captain about the moments that made her Anything the boys can do 30* Huntingdonshire...
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Features
/ 3 years agoWarne’s year in the sun
Scott Oliver might well be the world expert on international stars doing their stuff in the leagues. This week it is...
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Features
/ 3 years agoNow let’s bring on the ‘proper’ stuff
All the savour of Lord’s just can’t hide the great Test divide says Jim Wallace You may or may not be...
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County News/The Hundred
/ 3 years agoFranchise cricket now threatens the future
By Rich Edwards Cricket has now reached a tipping point. And after Jason Roy’s decision to place Major League Cricket over...
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Mel Farrell
/ 3 years agoFail to prepare then you prepare to fail…
View from Down Under Cricket’s international schedule is making genuine groundwork a thing of the past THE MEL FARRELL COLUMN Give...
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Richard Clarke AKA 'The Grumbler'
/ 3 years agoSame old Surrey are always smiling
RICHARD CLARKE, AKA The Grumbler | The ‘Manchester City of cricket’ are a class act off the field too Last time...
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England News
/ 3 years agoThe numbers behind England’s opening partnerships
England go into an eagerly anticipated summer of Test cricket hoping Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley have finally solved their long-standing...
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