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Columnists
/ 5 months 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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Features
/ 5 months agoTransplant Ashes shows the wonders of a second innings
A rather different Ashes contest took place last month that garnered a rather unusual result. The three-match ‘Transplant Ashes’, contested between...
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Columnists
/ 5 months 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
/ 5 months 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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/ 5 months 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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/ 5 months 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
/ 5 months 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
/ 5 months 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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Columnists
/ 5 months agoLauren Winfield-Hill: England-India is going to be a great series
Lauren Winfield-Hill on the return of Sophie Ecclestone and the challenge of India If you look at India’s batting lineup, it’s...
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Features
/ 5 months agoNorthumberland club Percy Main raises funds for refugees
Percy Main CC celebrated Refugee Week with a charity cricket match The inaugural T20 match between Percy Main Cricket Club and...
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Annie Chave
/ 5 months 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
/ 6 months 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
/ 6 months 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
/ 6 months 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
/ 6 months agoMatt Jones: We need to talk about the Vitality Blast
“It will fill up,” I convince myself, as I take my seat at Old Trafford, midway through Lancashire Thunder’s innings against...
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Features
/ 6 months agoENGLAND STARS LAUNCH MY WAY TO PLAY CAMPAIGN
A bold new initiative aims to get kids playing cricket anywhere, anytime Inspiring: Root visited a street event in Sheffield With...
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/ 6 months agoLauren Winfield-Hill: Packed schedule a real danger to cricketers
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/ 6 months 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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/ 6 months 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
/ 6 months 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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Columnists
/ 6 months agoAdam Hopkins: Rain can’t dampen spirits at LGBTQ+ showcase game
Adam Hopkins speaks to Joel Langley from beacon club Backworth CC in Northumberland Backworth Cricket Club in Northumberland recently became the...
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Annie Chave
/ 6 months 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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Columnists
/ 6 months agoLauren Winfield-Hill: Consistency reaps the rewards for England
The main takeaway I had from the series against West Indies was how much stronger England are when they select the...
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Ben Gardner
/ 6 months 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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Features
/ 6 months agoDADS AND LADS
In honour of Father’s Day, Will Barker highlights eight cricketing sons who have followed in the footsteps of their talented fathers...
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County Championship 2025: Middlesex Season Preview
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