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If the Sugababes could see us now

18 June 2023 0 comments

RICHARD CLARKE AKA The Grumbler Perhaps it is the pace of the game, the financial incentives or just the inevitable […]

No disrespect to Kookaburra, but I’m a dukes man!

18 June 2023 0 comments

DARREN STEVENS While our very own Dukes cricket ball takes centre stage in the Ashes over the next few weeks, […]

Bewildering, but brilliant Bazball

18 June 2023 0 comments

DEREK PRINGLE This Ashes is Bazball’s big trial in the court of cricketing opinion though finding hard evidence of it […]

‘I’m 82 but I still feel young’

18 June 2023 0 comments

Enid Bakewell, the trailblazing former England all-rounder, tells Jo Harman about how she had to sell potatoes to fund her […]

Edgbaston Ashes Classics

18 June 2023 0 comments

This week’s 2023 instalment is the 16th Ashes Test played between England and Australia in Birmingham. We pick out five […]

Gower gives Bazball the thumbs up

18 June 2023 0 comments

The former England captain is backing Bazball to emulate the impact of 1981 and 2005 to lift the mood of […]

The true spirit of cricket

18 June 2023 0 comments

View from Down Under THE MEL FARRELL COLUMN “Let me tell you about the time we tried to get Rusty […]

Playing a waiting game

12 June 2023 0 comments

The girls play exclusively white-ball cricket at domestic level, but it’s great to see that the longer format will be […]

The Moeen Mystery

12 June 2023 0 comments

I’m a bit confused. England’s go-to spinner Jack Leach suffers a stress fracture and pulls out of the Ashes and […]

Farewell to a true master of his craft

11 June 2023 0 comments

David Emery 1946-2023 Derek Pringle looks back at the career of The Cricket Paper supremo who sadly died last week […]

Offering a voice to the loyal faithfuls

11 June 2023 0 comments

RICHARD CLARKE AKA The Grumbler Organisations want to ‘frame their argument’, ‘develop their narrative’ or ‘manage their message’. Big decisions […]

The time has come to bring in the red ball

11 June 2023 0 comments

DARREN STEVENS For the past 18 months, I’ve had a coaching role with South East Stars, one of the eight […]

Head cleared, Travis poses a new threat

11 June 2023 0 comments

DEREK PRINGLE If imitation is the greatest form of flattery then Travis Head should have the gratitude of the country […]

Bairstow or Foakes, England have the upper hand

11 June 2023 0 comments

Jack Russell tells Rich Edwards that England have the edge over Australia behind the stumps whoever keeps wicket The selection […]

WTC holds great prestige but does it need a rethink?

11 June 2023 0 comments

VIEW FROM DOWN UNDER – THE MEL FARRELL COLUMN I’m writing this week’s column from possibly my favourite vantage point […]

The Definitive Matthew Hayden

11 June 2023 0 comments

The Aussie run-machine looks back at the standout innings’ from his prolific career The hangover 64 & 43* Queensland v […]

A look at three of the best Ashes series on English soil

7 June 2023 0 comments

The 2023 Ashes is the latest instalment in the memorable tussle between the old rivals and perhaps one of the […]

Same old Surrey are always smiling

4 June 2023 0 comments

RICHARD CLARKE, AKA The Grumbler | The ‘Manchester City of cricket’ are a class act off the field too Last […]

My all-time blast XI (Please forgive me, Azhar!)

4 June 2023 0 comments

DARREN STEVENS The Cricket Paper asked me to pick my all-time XI for English domestic cricket and it’s been a […]

Warne’s year in the sun

4 June 2023 0 comments

Scott Oliver might well be the world expert on international stars doing their stuff in the leagues. This week it […]

Broad is kept so young by fine art

4 June 2023 0 comments

DEREK PRINGLE @derekpringle If James Anderson is the perfectionist, Stuart Broad is the pragmatist – a bowler who finds what […]

Now let’s bring on the ‘proper’ stuff

4 June 2023 0 comments

All the savour of Lord’s just can’t hide the great Test divide says Jim Wallace You may or may not […]

Josh has really set Tongues wagging

4 June 2023 0 comments

DEREK PRINGLE Tall, quick and accurate, there is much to admire about Josh Tongue, the strapping Worcestershire fast bowler who […]

Franchise cricket now threatens the future

4 June 2023 0 comments

By Rich Edwards Cricket has now reached a tipping point. And after Jason Roy’s decision to place Major League Cricket […]

Fail to prepare then you prepare to fail…

4 June 2023 0 comments

View from Down Under Cricket’s international schedule is making genuine groundwork a thing of the past THE MEL FARRELL COLUMN […]

Features

If the Sugababes could see us now

No disrespect to Kookaburra, but I’m a dukes man!

Bewildering, but brilliant Bazball

‘I’m 82 but I still feel young’

Edgbaston Ashes Classics

Gower gives Bazball the thumbs up

The true spirit of cricket

Playing a waiting game

The Moeen Mystery

Farewell to a true master of his craft

Offering a voice to the loyal faithfuls

The time has come to bring in the red ball

Head cleared, Travis poses a new threat

Bairstow or Foakes, England have the upper hand

WTC holds great prestige but does it need a rethink?

The Definitive Matthew Hayden

A look at three of the best Ashes series on English soil

Same old Surrey are always smiling

My all-time blast XI (Please forgive me, Azhar!)

Warne’s year in the sun

Broad is kept so young by fine art

Now let’s bring on the ‘proper’ stuff

Josh has really set Tongues wagging

Franchise cricket now threatens the future

Fail to prepare then you prepare to fail…

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