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Willey: Let me step into Ryan’s old shoes
DAVID WILLEY is looking to carry on where Ryan Sidebottom left off as he looks to steer Yorkshire to red-ball […]
Agar:A privilege to play at Lord’s
By Jon Couch Hit Down Under: Ashton Agar was a part of Australia’s Ashes success PICTURE: Getty Images AUSTRALIAN all-rounder […]
IRELAND CAN TAKE A LEAD FROM NEW ZEALAND
ISABELLE WESTBURY ECB BROADCASTER OF THE YEAR It hasn’t been a bad fortnight to be Irish. Results at the Cheltenham […]
Bryony targets room at the top for England
By Paul Eddison New girl: Bryony Smith is determined to succeed PICTURES: Getty Images MARK Robinson has made it clear […]
Jon backs Aiden to make a big Mark
By Matt Jones DURHAM head coach Jon Lewis is relishing the chance to work with South African opening batsman Aiden […]
KP DEPARTS BUT WE’RE STILL UNSURE WHETHER HE’S A VICTIM OR A VILLAIN
Derek Pringle delivers his verdict on Kevin Pietersen’s legacy as an international cricketer following his retirement last week Derek Pringle […]
Liam’s got the green light to get red-ball career rolling
By Charlie Talbot-Smith Striding on: Liam Plunkett still harbours Test ambitions LIAM PLUNKETT played only two County Championship games for […]
Agony for Coughlin and Notts
By Mark Davis NOTTINGHAMSHIRE all-rounder Paul Coughlin faces a long haul back following surgery to repair his dislocated shoulder. Coughlin, […]
How cricket has tackled concussion after the shock of Hughes’ death
Alison Mitchell reports on the problem of head injuries and how the ECB is tackling the issue with substitutes and […]
Yes, I took 8-1 but my Dad has bragging rights with his ten-for
YOUNG GUN GEORGE GARRETT Warwickshire seamer George Garrett can remember the exact moment he realised he might have something a […]
WHY KIWI CRICKET CAN BE MUSIC TO MY EARS
AH, New Zealand… land of the long white cloud and the seemingly even longer-forgotten notion of Test cricket played with […]
HOW DID IT GET SO BAD?
SIX hours of hearings attended by m’learned friends and Kagiso Rabada is free to play his part in the rest […]
GREAT STUFF KP, BUT IT COULD’VE BEEN BETTER
PETER HAYTER Dividing opinion: Kevin Pietersen was undoubtedly England’s star player, but not always their most popular PICTURE: Getty Images […]
Get ready for a shift in power, says Colly
NORTH v SOUTH ROUND-UP By Jon Couch GAME 1 SOUTH INNINGS NORTH INNINGS GAME 2 NORTH INNINGS SOUTH INNINGS All […]
400-CLUB…IT’S NOT BAD FOR A WANNABE BATSMAN!
DEREK PRINGLE Star pupil: Stuart Broad has learned his trade to become a true great of the game PICTURE: Getty […]
HOW LEACH BECAME NEW ACTION HERO
Chris Stocks speaks to England new boy Jack Leach about his hopes for pinning down a regular international place Chris […]
FINAL OVER
SOPHIE ECCLESTONE Lancashire and England left-arm spinner THE LAST Bat you bought/used? I use Kookaburras as I’m sponsored by them, […]
Pathetic!
Skittled for 58, England fail the test again. Now we need answers By Chris Stocks in Auckland Dismal day: Moeen […]
Planet Cricket: Kiwi model worth its weight in gold
By Tim Wigmore A few years ago, it was faddish in UK politics to obsess over the Swedish model. Politicians […]
Westbury column: How T20 reflects lure of private sector
By Isabelle Westbury When David Storey, arguably the greatest novelist to have played professional sport (granted a narrow genre), wrote […]
Leicestershire head coach Paul Nixon ready to mould the 21st century Foxes
By Paul Edwards Spend more than five minutes chatting to Paul Nixon and you start to believe him. The optimism […]
Johnson column: Marshall and co dished out a 5-1 thumping….and that was just the number of skippers
By Martin Johnson It’s not unknown for a team to change captains in the course of a five-Test series, but […]
Joe Root says Ben Stokes can’t risk another demerit point
The first Test between New Zealand and England gets underway on Thursday
Pringle column: Are steady attendance rates at England Tests pushing prices towards a fault line?
England invariably sell out home Tests, but is there a breaking point when it comes to prices?