…from ignominy to become the No. 1 side in the world, but due to my earlier criterion that leaders must be worth their place, the captaincy is going to fall…
(Photo: Mike Hewitt/Getty Images) By Neil Manthorp Temba Bavuma has the cricketing world at his feet. Well, the South African cricket world, anyway. He reached 1,000 runs in his 35th…
(Photo by Harry Trump-IDI/IDI via Getty Images) By Paul Eddison MARK Robinson achieved the pinnacle of the sport when he led England’s women to World Cup glory on home soil…
…he can show the world what he’s made of.” While Westley’s career has gone from strength to strength, with Essex’s surprise Championship challenge propelling him into England contention, Smith has…
…establish themselves as one of the world’s best test sides. Greater challenges await, not least the Ashes at the tail end of the year, and Root and co could do…
…from Sunday of Katherine Brunt with a little girl around the boundary edge hugging the World Cup. Who knows what that will do for her?” The sentiment is supported by…
…India’s leading run-scorer in a 2-1 loss. Three months later, after India crashed out of the World Cup in the first round, Chappell walked away from a contract that still…
…I welcome viewers around the world to the Home of Cricket, where it will be a full house for the Women’s World Cup final. Mel Jones is with the captains…
…merely because they went through the entire summer unbeaten, eventually winning the Test series 4-0. Being the first Australian team to tour here since the end of the Second World…
…50s at 63 in the Royal London Cup. Yorkshire coach Andrew Gale said: “I’ve asked him where the dispute stands. Australia go to Bangladesh soon and we’ve got someone in…
…Buchanan coached the Australian national team between 1999 and 2007, leading the team to World Cup, Champions Trophy and Ashes successes. He also saw at first-hand the uneasy relationship between…
…credit to the visitors. Their bowling attack is the best in the world, and that victory at Trent Bridge was without Kagiso Rabada remember! Keshav Maharaj bowled very well, and…
…Bayliss’ real success had come in white-ball cricket.That’s what stood out for Andrew Strauss, England’s director of cricket, who was looking to prioritise limited-overs cricket ahead of the 2019 World…
…you you wouldn’t be nervous if you stuck with me.” Rockin’ all over the world: Friday, July 28th will mark 40 years since Sir Ian Botham made his England Test…
Prior to the final at the Home of Cricket, Alison Mitchell picks her star-studded team of the tournament… With the Women’s World Cup final upon us, it’s time to pick…
(Photo: Getty Images) World Cup winner Heather Knight believes England’s dramatic finish to clinch victory in the World Cup final will provide a legacy for the next generation of young…
…time may have come to say to the boffins, tv companies and, indeed, world cricket’s governing bodies, turn off the machines before it is too late to stop them and,…
By Alison Mitchell England’s thrilling three-run victory over Australia in Bristol was worth far more than the two points on offer in the Women’s World Cup table. A clash between…
…week, having missed the One-Day Cup with an ankle injury. Sowter is yet to make a first-class appearance for Middlesex but hopes a good T20 campaign under the guidance of…
…in world cricket. That is to be celebrated. The shame is that this truth only makes the decision to contract the World Cup to ten teams all the more infuriating….
…expectations being Mathews to go on to captain the national side at the 2019 World Cup, but they have reacted quickly to appoint Dinesh Chandimal as Test captain; Upul Tharanga…
…Fletcher, who celebrated winning the Royal London One Day Cup only one week ago. “I got away with it and the doctors said I dodged a bullet. “It is frightening….
…WG Grace in 1865 when, it’s safe to say, the world certainly was a different place, and after watching him up close at Chesterfield, Tahir predicts further prosperity for the…