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Dual role holds no fears for new Sussex skipper Brown

3 July 2017 0 comments

…did most of the captaincy back then so this will be a very different challenge.” Ross Taylor will take over as captain for the NatWest T20 Blast and is due…

IPL makes life tough for Virat Kohli’s India one day hopes

28 June 2017 0 comments

…IPL’s adherents can trumpet T20’s virtues for the longer format when all goes well, then they should accept some of its vices when it does not, such as the way…

Manthorp column: South Africa the last domino to fall as T20 cricket falls to global cash moguls

28 June 2017 0 comments

(Photo: Lee Warren/Gallo Images/Getty Images) By Neil Manthorp It wasn’t necessary to watch South Africa’s insipid performance in the first T20 on Wednesday to know they aren’t very good at…

England’s young guns will be given the chance to make a claim against Proteas

27 June 2017 0 comments

ENGLAND coach Trevor Bayliss says the youngsters picked for this week’s T20 series against South Africa have a chance to stake a claim for a place in the 50-over team…

Hayter column: Stylish Crane is one who could hit heights

27 June 2017 0 comments

…the freak of physics that bamboozled Mike Gatting with his first delivery in Ashes cricket. But the 20-year-old Hampshire leg-spinner’s performance on his international debut in England’s opening T20 against…

‘It’s been stop-start but our season isn’t over’, says Middlesex’s Lion cap Malan

21 June 2017 0 comments

…bow in the upcoming T20 series against South Africa – believes that despite the formulation of the fixture blocks to prevent sides constantly switching formats, Middlesex have endured a disjointed…

Manthorp column: Proteas still can’t crack winning code

21 June 2017 0 comments

…‘length’. Grant Elliott, who had played age-group cricket with half the side, whacked it for six. There have been freezes and flawed thinking galore in T20 and Champions Trophy tournaments,…

Viewpoint: Derek Pringle on this England ODI team’s place in history

20 June 2017 0 comments

…timing and power to blast it through or over the infield. At Cardiff, Stokes made 34 off 64 balls without hitting a boundary, something I suspect is unheard of when…

Middlesex stars bat for LA Dodgers and Boston Red Sox at Lord’s

16 June 2017 0 comments

…took to Lord’s hallowed turf with baseball bats. Dawid Malan, recently called up to the England T20 squad, Nick Gubbins, James Franklin and John Simpson competed to score the most…

Martin Johnson column – Will T20 slog fest soon be a thing of the past?

13 June 2017 0 comments

…a T20 from an ODI by the crowd close-ups. In T20, the cameras are forever zooming in on some bloke pulling off an amazing catch without spilling a drop from…

Windies demanding security assurances ahead of England tour

12 June 2017 0 comments

…Manchester. The West Indies, currently playing a T20 series against Afghanistan following their failure to qualify for the ICC Champions Trophy, are due to arrive in England in July. Johnny…

Andrew Strauss: Eoin Morgan has put us ahead of World Cup schedule

7 June 2017 0 comments

…to prevent us going down that sort of route.” How involved are you with the plans for the new T20 competition? “A little bit, on the playing and coaching side….

Brian Lara: Joe Root’s flair puts him up with very best

5 June 2017 0 comments

…contested on home soil. “I think in these conditions, England will be my firm favourites. After losing out to the West Indies in the T20 World Cup, you look at…

Rest will keep the fire stoked

30 May 2017 0 comments

…England play five matches if they reach the final. It’s not a huge workload. But the three T20 internationals against South Africa that follow, perhaps one of the West Indies…

Planet Cricket – Milne ruffling new feathers!

29 May 2017 0 comments

…specialising in T20 cricket. It is very possible that New Zealand will not unleash Milne in the Champions Trophy. While he is in the squad, Trent Boult, Tim Southee and…

From Botham’s beef to the Pollock pearls, TV was a joy

29 May 2017 0 comments

…end, with this winter’s Ashes already lost to BT and a commitment from the ECB to guarantee some free-to-air access to their new T20 competition. Many have presented persuasive arguments…

Derek Pringle column – Why IPL may soon become England’s problem

24 May 2017 0 comments

…Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). It has never allowed its contracted stars to play in other T20 tournaments, including the Big Bash, which is why this looks as well…

Aussie pay dispute coming to a head

23 May 2017 0 comments

…League and T20 Blast, in the absence of being able to tour Bangladesh in August for two scheduled Tests or India for ODIs in October. Messy. Then… the Ashes? The…

Martin Johnson column – It’s time to spare us all that post-game baloney

23 May 2017 0 comments

…actual press conference altogether. Sky, for example, could open up its T20 coverage with: “Ravi Shastri will after the match wear a silly hat and ask even sillier questions. And…

Taunton has come a long way since 2004

22 May 2017 0 comments

By Jeremy Blackmore Somerset are marking the culmination of a 13-year journey to bring regular international cricket to Taunton as they get ready to host England’s sold-out T20 international against…

Planet Cricket – Doping could be next scandal

22 May 2017 0 comments

…to make the sport more susceptible to doping. While batting in Test cricket is about stealth and skill, T20 is a game of power. The Bradman of T20, Chris Gayle,…

Lashings All Stars to take on Uganda Children’s Trust Fund in charity fundraiser

17 May 2017 0 comments

…children the chance to succeed in education, in sport and in life, and players including Monty Panesar, John Emburey and Tino Best will all feature in the game. Two T20…

Kiwis show how to love the IPL

15 May 2017 0 comments

…three domestic T20 leagues. So New Zealand’s approach is to allow their players to play in as many T20 leagues as possible, scheduling fewer internationals than other countries as a…

Martin Johnson column – It’s a T20 borefest but it could save Test cricket!

10 May 2017 0 comments

…viewing figures. Test cricket is slowly having the life squeezed out of it by the giant boa constrictor known as T20. To the point where it’s hard not to forsee…

Derek Pringle column – Have we seen the last of the great finishers?

2 May 2017 0 comments

…circumspectly, at least for T20, with 26 runs off 23 balls, exploding into action only once he needed to and once his eye was in. Thereafter, he helped his team…