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England to face Scotland in T20 World Cup opener

5 January 2024 0 comments

England will start their trophy defence at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup with an all-British clash against Scotland. The […]

Australia handle pressure as India come up short – reflecting on the World Cup

20 November 2023 0 comments

After seven weeks and 48 games, the 2023 Cricket World Cup is at an end with Australia crowned champions for […]

Maxwell hits stunning 201* as Australia reach semi-finals

7 November 2023 0 comments

Glenn Maxwell hit a record-breaking double-century as Australia fought back to beat Afghanistan by three wickets in a remarkable contest […]

Mathews fumes at Shakib and Bangladesh after ‘disgraceful’ first

7 November 2023 0 comments

Sri Lanka’s Angelo Mathews has criticised opponents Bangladesh for the appeal that led to him becoming the first player to […]

Root acknowledges growing uncertainty surrounding future of ODI cricket

24 October 2023 0 comments

England’s Joe Root admits doubts over whether ODI cricket remains “relevant” have not gone unnoticed by players at the World […]

How England’s current World Cup woes compare to previous tournament struggles

23 October 2023 0 comments

England continued on the path towards one of their worst Cricket World Cup campaigns with a humbling 229-run defeat to […]

Stokes says he is ready to make England return in crunch South Africa clash

19 October 2023 0 comments

Ben Stokes has declared himself ready for action in England’s must-win World Cup clash against South Africa, after missing the […]

Bairstow: England-South Africa World Cup double will be ‘great spectacle’

19 October 2023 0 comments

Jonny Bairstow is relishing his role in a rare World Cup double as England and South Africa prepare for high-stakes […]

England’s shock World Cup defeats as Afghanistan add their name to list

16 October 2023 0 comments

England slumped to a shock World Cup defeat against Afghanistan in Delhi. The defending champions were dismissed for 215 as […]

Buttler tells England to ‘let it hurt’ after World Cup loss to Afghanistan

16 October 2023 0 comments

England captain Jos Buttler told his side to “let it hurt” after their World Cup campaign hit the skids with […]

England’s World Cup hopes in the balance after shock Afghanistan defeat

16 October 2023 0 comments

England’s hopes of defending the World Cup suffered an almighty blow in Delhi, where underdogs Afghanistan pulled off a stunning […]

Curran happy to relinquish England new ball to ‘amazing’ Topley

11 October 2023 0 comments

Sam Curran had no qualms about surrendering new-ball duties to Reece Topley after watching his Surrey team-mate deliver the goods […]

Starc Truth!

1 October 2023 0 comments

By Geoff Lemon Full flight: Mitchell Starc is still among the very best in the business PICTURE: Alamy When it […]

Shubman Gill – The crown prince of India

1 October 2023 0 comments

By Aadya Sharma As ever, India enter a World Cup unanimously branded ‘favourites’. Moreover it’s a home tournament, and the […]

Bas-ball, Dutch style

1 October 2023 0 comments

By Phil Walker Bas de Leede knew what was needed, and what was at stake. Chase down Scotland’s 277 inside […]

The many layers of Babar Azam

1 October 2023 0 comments

By Ben Gardner As a captain and as a person, Babar Azam is famously inscrutable, and that can make it […]

A touch of Klaasen

1 October 2023 0 comments

By Katya Witney No one in the world is hitting it as well as Heinrich Klaasen. From only playing two […]

Injury-ravaged Sri Lanka stutter to the start line

1 October 2023 0 comments

By Jo Harman Just a couple of weeks ago, Sri Lanka appeared to be shaping up nicely for the World […]

A new hope

1 October 2023 0 comments

By Jo Harman As they enter their third 50-over World Cup, Afghanistan’s record in the tournament doesn’t make for pretty […]

Afghanistan achieve first ODI series win over Bangladesh

16 July 2023 0 comments

By Josh Stacey Afghanistan travelled to Bangladesh and beat them 2-1 in a bilateral ODI series, registering their first series […]

Tamim U-turns on retirement

9 July 2023 0 comments

Bangladesh legend Tamim Iqbal has reversed his decision to retire from international cricket. The left-handed batter had announced his retirement […]

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 […]

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 […]

Malan: We need to play more red-ball

28 May 2023 0 comments

It’s a measure of world cricket’s scheduling insanity that when The Cricket Paper recently caught up with Heinrich Malan, he […]

Standout performers at the T20 World Cup

7 November 2022 0 comments

Although Twenty20 (T20) has received criticism from cricketing purists and oftentimes been referred to as an exhibition – the competitiveness, […]

Tag: Afghanistan

England to face Scotland in T20 World Cup opener

Australia handle pressure as India come up short – reflecting on the World Cup

Maxwell hits stunning 201* as Australia reach semi-finals

Mathews fumes at Shakib and Bangladesh after ‘disgraceful’ first

Root acknowledges growing uncertainty surrounding future of ODI cricket

How England’s current World Cup woes compare to previous tournament struggles

Stokes says he is ready to make England return in crunch South Africa clash

Bairstow: England-South Africa World Cup double will be ‘great spectacle’

England’s shock World Cup defeats as Afghanistan add their name to list

Buttler tells England to ‘let it hurt’ after World Cup loss to Afghanistan

England’s World Cup hopes in the balance after shock Afghanistan defeat

Curran happy to relinquish England new ball to ‘amazing’ Topley

Starc Truth!

Shubman Gill – The crown prince of India

Bas-ball, Dutch style

The many layers of Babar Azam

A touch of Klaasen

Injury-ravaged Sri Lanka stutter to the start line

A new hope

Afghanistan achieve first ODI series win over Bangladesh

Tamim U-turns on retirement

WTC holds great prestige but does it need a rethink?

Now let’s bring on the ‘proper’ stuff

Malan: We need to play more red-ball

Standout performers at the T20 World Cup

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