All posts tagged "Alastair Cook"
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Ashes
/ 4 days agoKey Duels of Ashes 2025: The eternal chess match between Joe Root and Nathan Lyon
Against the backdrop of belligerent strokeplay, the duel between the red-hot Joe Root and Nathan Lyon feels quietly different.
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Ashes
/ 1 week agoAustralia v England analysis: Revisiting past Ashes openers Down Under
It is now just over three weeks until Australia and England meet in Perth to get the Ashes series underway.
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Ashes
/ 2 weeks agoWhen does the 2025-26 Ashes start? Everything you need to know ahead of Perth opener
As enjoyable as it was watching Phil Salt and Harry Brook belting the ball around the Hagley Oval during the second...
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Ashes
/ 3 weeks agoThe Ashes: The warning signs are there as Australia risk repeat fate from 2010-11
The pre-Ashes jibes are now in full swing as David Warner and Stuart Broad became the latest to stoke the fire,...
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Ashes
/ 3 weeks agoEngland’s Tim Southee likely to only be available for first Ashes Test
Tim Southee is still finalising his backroom role for England at the Ashes but the former New Zealand seamer is only...
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Ashes
/ 3 weeks agoEx-England skipper Sir Alastair Cook relishing ‘bucket list’ role as Ashes commentator in Australia
Former England captain Sir Alastair Cook is ready for a “bucket list” experience in Australia as he prepares to call this...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoCHRIS DENT: ‘I always felt my personality wasn’t fit for high-level sport’
The recently retired Gloucestershire opener speaks to Jo Harman-McGowan about his complicated relationship with cricket PART 1: THE END On July...
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Big Interview
/ 2 months agoJoe Denly: The batting yips, second chances and a lifeline from Rob Key
The Kent strokemaker Joe Denly speaks to Jo Harman-McGowan about his rollercoaster career.
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoCheteshwar Pujara: The last of cricket’s traditionalists?
Cheteshwar Pujara bowed out of international cricket last week without any shimmering farewell match or a sentimental send-off, writes the Cricket...
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Ashes
/ 2 months ago‘Ashes 2025 Watch’ | Australia vs England, series preview: The Spinner
Over the last 35 years of Test cricket, there is no group that has endured more woe than English spinners in...
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England News
/ 3 months agoIntensity of India series will help England in Ashes battle – Brendon McCullum
Head coach Brendon McCullum accepts England have “room to improve” ahead of the Ashes but believes the intensity of their dramatic...
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England News
/ 3 months agoEngland vs India 2025, fourth Test analysis: Six talking points from India’s Manchester resistance
Another week, another Test, another riveting climax. Resisting England for 143 overs, that too after finding themselves 0-2 in the first...
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England News
/ 3 months agoZak Crawley and Ben Duckett – The odd couple striking fear through the game
The complementary styles of Crawley and Duckett give England an edge, writes Phil Walker. Can they crack it in Australia? Such...
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England News
/ 4 months agoLiam Dawson back in from the cold as England India series reaching boiling point
Liam Dawson’s call-up for Old Trafford gives county cricket’s rank and file plenty of reasons to be cheerful, writes Phil Walker...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoPhil Walker: The making of Ben Duckett
In this extract from the upcoming Wisden Cricket Monthly, Ben Duckett tells Phil Walker how a shift in attitude got his...
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England News
/ 4 months agoEngland revel in thrill of the chase against India in first Test
Ben Stokes could be forgiven a little smugness after his team’s latest great heist. “Test matches are played over five days....
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England News
/ 4 months agoBen Duckett banished his ego before boosting batting brilliance for England
Some of England’s greatest Test batters have been lining up to heap praise on Ben Duckett – but the left-hander puts...
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Derek Pringle
/ 5 months agoDerek Pringle column: Southpaw Jaiswal cuts England down to size
It was meant to be baking hot at Headingley on the opening day of the first Test between England and India...
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News
/ 5 months agoSir Alastair Cook, Michael Vaughan, Phil Tufnell and David Lloyd on how England can beat India
Betfair and The Overlap have launched a new show: Stick to Cricket, headed up by England cricket legends: Michael Vaughan, Sir...
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England News
/ 5 months agoJoe Root’s career in numbers after becoming England’s record ODI run-scorer
History repeated itself for Joe Root on Sunday as he became England’s record one-day international run-scorer by making his career-best score...
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County Championships
/ 6 months agoPeter Moores reckons Haseeb Hameed has what it takes
By Richard Edwards Peter Moores has heaped praise on Haseeb Hameed, and believes that captaincy is helping the former England opener...
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County Championships
/ 6 months agoTall Paul opens up: Paul Walter relishing silencing doubters opening the batting for Essex
By Toby Reynolds Paul Walter knew a few eyebrows would be raised when he strode out at the top of the...
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Columnists
/ 7 months agoEssex’s Greatest XI
Derek Pringle selects 12 names to comprise the greatest team from the club’s rich and varied first-class history 1. GRAHAM GOOCH...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoArise Sir Jimmy Anderson! England cricket legend honoured with a knighthood
Jimmy Anderson has joined the likes of Jack Hobbs, Len Hutton, Colin Cowdrey, Alec Bedser, Ian Botham, Alastair Cook, Geoffrey Boycott...
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County Championships
/ 8 months agoCounty Championship 2025: Essex Season Preview
For exclusive stories and all the detailed cricket news you need, subscribe to The Cricket Paper website, digital edition, or newspaper from as...
County Championships
County Championship 2025: Middlesex Season Preview
County Championships
Young players to watch in the 2025 County Championship season
