All posts tagged "Alastair Cook"
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Cricket Paper
/ 8 years agoStoneman and Malan close in Ashes but No.3 berth a worry
WHEN a coach says he has his “fingers crossed” over a selection then it’s probably fair to say he hasn’t got...
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Cricket Paper
/ 8 years agoLyth looking to smash his way back into Three Lions thoughts
By Charlie Bennett Out of nick: Adam Lyth hasn’t had the best of seasons for Yorkshire IT takes patience to succeed...
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County Championships
/ 8 years agoProlific Browne’s England dream
Paul Hiscock meets a batsman who is about to pass 1,000 runs for the third successive season Resolute: Nick Browne has...
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Cricket Paper
/ 8 years agoEngland would have lost even if catches had stuck
By Seth Francis WHILE individual brilliance from Shai Hope will live long in the memory of West Indies’ stunning second Test...
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Featured
/ 8 years agoNew boys’ Ashes hopes could ride or die in Lord’s Test
Stick or twist in the run up to the Ashes?
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County Reviews
/ 8 years agoProlific Browne nears 1,000 runs for the third consecutive season for Essex
Opener takes inspiration from new England recruit Tom Westley to star for the Division One leaders
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Featured
/ 8 years agoJOE SHOWS JUSTHOW ROOTHLESS HECANBE (ASKTOBY!)
PETER HAYTER When it comes to being England’s best batsman, a player described without pause by their highest Test run scorer...
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Test Matches
/ 8 years agoEngland’s record men shine amid Windies woe
By Chris Stocks at Edgbaston August 17-19, Edgbaston, Birmingham England 514-8d (Cook 243, Root 136, Malan 65, Chase 4-113) West Indies...
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Featured
/ 8 years agoNew ICC rankings see Alastair Cook rise to three-year high in Tests
Magnificent 243 at Edgbaston sees England's record-breaking opener move up to sixth in Test batting rankings
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Test Matches
/ 8 years agoHistoric day, but same old story at top
By Chris Stocks August 17, Edgbaston, Birmingham England 215-2 (Root 103*, Cook 85*, Cummins 1-40, Roach 1-49) West Indies Tea -...
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Featured
/ 8 years agoPringle column: To rotate or not is dilemma for Root’s England
What might work and might not work for England selection-wise ahead of the Ashes?
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Featured
/ 8 years agoStoneman and Crane make England squad to play West Indies
Surrey batsman Mark Stoneman and Hampshire leg-spinner Mason Crane have been included in England's squad for the first Test against the...
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Cricket Paper
/ 8 years agoEngland lay down a mark as Stoneman earns call-up
Surrey star to open while Crane gives selectors a lift By Chris Stocks On top of his game: Mark Stoneman is...
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Featured
/ 8 years agoHERE’S MY OPENING GAMBIT: MOVEON UP SKIPPER!
PETER HAYTER Room at the top: Joe Root has been a success opening for England before PICTURE: Getty Images As Mark...
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Features
/ 8 years agoJIMMY EARNS THE RIGHT TO CHASE FINAL ACCOLADE
Peter Hayter suggests that the England bowler’s legacy may be defined by success Down Under rather than final Test haul Opening...
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Featured
/ 8 years agoHOWDY PARTNER! REMIND ME WHAT’S THE NAME?
MARTIN JOHNSON Sometime in the not too distant future, when Alastair Cook is pushing a trolley down the aisle in his...
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/ 8 years agoOld-fashioned Roland-Jones has what it takes to make Aussies panic
Derek Pringle on the signs of promise shown by England's debutant seamer Toby Roland-Jones
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Features
/ 9 years agoOLD-FASHIONED VALUES PUT TOBY IN FRONT OF THE REST
Derek Pringle explains why successful Test debutant Toby Roland-Jones has what it takes to be an Ashes hit Derek Pringle In...
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Featured
/ 9 years agoTHE ART OF BEING PATIENT IS NO LONGER A VIRTUE
MARTIN JOHNSON In the course of the last three England-South Africa Test matches, what was once a growing suspicion has now...
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Test Matches
/ 9 years agoRuthless Root looks to go for the jugular
By Chris Stocks FOURTH TEST PREVIEW England v South Africa Fourth Test, Aug 4-8, Old Traford, 11:00 FORGET relying on the...
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Test Matches
/ 9 years agoRoot of all evil is lifted as it all falls into place for England
By Chris Stocks at The Oval THIRD TEST July 28-31, The Oval, London THIS Test, the 100th at The Oval, had...
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News
/ 9 years agoEngland wrestle back control of the Test series against South Africa
England recovered magnificently from their Trent Bridge horror show to record a thumping victory at The Oval and take a 2-1...
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Featured
/ 9 years agoHayter column: Alastair Cook is still the rock upon which England must build
(Photo: Getty Images) By Peter Hayter Just after a quarter to three on the first day of England’s third Test against...
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Cricket Paper
/ 9 years agoDefiant Cook stands firm for England
But the end is surely near for Jennings By Chris Stocks at The Oval THE Test future of Keaton Jennings is...
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Featured
/ 9 years agoFive big problems England must solve for the Oval Test
(Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images) By Chris Stocks So what do England do to put things right for next week’s third...
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