All posts tagged "Alastair Cook"
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England News
/ 1 year agoJoe is simply ton-derful! England’s Root is a record breaker at Lord’s
JOE ROOT broke a whole raft of records at Lord’s as England turned the screw against Sri Lanka in the second...
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England News
/ 1 year agoJoe Root breaks hatful of records as classy England close in
BAD LIGHT brought things to an early end at Lord’s on day three as England advanced towards a comprehensive victory over...
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England News
/ 1 year agoEbony Rainford-Brent: Time to acknowledge Joe Root as one of the greats
Looking back on the first day at Lord’s, England were struggling for rhythm and just as they started to get going,...
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England News
/ 1 year agoMark Butcher: England star Jamie Smith is a natural-born thriller
What a start Jamie Smith has made to his England Test career. The most extraordinary thing is how comfortable he’s looked...
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England News
/ 1 year agoEngland v West Indies player ratings from 3-0 whitewash to hosts
Ben Stokes' England secured an impressive 3-0 whitewash of the West Indies in their recent series - here we rate all...
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Derek Pringle
/ 1 year agoHarry Brook has the right stuff to lead for England
There would have been sniggers as well as knowing nods over Harry Brook’s credentials to be an England captain when the...
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Derek Pringle
/ 2 years agoButtler’s England have firepower to win again
DEREK PRINGLE @derekpringle England have just two more T20 matches against Pakistan, following Saturday’s pipe-opener at Edgbaston, before they mount their...
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Features
/ 2 years agoBravo to Emilio Gay, inspiring the next generation
Jeremy Blackmore on a cricketer with a unique background who is hoping to use his profile to help others Northamptonshire batter...
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County News/The Hundred
/ 2 years agoRed and white can co-exist, says Overton
By Richard Edwards CRAIG OVERTON can understand why some young cricketers are intent on prioritising white ball cricket over the red...
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County Championships
/ 2 years agoElgar and Critchley grind Kent down
By Martin Smith April 12-15, The Cloud County Ground, Chelmsford Essex 530-7d (Critchley 151*, Elgar 120, Garrett 2-80, Parkinson 2-125) Kent...
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Richard Clarke AKA 'The Grumbler'
/ 2 years agoOf county and country
RICHARD CLARKE AKA The Grumbler For many Essex fans, Stuart Turner remains something of a folk hero. Yes, Graham Gooch bullied...
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A Cricket Life
/ 2 years agoA Cricket Life with Jonathan Agnew
A regular feature charting the lives of the game’s stars, this week the TMS frontman – who will stand down as...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoEssex
Ground: The Cloud County Ground, Chelmsford Captain: Tom Westley (CC/ODC), Simon Harmerr (T20) 2023 results: CC1: 2/10; ODC: 9/9 Group A;...
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County News/The Hundred
/ 2 years agoEngland legend Sir Alastair Cook announces retirement
Former England captain Sir Alastair Cook has brought the curtain down on his record-breaking cricket career, saying: “It is the right...
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England News
/ 2 years agoRoot says former England opener Cook retires as ‘greatest ever’
Joe Root hailed Sir Alastair Cook as the “greatest ever” after England’s record Test run-scorer announced his retirement from professional cricket...
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England News
/ 2 years agoNo sweat: England great Cook was always cool in the heat of battle
Sir Alastair Cook famously never sweated throughout his record-breaking career. Even back in December 2010 after seven hours in the 40...
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Derek Pringle
/ 2 years agoTradition runs deep amid power disparity
DEREK PRINGLE @derekpringle Surrey’s second County Championship in as many years has meant the last seven seasons have been much like...
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County News/The Hundred
/ 2 years agoChef’s still Cooking! Retirement talks on hold for now, say Essex
Essex will talk to Sir Alastair Cook about his future at the end of the season after a newspaper report claimed...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoCook has not given up hope
By Martin Smith Twist and out: Middlesex’s Josh de Caires took eight first-innings wickets and 10 in the match overall OVERSEAS...
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County News/The Hundred
/ 2 years agoYadav jets in for title push
By Phil Walker Indian test star Umesh Yadav has been signed on a short-term contract to spearhead Essex’s title charge. Now...
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England News
/ 2 years agoThe making of a legend
A trip through Stuart Broad’s 17 years at the top August 28, 2006: Only T20I v Pakistan, County Ground, Bristol Stuart...
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Ashes
/ 2 years agoThe best of the tributes to Stuart Board
Test best: Broad walks off after hitting 169 against Pakistan Glenn McGrath, writing for the BBC: Australia may have always cast...
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Mel Farrell
/ 2 years agoIt was the series that just had everything!
VIEW FROM DOWN UNDER THE MEL FARRELL COLUMN Is anyone else suffering from post-Ashes blues? When we were immersed in the...
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Derek Pringle
/ 2 years agoDestination India: Can Bazball do dustbowls?
DEREK PRINGLE @derekpringle Not content with Bazball wowing us last summer, the sceptics immediately wondered how it would go in the...
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Ashes
/ 2 years agoBotham leads tributes as Broad bows out on high in England win
England great Sir Ian Botham led the tributes to Stuart Broad after the 37-year-old bowed out of Test cricket on a...
County Championships
County Championship 2025: Middlesex Season Preview
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Young players to watch in the 2025 County Championship season
