Tag: Alastair Cook

It was a momentyou cansay ‘I was there’ –twice!

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History maker: James Anderson celebrates the final wicket of Mohammed Shami to earn his place in the record books. Inset: […]

It’s decision time, Trevor!

14 September 2018 0 comments

By Chris Stocks Opening contender? James Vince BY the time you read this Trevor Bayliss will be back in his […]

BOTHAM MY TOP ENGLAND MAN BUT JIMMY’S EARNED HIS ACCOLADE TOO

14 September 2018 0 comments

Derek Pringle casts his analytical eye over the debate about who is England’s best ever Test match player Main men: […]

A clean Slate, now new Notts ace has set his sights high

14 September 2018 0 comments

By Paul Eddison ENGLAND’S search for a reliable opener has now become a quest for an opening pair – Nottinghamshire […]

COLLY WRUNG THE MOST FROM HIS TALENT

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PAUL COLLINGWOOD’S decision to retire from cricket, at the age of 42, concludes a career that was unlikely as it […]

ALASTAIR HAD TO GO, HE ONLY HAD RUNS TO OFFER!

14 September 2018 0 comments

MARTIN JOHNSON I’d been having this recurring dream, in which two smartly dressed young men were sitting opposite each other […]

Westbury column: Every athlete dies twice – we need to talk about life after retirement

13 September 2018 0 comments

A cliche that shouldn’t be rendered by corny films like Rocky, writes Isabelle Westbury

Good guy Alastair Cook knew cricket had to be enjoyed, not endured

13 September 2018 0 comments

Peter Hayter pays tribute to England’s record-breaking opener who rides off into the sunset at Essex

Trevor Bayliss drops hints on who England will select at the top of the order in Tests

13 September 2018 0 comments

Is there a place on the plane for Keaton Jennings?

EVERY ATHLETE DIES TWICE –WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT IT

7 September 2018 0 comments

ISABELLE WESTBURY @izzywestbury New direction: Ryan Sidebottom struggled with retirement PICTURE: Getty Images Every athlete dies twice. Once when they […]

Root: We won’t be lost amid Cook show

7 September 2018 0 comments

By Chris Stocks JOE ROOT insists England will not be distracted by the occasion of Alastair Cook’s final Test and […]

JOHN, UNBEATEN ON 103 AND STILL GOING STRONG

7 September 2018 0 comments

Richard Edwards finds that the world’s oldest first-class cricketer is a proud Englishman whose Hampshire career spanned the Second World […]

Clarke: Alastair Cook has been a great ambassador for the game

4 September 2018 0 comments

Ashes rival pays tribute to England opener

Alastair Cook calls time on England career

3 September 2018 0 comments

“Although it is a sad day, I can do so with a big smile on my face knowing I have given everything” – Cook

England can’t gamble on axing Cook, says Holding

31 August 2018 0 comments

Saj Sadiq talks to a bowling legend about England’s batting, India’s fightback, Test cricket’s future and durable Jimmy Opening problems: […]

Hayter column: Why Cook would pick the Ageas Bowl as his battle ground

30 August 2018 0 comments

Alastair Cook returns to the Ageas Bowl this week under pressure again, but without the shackles of captaincy

WHY COOK WOULD PICK THIS BATTLE GROUND

24 August 2018 0 comments

PETER HAYTER @phaytercricket When Alastair Cook arrives at The Ageas Bowl for his date with cricketing destiny this week he […]

BELL WAS THE JELLY BEAN PRANKSTER!

24 August 2018 0 comments

Leaving a nasty taste: India’s Zaheer Khan points out a jelly bean on the pitch to umpire Ian Howell during […]

India want series winafterButtler’s fightback fails to hide England flaws

24 August 2018 0 comments

ENGLAND v INDIA – THIRD TEST By Chris Stocks Final blow: India’s Ajinkya Rahane takes a catch from James Anderson […]

BAIRSTOW’S BAD BREAK MAY PROVE TO BE ENGLAND’S GOOD FORTUNE

24 August 2018 0 comments

Textbook: Jonny Bairstow has been selected by England as a specialist batsman for the fourth Test Chris Stocks points out […]

Can Ed Smith spare himself a headache at No.4 by moving Stokes up to Root’s old spot?

22 August 2018 0 comments

Peter Hayter on whether the all-rounder can make No.4 his own

PETER HAYTER

17 August 2018 0 comments

IS STOKES A FUTURE SOLUTION TO VOID AT NO.4? Four-midable: Can Ben Stokes make the No.4 batting position his own? […]

Masterful Anderson in full swing to leave India in tatters

17 August 2018 0 comments

By Chris Stocks at Lord’s August 9-12, Lord’s, London England 396-7d (Woakes 137*, Bairstow 93, S Curran 40, H Pandya […]

The steps taken with Ollie Pope that show his Test selection wasn’t done on a wing and a prayer

15 August 2018 0 comments

The 20-year-old scored 28 on debut for England at Lord’s

Have England discovered a new bowling star but stumped themselves with new residency rules? And no, we’re not talking about Jofra

8 August 2018 0 comments

A net session that was supposed to be about getting the batsmen in good nick paved the way for a bowler to shine in front of Ed Smith

Tag: Alastair Cook

It was a momentyou cansay ‘I was there’ –twice!

It’s decision time, Trevor!

BOTHAM MY TOP ENGLAND MAN BUT JIMMY’S EARNED HIS ACCOLADE TOO

A clean Slate, now new Notts ace has set his sights high

COLLY WRUNG THE MOST FROM HIS TALENT

ALASTAIR HAD TO GO, HE ONLY HAD RUNS TO OFFER!

Westbury column: Every athlete dies twice – we need to talk about life after retirement

Good guy Alastair Cook knew cricket had to be enjoyed, not endured

Trevor Bayliss drops hints on who England will select at the top of the order in Tests

EVERY ATHLETE DIES TWICE –WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT IT

Root: We won’t be lost amid Cook show

JOHN, UNBEATEN ON 103 AND STILL GOING STRONG

Clarke: Alastair Cook has been a great ambassador for the game

Alastair Cook calls time on England career

England can’t gamble on axing Cook, says Holding

Hayter column: Why Cook would pick the Ageas Bowl as his battle ground

WHY COOK WOULD PICK THIS BATTLE GROUND

BELL WAS THE JELLY BEAN PRANKSTER!

India want series winafterButtler’s fightback fails to hide England flaws

BAIRSTOW’S BAD BREAK MAY PROVE TO BE ENGLAND’S GOOD FORTUNE

Can Ed Smith spare himself a headache at No.4 by moving Stokes up to Root’s old spot?

PETER HAYTER

Masterful Anderson in full swing to leave India in tatters

The steps taken with Ollie Pope that show his Test selection wasn’t done on a wing and a prayer

Have England discovered a new bowling star but stumped themselves with new residency rules? And no, we’re not talking about Jofra

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