All posts tagged "Alastair Cook"
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Features
/ 7 years agoED’S GAMBLES HAVE PROVED A MIXED BAG
Derek Pringle analyses the work of the new national selector and offers some observations on his picks this season Derek Pringle...
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/ 7 years agoEngland call up uncapped trio Burns, Denly and Stone for Sri Lanka tour
Rory Burns is rewarded for his exceptional county form with the bat
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/ 7 years agoD’oliveira Affair still resonates 50 years on
Richard Edwards looks back to a time when a selection meeting sparked one of world sport’s greatest controversies Family guy: Basil...
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/ 7 years agoColly,Ashes star and local hero, a tearful finale is preparing for
By Charlie Bennett Reigning supreme: Paul Collingwood lifts the County Championship Division One trophy for Durham in 2013 PICTURES: Getty Images...
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/ 7 years agoA KNOCKOUT FOR KEYSIE BUT IT’S A BLOCKOUT FOR COLLY
MARTIN JOHNSON You need to be inventive to stay ahead of the game at T20, which is why, of the four...
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/ 7 years agoAce Porter’s timely hint ends Pears’ stint at top
By Paul Hiscock Back to his best: Jamie Porter nudged the selectors with 11 wickets in the match for Essex PICTURES:...
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/ 7 years agoWHY STEVENS, 42, CONTINUES TO DEFY AGE
Roderick Easdale meets Kent’s prolific veteran and discovers the reasons why he will extend his glorious career into his 44th year...
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Test Matches
/ 7 years agoIt was a momentyou cansay ‘I was there’ –twice!
History maker: James Anderson celebrates the final wicket of Mohammed Shami to earn his place in the record books. Inset: With...
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/ 7 years agoIt’s decision time, Trevor!
By Chris Stocks Opening contender? James Vince BY the time you read this Trevor Bayliss will be back in his native...
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/ 7 years agoBOTHAM MY TOP ENGLAND MAN BUT JIMMY’S EARNED HIS ACCOLADE TOO
Derek Pringle casts his analytical eye over the debate about who is England’s best ever Test match player Main men: Jimmy...
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/ 7 years agoA clean Slate, now new Notts ace has set his sights high
By Paul Eddison ENGLAND’S search for a reliable opener has now become a quest for an opening pair – Nottinghamshire may...
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/ 7 years agoCOLLY WRUNG THE MOST FROM HIS TALENT
PAUL COLLINGWOOD’S decision to retire from cricket, at the age of 42, concludes a career that was unlikely as it was...
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/ 7 years agoALASTAIR HAD TO GO, HE ONLY HAD RUNS TO OFFER!
MARTIN JOHNSON I’d been having this recurring dream, in which two smartly dressed young men were sitting opposite each other on...
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/ 7 years agoTOP-CLASS DISPLAYS AND GREAT SPIRIT, IT HAD IT ALL
Good sports: India players shake hands with England captain Alastair Cook PICTURE: Getty Images With Test cricket under fire from forces...
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/ 7 years agoWestbury column: Every athlete dies twice – we need to talk about life after retirement
A cliche that shouldn't be rendered by corny films like Rocky, writes Isabelle Westbury
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/ 7 years agoGood guy Alastair Cook knew cricket had to be enjoyed, not endured
Peter Hayter pays tribute to England's record-breaking opener who rides off into the sunset at Essex
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/ 7 years agoTrevor Bayliss drops hints on who England will select at the top of the order in Tests
Is there a place on the plane for Keaton Jennings?
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/ 7 years agoRoot: We won’t be lost amid Cook show
By Chris Stocks JOE ROOT insists England will not be distracted by the occasion of Alastair Cook’s final Test and believes...
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/ 7 years agoJOHN, UNBEATEN ON 103 AND STILL GOING STRONG
Richard Edwards finds that the world’s oldest first-class cricketer is a proud Englishman whose Hampshire career spanned the Second World War...
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/ 7 years agoEVERY ATHLETE DIES TWICE –WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT IT
ISABELLE WESTBURY @izzywestbury New direction: Ryan Sidebottom struggled with retirement PICTURE: Getty Images Every athlete dies twice. Once when they take...
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/ 7 years agoClarke: Alastair Cook has been a great ambassador for the game
Ashes rival pays tribute to England opener
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/ 7 years agoAlastair Cook calls time on England career
“Although it is a sad day, I can do so with a big smile on my face knowing I have given...
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/ 7 years agoEngland can’t gamble on axing Cook, says Holding
Saj Sadiq talks to a bowling legend about England’s batting, India’s fightback, Test cricket’s future and durable Jimmy Opening problems: Alastair...
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/ 7 years agoHayter column: Why Cook would pick the Ageas Bowl as his battle ground
Alastair Cook returns to the Ageas Bowl this week under pressure again, but without the shackles of captaincy
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/ 7 years agoWHY COOK WOULD PICK THIS BATTLE GROUND
PETER HAYTER @phaytercricket When Alastair Cook arrives at The Ageas Bowl for his date with cricketing destiny this week he may...
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