All posts tagged "Ashes"
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County Championships
/ 1 week agoThe Cricket Paper Pre-Season Preview: The wait is over – county cricket returns for 2026
After England’s topsy-turvy winter, more eyes will be on the red-ball game than usual come this Easter weekend when the grand...
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Cricket Paper
/ 1 week agoAdam Hopkins on eight things to look forward to during the 2026 cricket season
There’s a big summer of cricket ahead of us once more. Adam Hopkins picks out some of the highlights...
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County Championships
/ 1 week agoCounty by County 2026 Season Preview – Division One – Nottinghamshire/The Blaze
Last season will live long in the memory for Nottinghamshire’s players and supporters. To win a County Championship is tough at...
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County Championships
/ 1 week agoCounty by County 2026 Season Preview – Division One – Surrey
Surrey will be doing the chasing this summer, and even though they came close to making it four straight Championship wins...
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County Championships
/ 1 week agoCounty by County 2026 Season Preview – Division One – Somerset
Somerset celebrated its 150th anniversary as a county club in 2025, and did so with an outstanding season. To finish third...
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County Championships
/ 1 week agoCounty by County 2026 Season Preview – Division One – Sussex
Last season was a success for Sussex; fourth place in the County Championship was a tremendous effort, having only been promoted...
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County Championships
/ 1 week agoCounty by County 2026 Season Preview – Division One – Warwickshire
Finishing mid-table in the Championship and falling short of the final in the two white-ball competitions was an unspectacular result, but...
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County Championships
/ 1 week agoCounty by County 2026 Season Preview – Division One – Essex
Overall, it was a disappointing season for Essex. Injury and availability problems hampered the County Championship side, and at the halfway...
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County Championships
/ 1 week agoCounty by County 2026 Season Preview – Division One – Hampshire
For a team that’s been used to competing at the top end of the County Championship table, last season’s narrow escape...
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County Championships
/ 1 week agoCounty by County 2026 Season Preview – Division One – Leicestershire
Last season was Leicestershire’s best for at least a decade. After years of struggle, particularly in the red-ball game, Alfonso Thomas...
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County Championships
/ 1 week agoCounty by County 2026 Season Preview – Division One – Glamorgan
Promotion last season represented a huge success for Glamorgan, who had endured a lean couple of decades in the County Championship....
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County Championships
/ 1 week agoCounty by County 2026 Season Preview – Division Two – Durham
Richie Benaud used to say “disasters happen at sea, not on cricket fields”. But the manner in which Durham were relegated...
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County Championships
/ 1 week agoCounty by County 2026 Season Preview – Division Two – Worcestershire
Disappointing to be relegated, after being in a good position in a lot of games, but brilliant to win the One-Day...
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County Championships
/ 1 week agoCounty by County 2026 Season Preview – Division Two – Derbyshire
Having finished bottom of the second division in 2024, most would have expected Derbyshire to go into the 2025 campaign with...
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County Championships
/ 1 week agoCounty by County 2026 Season Preview – Division Two – Middlesex
Last year was a season of disappointment for Middlesex, a failure to push for promotion and the usual T20 struggles, although...
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County Championships
/ 1 week agoCounty by County 2026 Season Preview – Division Two – Lancashire
The season can be split into two parts really, the first half of the season made for pretty grim viewing at...
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County Championships
/ 1 week agoCounty by County 2026 Season Preview – Division Two – Gloucestershire
After the highs of the previous September, there was always going to be the question of how to reset for 2025....
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County Championships
/ 1 week agoCounty by County 2026 Season Preview – Division Two – Northamptonshire
Although results in two of the three competitions – excepting the T20 Blast – were disappointing in 2025, the season did...
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County Championships
/ 1 week agoCounty by County 2026 Season Preview – Division Two – Kent
Kent started the season, like the favourites for promotion they were touted to be, with a thumping win over Northamptonshire and...
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Latest News
/ 1 week agoOffseason action: what happened over the winter
Adam Hopkins recaps what you might have missed since the end of last summer On top of the world: India won...
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Ashes
/ 1 week agoECB set for U-turn on interviews of England’s Ashes players before county season
The England and Wales Cricket Board appears ready to reverse plans to stop its Ashes players speaking to the media ahead...
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England News
/ 2 weeks agoT20 World Cup: India and New Zealand power their way into final showdown
Co-hosts India will look to become the first nation to successfully defend their title when they take on New Zealand in...
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England News
/ 2 weeks agoBrendon McCullum keen to stay on as England coach despite T20 World Cup semi-final exit
Brendon McCullum says he would “love” to carry on as England head coach and the New Zealander can count on the...
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England News
/ 3 weeks agoT20 World Cup 2026 preview: Opportunity knocks once again for South Africa and New Zealand
It may have taken a while for the tournament to reach the excitement levels that come with knockout stage matches -...
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England News
/ 3 weeks agoT20 World Cup analysis: Do semi-final bound England deserve more credit?
When England got over the line in nervy fashion against Pakistan on Tuesday, they became the first side to book their...
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