All posts tagged "Ashes"
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Columnists
/ 1 month agoRichard Clarke: The start of summer! Get ready for a spectacular season of county red-ball cricket
The start of every county season is a process of reacquaintance. There are familiar friends and foes, customs and traditions, sights...
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County Championships
/ 1 month agoIs this the year for Derbyshire?
Mickey Arthur is backing Mohammad Abbas to provide the missing piece in Derbyshire’s Division Two promotion puzzle – and reckons if...
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County Championships
/ 1 month agoProject promotion at Derbyshire as Mickey Arthur’s side look primed for a long-awaited Division One return
The Mickey Arthur reign as head of cricket at Derbyshire so far has failed to deliver the upturn in fortunes many...
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County Championships
/ 1 month agoSeamer Yadvinder Singh signs short-term contract with Leicestershire
Right-arm seamer Yadvinder Singh has signed on a short-term professional contract for Leicestershire County Cricket Club.
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Ashes
/ 1 month agoEngland’s Matthew Potts targets ‘being a workhorse that doesn’t miss’ after Ashes misery
England bowler Matthew Potts is ready to go back to his roots as a ‘workhorse’ after his Ashes disappointment in Sydney,...
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Ashes
/ 1 month agoSir James Anderson feels England remain in good position to claim Ashes revenge
Sir James Anderson believes England remain well-placed to claim Ashes revenge despite a dismal display Down Under.
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County Championships
/ 1 month agoNottinghamshire’s Haseeb Hameed sees ‘whole picture’ and eyes an England return
Haseeb Hameed feels in a “better space” than when he last represented England as he attempts to reignite his international ambitions...
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County Championships
/ 1 month ago“It was a tough period for me” – Ben Duckett eager to put difficult winter behind him ahead of County Championship stint
Ben Duckett reaffirmed he has made the “right decision” to withdraw from the upcoming Indian Premier League and instead focus on...
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International News
/ 1 month agoCricket analysis: All you need to know ahead of IPL 2026
For many cricket fans, the start of April signals only one thing - the return of the English domestic season. But...
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Ashes
/ 1 month agoEngland back Brendon McCullum despite Ashes defeat as ECB rejects ‘football-style’ sackings
The England and Wales Cricket Board has defended its decision to back the leadership team that oversaw this winter’s Ashes surrender,...
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County Championships
/ 2 months 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
/ 2 months 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
/ 2 months 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
/ 2 months 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
/ 2 months 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
/ 2 months 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
/ 2 months 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
/ 2 months 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
/ 2 months 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
/ 2 months 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
/ 2 months 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
/ 2 months 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
/ 2 months 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
/ 2 months 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
/ 2 months 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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