All posts tagged "Ashes"
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/ 8 years agoTom Abell looks ahead to second year in charge of county big into the homegrown philosophy
The Somerset skipper says last season was a 'massive' learning curve
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/ 8 years agoJust how necessary is the need for speed?
More haste, less speed: James Anderson only regained his confidence after abandoning his bid to find that extra yard of pace...
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/ 8 years agoBALLANCE JOINS THE OTHER LORD LUCANS OF THE ASHES
MARTIN JOHNSON Back in 1986, when the search for Lord Lucan was still at its height, it wouldn’t have come as...
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/ 8 years agoPoor advert for the game
HAVING endured most of the Ashes winter on BT Sport, I find it difficult to compare their coverage with Sky Sports...
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/ 8 years agoFirst season battle taught me so much, admits Abell
By Jeremy Blackmore Safety first: Somerset captain Tom Abell applauds the fans after escaping the drop last season PICTURES: Getty Images...
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/ 8 years agoWestbury column: Skill or freedom – what matters more in the pursuit of express bowlers?
Isabelle Westbury debates recent comments from Michael Holding and Matt Prior regarding bowling and styles of coaching
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/ 8 years agoNorth column: Real Test for Aussies awaits in South Africa
Ahead of the upcoming series, Marcus North recalls when he, Phil Hughes and Ben Hilfenhaus made their Test debuts in 2009...
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/ 8 years agoA picture that needs no soundtrack – Shrubsole and Booth talk the front cover of the Wisden Almanack
Adam Collins on the groundbreaking decision to put a woman on the front cover of Wisden for the first time
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/ 8 years agoRuns, not drinks, are on the menu for Yorkshire’s Gary Ballance
After spending the Ashes as England's drinks-carrier, Ballance says he's ready to captain Yorkshire and break into the England fold
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/ 8 years agoHayter column: Let’s not forget the debacle of the Stanford Series
The 10th anniversary of the ill-fated Stanford Super Series is coming up this year, here Peter Hayter recalls the controversy involving...
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/ 8 years agoMORGAN’S MEN HAVE TAKEN THINGS TO THE NEXT LEVEL
John Stern studies the rise and rise of England’s current one-day set-up in the wake of their superb series victory in...
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/ 8 years agoMOVING PICTURE THAT NEEDS NO SOUNDTRACK
Adam Collins on the groundbreaking decision to put a woman on the front cover of Wisden or the first time Adam...
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/ 8 years agoHOLLYWOOD MAY COME CALLING FOR YOU DEREK!
MARTIN JOHNSON Special delivery, sign here please,” says the postman when you open the front door. The bloke looks vaguely familiar,...
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/ 8 years agoLET’S NOT FORGET IRONY OF STANFORD DEBACLE
PETER HAYTER Fraudster: Allen Stanford’s cash held the ECB in thrall PICTURE: Getty Images Those who have managed to wipe the...
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/ 8 years agoWE NEED RUTHLESS CHANGE FOR ASHES
ENGLAND ODI’s skipper Eoin Morgan called his side’s victory in Sydney to secure the five-match series against Australia their best performance...
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/ 8 years agoRuns, not drinks, are on the menu for Balance
By Charlie Talbot-Smith Missing in action: Gary Ballance will be desperate to get back in the runs for Yorkshire and England...
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/ 8 years agoROY PROFITS FROM REDEMPTION AS ENGLAND SHOW UP IN SOME STYLE
John Stern reports on England’s spectacular one-day arrival Down Under with a typically cavalier batting display Focus: Joe Root is clearly...
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/ 8 years agoSo, how do you fit five in to four?
Adam Collins and Geoff Lemon take a light-hearted view on why the Australian one-day team just isn’t clicking at the moment...
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/ 8 years agoA DIFFERENT BALL GAME FOR THIS ENGLAND SIDE
I watched every ball of England’s opening one-day international in Melbourne on Sunday; my work as a BT Sport pundit seeing...
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/ 8 years agoBELL ADDS STARDUST TO WORKER’S FIREPOWER
Richard Dore discovers a Premier League club that has refused to stand still as they bid to defend their title next...
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/ 8 years agoTHE GOOD OL’ CRICKET PRESS BOX IS JUST NOT THE SAME
MARTIN JOHNSON When Arsene Wenger opted to serve a touchline ban in the press box recently, I found myself hoping Trevor...
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/ 8 years agoRejuvenated Tom is pointing his finger towards By a happy Test return
By Charlie Talbot-Smith Comeback kid: Tom Westley is on the way back from a broken finger IT has been a pretty...
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/ 8 years agoTroubled Stokes still handed ICC recognition
By Jon Couch HIS year may have been blighted by off-the-field incidents which caused him to miss the Ashes series in...
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/ 8 years agoYour shout…
Send your comments to: The Cricket Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: [email protected] Why this first-class cut...
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/ 8 years agoWHAT DO WE WANT FROM OUR SPORTING HEROES?
Is it time we stopped trying to make our sporting heroes role models? Ever since England were consigned to an Ashes...
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