Tag: Ashes

Morrant Young Gun – Nathan Sowter

15 June 2015 0 comments

Nathan Sowter is not keen on comparisons with Shane Warne, but after pretending to be him as a child in […]

Marcus North – My life in cricket

26 May 2015 0 comments

I finally got into the Australian Test side at the start of 2009 off the back of the home loss […]

Trevor Bayliss named as England’s new head coach

26 May 2015 0 comments

Bayliss will take up his new role in June and will have Paul Farbrace as his assistant.

Where are they now? Yorkshire – 2001 County Champions

19 May 2015 0 comments

By Neil Fissler David Byas had no regrets about announcing his retirement after becoming the first Yorkshire captain for 33 […]

Paul Nixon: I predict Kevin Pietersen will be back for the Ashes

19 May 2015 0 comments

Paul Nixon column DESPITE what has been said about Kevin Pietersen not being in England’s plans, I believe we will […]

Dream Team – Peter Handscomb

13 May 2015 0 comments

CHRIS ROGERS – Victoria He’s just a phenomenal player and his record speaks for itself. He took a while to get into […]

Young Gun – Haseeb Hameed

12 May 2015 0 comments

He may still be only 18 years old but in his short career Haseeb Hameed has already made a habit […]

England’s shining Knight is all-round talent

22 April 2015 0 comments

By Jack Skelton NOT long ago, Heather Knight was a rare figure in the women’s game whose style seemed best […]

Peter Hayter: This Is How You Could End The ODI Shambles

10 September 2014 1 comment

Ah, the innocence of youth. Lord knows what Alastair Cook, Peter Moores, James Whitaker and Paul Downton would have made of such thoughts, but it took the teenage progeny of a colleague to put in a nutshell what many currently feel about England’s 50 over performances.

Bumble’s Guide To Cardiff!

26 August 2014 0 comments

After a hectic Test series I’m not on the schedule for the first two ODIs and that means missing a trip to one of my favourite cities, Cardiff. Before that the teams head to Bristol on Monday and I’d love to give some tips about where to head to but I’ve simply not spent enough time in the city.

Cricket Paper Crossword August 15

15 August 2014 0 comments

DUE to an unfortunate printing error, some of the clues for the crossword in today’s The Cricket Paper were the same as last week’s.

Yorkshire’s Lauren Winfield Has Sights Set On Test Cricket

20 May 2014 0 comments

YORKSHIRE captain and among England’s first generation of professional female cricketers – Lauren Winfield has a lot to be excited about.

Peter Hayter: It’s Time To Loosen The Gag And Tell The Truth

15 May 2014 0 comments

Some years ago it was my task, on behalf of a group of reporters covering a county cricket match at the Oval, to approach one of the umpires after close of play to ask why he had felt it necessary to step in when one of the Surrey batsmen squared up to a couple of the Gloucestershire players that afternoon.

James Vince: I’m Ready If England Want Me

15 May 2014 0 comments

ASHLEY Giles suggested this week that it was too soon to consider James Vince as a potential Test batsman – but the man himself disagrees. Adamant, in fact, that he couldn’t be more ready.

Just Don’t Lose Any Moor Skippers, Peter!

1 May 2014 0 comments

AS Oscar Wilde’s Lady Bracknell said in The Importance Of Being Earnest: “To lose one parent may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness.”

I’ll Just Score More Runs Insists Prolific James Taylor

1 May 2014 0 comments

FEW can present quite such a compelling case for inclusion in Peter Moores’ new-look England fold than James Taylor and the Nottinghamshire star insists he merits a second chance.

Lurking Presence Of Kevin Pietersen Will Be Test For Alastair Cook

23 April 2014 0 comments

THE happiest image of a good week for county cricket was that of Alastair Cook celebrating his century against Derbyshire at Chelmsford with a rock-the-baby salute to his new daughter, giving a whole new meaning to Graham Gooch’s favourite term: “Daddy hundred”.

Future Is Bright For England According To Sussex Coach Mark Robinson

23 April 2014 0 comments

DESPITE an impressive 584 first-class wickets taken with brisk fast-medium, it was Mark Robinson’s unfortunate fate to be famed most for his dreadful batting.

It’s Time For Ian Bell To Step Into The Limelight

9 April 2014 0 comments

FOR a glimpse of what England hope their post-KP future in the Test arena might look like, it is worth casting a glance back to what happened after he announced he was quitting one-day cricket two summers ago.

Keith Barker Could Be England’s Secret Weapon

2 April 2014 0 comments

To say the Ashes didn’t quite go to plan would be an understatement to rival the suggestion that Jesse Ryder may enjoy a quiet beer or two from time to time.

Eoin Morgan Must Be Ready If Alistair Cook Continues To Fail

1 April 2014 0 comments

The last time England were hammered 5-0 by Australia, the England and Wales Cricket Board responded by commissioning a report from Ken Schofield, the former executive director of golf’s European Tour, into how and why it happened and he responded with a 19-point plan to overhaul English cricket intended to make sure it never happened again.