Tag: column

Pringle column: It was the right call… but DRS has issues to address

19 December 2017 0 comments

Protocol, protocol, protocol… Derek Pringle on why DRS can be frustrating

Jimmy’s swing, Marsh mastery, and Warne on the Waugh path

8 December 2017 0 comments

Adam Collins and Geoff Lemon, our Aussie journo double act, digest the ups and downs of this week’s Adelaide Test […]

IT’S OFFICIAL! JONNY IS WASTED AT SEVEN

8 December 2017 0 comments

I SAW quite an alarming stat following England’s defeat in Adelaide. It read that Jonny Bairstow has been at the […]

Backing Nixon application

22 September 2017 0 comments

AS it appears to have been misdirected I’ll be happy to redirect, to the committee of Leicestershire CCC, Paul Nixon’s […]

Morgan missed the point in Liew-d jibe

15 September 2017 0 comments

I AM sure we all saw on social media Piers Morgan totally encapsulating the boneheaded responses to Jonathan Liew’s article […]

Manthorp column: Faf back to steer Proteas back on course

17 July 2017 0 comments

Welcome return of Faf du Plessis will bring South Africa to the party

Pringle column: So long Tonker! A leader you had to follow

28 June 2017 0 comments

By Derek Pringle In the Essex dressing rooms of yesteryear, famous for their characters, none was bigger or more boldly […]

Nixon column: When the heat is on you have to dig deep – humidity is torture

27 June 2017 0 comments

(Photo: Getty Images) By Paul Nixon I trust everyone enjoyed the heat wave that spread across the UK last week? It’s […]

Peter Hayter column – When DRS becomes another tactic, not a failsafe

5 June 2017 0 comments

South Africa, chasing 331 to win the second Royal London ODI against England at the Ageas Bowl and square the […]

Full-time disability coaches

19 May 2017 0 comments

By Joshua Peck ENGLAND have named their first ever full-time disability coaches with Ross Hunter and Ian Salisbury earning the […]

Paul Nixon column – Don’t give Misbah a hard time for coming up short

8 May 2017 0 comments

Having been left stranded on 99 not out in the first Test against West Indies, this week Pakistan batsman Misbah-ul-Haq […]

Paul Nixon column – Few star names, but I’m backing my lads!

21 March 2017 0 comments

The draft for this year’s Caribbean Premier League took place this week and I’m really pleased with the business that […]

Pringle column: Aussies may now regret winding up Virat Kohli

14 March 2017 0 comments

By Derek Pringle Spats between Australia and India are not unknown on cricket fields though this one does smack of […]

Peter Hayter column – Freddie’s dream becomes a living nightmare

28 February 2017 0 comments

When Andrew Flintoff was at the peak of his powers, thrilling England fans with his rumbustious presence and match-changing exploits […]

Paul Nixon column – We can’t leave all players to learn on own…

21 February 2017 0 comments

Coaching has changed in the past decade or so with more onus being on players to work things out for […]

Derek Pringle column – Capturing the soul of cricket and its legends

7 February 2017 0 comments

Has there been a game or sport more celebrated by art than cricket? From the 17th century country house artists […]

Nixon column: Glen has quality to thrive in Lancashire boss role

25 January 2017 0 comments

(Photo: Getty Images) By Paul Nixon Lancashire have followed in the footsteps of Yorkshire and Kent this season by appointing […]

Paul Nixon column – Sorry, but there’ll be no Vardy style tale in cricket

17 January 2017 0 comments

With the 2017 season not too far away, counties will be looking at any late big signings they can make, […]

Paul Nixon column – Never get too high on praise or low on criticism

16 November 2016 0 comments

The media will always have a role to play in cricket. Whether it’s good things being written about you and […]

Simon Sweetman column – Fagg’s amazing record stands unchallenged

31 October 2016 0 comments

The editor of Cricket Statistician analyses recent events From time to time we might sit back and consider those cricketing […]

Paul Nixon column – Batty’s call-up sending out right message

26 September 2016 0 comments

There would have been a few eyebrows raised last Friday when the announcement came through that Gareth Batty had been […]

Martin Johnson column – Well, it’s cricket Jim, but not as we know it!

16 August 2016 0 comments

I have a question. Do people buy a ticket for a day at the Test match and then dress up […]

Derek Pringle column – English game needs to give spin a chance

26 July 2016 0 comments

The recent heat wave should have had spinners all over England loosening their fingers. Even a few days of 90-degree […]

Martin Johnson column – Milton’s paradise not lost, thanks to snicko

19 July 2016 0 comments

The year is 2058 – the 50th anniversary of DRS in Test cricket – and the tannoy crackles into life […]

Paul Nixon column – No score too large for Gayle and Co to chase

12 July 2016 0 comments

I am currently in Guyana preparing for the top of the table clash in the Caribbean Premier League. My Jamaica […]