England in the zone to be Champs! 7 April 2017 0 comments By Chris Stocks MOEEN Ali insists England will embrace the pressure of being favourites for this summer’s Champions Trophy because […]
Time to give fans a voice 7 April 2017 0 comments I WAS pleased Eoin Morgan spoke of the importance of having some of the new T20 tournament on free-to-air TV. […]
Why Glastonbury but no cricket on BBC? 7 April 2017 0 comments EOIN Morgan is right to highlight the need to get the public to engage again with cricket. He is right, […]
T20 sidelines game, not future-proofs it 7 April 2017 0 comments INmy opinion, the ECB’s new T20 format is a reckless and unnecessary gamble. In pursuing a new audience, they risk […]
Morgan: We have to get fans back… 31 March 2017 0 comments … And new T20 is the only way By Chris Stocks England’s limited-overs captain, a veteran of franchise T20 competitions […]
A GAME LOST TO SPORT’S MONEY MAKERS… 31 March 2017 0 comments PETER HAYTER For those of us who have been banging on about the absolute necessity of getting live cricket – […]
KIDS, START BREWING UP YOUR STORIES 24 March 2017 0 comments AS the ECB prepared to launch its All Stars Cricket programme, aimed at getting 50,000 5-8 year olds into the […]
Gooch stayed dignified while Botham despaired… (and Javed is still not out) 24 March 2017 0 comments Peter Hayter recalls how Derek Pringle was deprived of giving England what would have been their only World Cup THE […]
Job well done for England but much tougher tests are waiting in the wings 21 March 2017 0 comments Hailing Hales: Alex Hales celebrates with Joe Root after reaching his century during the third One Day International Chris Stocks […]
Have we reached overkill with this surfeit of T20? 21 March 2017 0 comments Joshua Peck asks the vital question as the march of the shortest format shows no sign of slowing down As […]
Hales set to be recalled for West Indies tour 24 February 2017 0 comments (Photo: Getty Images) By Harvey Burgess Alex Hales is in line to be recalled for the upcoming three-match ODI series […]
Martin Johnson column – If this is supposed to be fun, then I’m Napoleon 1 February 2017 0 comments You can scarcely go to a rugby match these days without watching some disorientated participant being ordered off for a […]
Derek Pringle column – Stop run fests by bringing back the bouncer 31 January 2017 0 comments England’s recent one-day series in India produced three high scoring and reasonably close games, of which Eoin Morgan’s team lost […]
England record seven-wicket victory over India in first T20 26 January 2017 0 comments (Photo: Getty Images) By Harvey Burgess England secured an impressive seven-wicket victory over India in the first T20 international in […]
Proud ‘Englishmen’ or just cricketing mercenaries… Who gets your vote? 17 January 2017 0 comments The adopted Englishman is a curious beast, but who would be your top ‘outsider’ to wear the Three Lions? Derek […]
Billings ready to go on the Bash in India 17 January 2017 0 comments Richard Edwards talks to a young batsman, primed by his stay in Australia, aiming to tie down an England place […]
Derek Pringle column – One-day revival can take pressure off suits 10 January 2017 0 comments The Champions Trophy next June will be England’s main white-ball focus for the medium term, but they could do with […]
Martin Johnson column – Let’s face up to real perils of touring… 20 September 2016 0 comments There seems to have been a fair amount of tut-tutting and eyebrow raising over Eoin Morgan and Alex Hales opting […]
I’ll be on board, Eoin, and you should be, too 20 September 2016 0 comments Chris Stocks can’t understand the reasoning behind Morgan and Hales’ decision not to tour The dust has now settled on […]
Peter Hayter column – Morgan’s no-show will cost him trust of Strauss 20 September 2016 0 comments The decision of Eoin Morgan and Alex Hales not to tour Bangladesh prompted one columnist to evoke the spirit of […]
Derek Pringle column – My class of ‘92 has edge over Morgan’s mavericks 6 September 2016 0 comments Until the current England 50-over team began ripping up the record books, the general consensus was that the team which […]
Dawson included in England ODI squad 16 August 2016 0 comments Uncapped Liam Dawson has been included in England’s 15-man squad for the upcoming ODI series with Pakistan. The Hampshire all-rounder […]
All eyes to the future for England and Bayliss 20 June 2016 0 comments Chris Stocks turns his attention to England’s looming one-day battle with Sri Lanka England’s upcoming five-match series against Sri Lanka […]
England players set to make T20 Blast and One-Day Cup appearances 14 June 2016 0 comments A host of England players will be in action for their counties over the coming weeks with national team mates […]
Peter Hayter column – The Milky Bar kid has now become the man 12 April 2016 0 comments Granted Joe Root was precisely four Tests and a handful of ODIs into his England career, but I still never […]