Tag: Rob Key

What’s in The Cricket Paper: 21/04/24

19 April 2024 0 comments

We’ll have the latest from every game in the County Championship, as the Dukes ball returns after two rounds of […]

Stokes withdrawal paves way for England’s young guns

14 April 2024 0 comments

MARK BUTCHER NEW COLUMNIST! Ben Stokes’ decision to opt out of England’s T20 World Cup defence came as no great […]

Tongue focused on Nottinghamshire after ‘crazy summer’

10 April 2024 0 comments

Josh Tongue still marvels at his “crazy summer” last year but the swiftness of his rise and injury setbacks along […]

From Atkinson to de Caires – potential County Championship stars

3 April 2024 0 comments

Cricketers around the country are gearing up for the Vitality County Championship which gets under way on Friday. Here, we […]

Harmison advises England not to rush Jofra Archer’s return

12 March 2024 0 comments

England should play the long game with Jofra Archer and prime him for India’s visit next year as well as […]

England hoping to build Archer fitness for T20 World Cup

18 January 2024 0 comments

England are hopeful pace bowler Jofra Archer will be fit to play in this summer’s T20 World Cup. The 28-year-old […]

Flintoff set to return to England’s backroom staff for Windies T20 series

6 December 2023 0 comments

Andrew Flintoff will rejoin England’s backroom staff for their T20 series against West Indies later this month. The former England […]

Australia handle pressure as India come up short – reflecting on the World Cup

20 November 2023 0 comments

After seven weeks and 48 games, the 2023 Cricket World Cup is at an end with Australia crowned champions for […]

Buttler wants to remain as England one-day captain despite poor World Cup

8 November 2023 0 comments

Jos Buttler is keen to stay on as captain and lead England’s ODI rebuild as he prepares for a World […]

Willey to retire from international cricket after World Cup

2 November 2023 0 comments

England seamer David Willey will retire from international cricket at the end of the World Cup, unhappy after missing out […]

Stokes remains ‘100 per cent committed’ to England, says Rob Key

25 October 2023 0 comments

England are confident Ben Stokes remains “100 per cent committed” to international cricket, despite turning down a three-year central contract […]

The academy boys – two decades on

10 September 2023 0 comments

By Richard Edwards We were walking along the beachfront in our training gear and we got stopped by an Aussie […]

Key must get tough in game’s Wild West

27 August 2023 0 comments

@derekpringle Mark Wood is such a compelling cricketer and character, so seemingly steeped in those team concepts of loyalty and […]

He was just a scrawny kid, but you knew he was something special

6 August 2023 0 comments

DARREN STEVENS It was always going to finish with Stuart Broad. Those cricketing gods… There I was thinking I’d had […]

For a county cricketer, nothing beats Finals Day

9 July 2023 0 comments

DARREN STEVENS When I played for Leicestershire in the first-ever T20 Finals Day in 2003, few of us knew what […]

Moeen’s last dance

11 June 2023 0 comments

By Phil Walker By last Sunday evening, a few hours after discovering his premier spinner was out of the Ashes, […]

Ali agrees to come out of retirement to join England’s Ashes squad

7 June 2023 0 comments

Moeen Ali has answered England’s Ashes call, reversing his retirement from Test cricket for one last mission against Australia. England’s […]

Red or white, it’s easy – Just watch the ball

23 May 2023 0 comments

DARREN STEVENS It’s good that the T20 Blast is played out in one block now, with just a handful of […]

Fit-again Jonny be good for Key and co

21 May 2023 0 comments

ANALYSIS by Taha Hashim The issue arose in the winter. With each straight drive, menacing pull and cocksure nod to […]

IT’S A T20 BLAST FROM THE PAST!

14 May 2023 0 comments

THE T20 Blast kicks off next weekend, exactly 20 years since it was first launched. It’s had a fantastic effect […]

Alex Hales back in England squad for T20 World Cup as Jonny Bairstow replacement

7 September 2022 0 comments

Alex Hales’ long international exile is over after he was called up to replace the injured Jonny Bairstow for next […]

Hussain blames schedule for Stokes’ surprise ODI retirement

18 July 2022 0 comments

Nasser Hussain has criticised cricket’s “joke” schedule after lamenting Ben Stokes’ shock retirement from one-day internationals. Stokes, England’s Test captain, […]

Eoin Morgan says it’s ‘right time’ to go as he confirms international retirement

28 June 2022 0 comments

England’s World Cup-winning captain Eoin Morgan insisted now was “the right time” to step down as he announced his retirement […]

What will Brendon McCullum bring to the England role?

12 May 2022 0 comments

Brendon McCullum has been unveiled as the new head coach of England’s men’s Test side. Pending visa approvals, McCullum will […]

England appoint Brendon McCullum as men’s Test coach