All posts tagged "The Ashes"
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Columnists
/ 4 days agoMark Butcher: Ollie Robinson stakes his claim but are England listening?
A lot of the discussion surrounding England’s first Test squad of the summer has been about who should replace Zak Crawley...
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Annie Chave
/ 2 weeks agoAnnie Chave: Building the women’s county game
Annie Chave takes the temperature of the Women’s One-Day Cup.
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Columnists
/ 3 weeks agoMark Butcher: Jamie Smith back on track after bleak winter with England
I’m still struggling to get my head around the fact that we’ve had two rounds of County Championship fixtures by mid-April,...
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Columnists
/ 3 weeks agoRichard Clarke: Stories can be told in many different ways
Richard Clarke on a comically brilliant start to the season...
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IPL
/ 3 weeks agoIndian Premier League analysis: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi dazzles and mixed fortunes for England cohort
The Indian Premier League is approaching the end of its third week as the league table begins to take shape, with...
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County Championships
/ 4 weeks agoFormer England international Ravi Bopara’s innings comes to an end
At some point during our chat in the back garden of a Hertfordshire coffeehouse, most likely just after his account of...
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Latest News
/ 4 weeks agoAbbott’s life lessons for bowling
By Richard Edwards THERE’S ONLY one way to get fit for bowling. And it isn’t resting. That’s the view from one...
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County Championships
/ 4 weeks agoInside the mind of retired England international Chris Woakes
The recently retired England seamer, who has just embarked on a county season, talks to Jo Harman-McGowan about choosing cricket over...
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County Championships
/ 4 weeks agoEngland watch: Jamie Smith and James Rew hit the ground running in the County Championship
The return of the County Championship bears significance in its own right but once again conversations around the relationship between the...
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County Championships
/ 1 month agoCounty Championship Division 2 Preview: Durham and Worcestershire looking to bounce back
The race for promotion from the second division looks to be hotly contested this year. Adam Hopkins previews the opening round...
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Columnists
/ 1 month agoRichard Clarke: The start of summer! Get ready for a spectacular season of county red-ball cricket
The start of every county season is a process of reacquaintance. There are familiar friends and foes, customs and traditions, sights...
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County Championships
/ 1 month agoProject promotion at Derbyshire as Mickey Arthur’s side look primed for a long-awaited Division One return
The Mickey Arthur reign as head of cricket at Derbyshire so far has failed to deliver the upturn in fortunes many...
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County Championships
/ 1 month ago“It was a tough period for me” – Ben Duckett eager to put difficult winter behind him ahead of County Championship stint
Ben Duckett reaffirmed he has made the “right decision” to withdraw from the upcoming Indian Premier League and instead focus on...
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International News
/ 1 month agoCricket analysis: All you need to know ahead of IPL 2026
For many cricket fans, the start of April signals only one thing - the return of the English domestic season. But...
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Ashes
/ 1 month agoEngland back Brendon McCullum despite Ashes defeat as ECB rejects ‘football-style’ sackings
The England and Wales Cricket Board has defended its decision to back the leadership team that oversaw this winter’s Ashes surrender,...
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Cricket Paper
/ 2 months agoAdam Hopkins on eight things to look forward to during the 2026 cricket season
There’s a big summer of cricket ahead of us once more. Adam Hopkins picks out some of the highlights...
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County Championships
/ 2 months agoCounty by County 2026 Season Preview – Division One – Nottinghamshire/The Blaze
Last season will live long in the memory for Nottinghamshire’s players and supporters. To win a County Championship is tough at...
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County Championships
/ 2 months agoCounty by County 2026 Season Preview – Division One – Surrey
Surrey will be doing the chasing this summer, and even though they came close to making it four straight Championship wins...
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County Championships
/ 2 months agoCounty by County 2026 Season Preview – Division One – Somerset
Somerset celebrated its 150th anniversary as a county club in 2025, and did so with an outstanding season. To finish third...
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County Championships
/ 2 months agoCounty by County 2026 Season Preview – Division One – Sussex
Last season was a success for Sussex; fourth place in the County Championship was a tremendous effort, having only been promoted...
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County Championships
/ 2 months agoCounty by County 2026 Season Preview – Division One – Warwickshire
Finishing mid-table in the Championship and falling short of the final in the two white-ball competitions was an unspectacular result, but...
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County Championships
/ 2 months agoCounty by County 2026 Season Preview – Division One – Essex
Overall, it was a disappointing season for Essex. Injury and availability problems hampered the County Championship side, and at the halfway...
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County Championships
/ 2 months agoCounty by County 2026 Season Preview – Division One – Leicestershire
Last season was Leicestershire’s best for at least a decade. After years of struggle, particularly in the red-ball game, Alfonso Thomas...
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County Championships
/ 2 months agoCounty by County 2026 Season Preview – Division One – Glamorgan
Promotion last season represented a huge success for Glamorgan, who had endured a lean couple of decades in the County Championship....
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County Championships
/ 2 months agoCounty by County 2026 Season Preview – Division Two – Durham
Richie Benaud used to say “disasters happen at sea, not on cricket fields”. But the manner in which Durham were relegated...
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