All posts tagged "The Ashes"
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Columnists
/ 4 months agoMark Butcher: All eyes on Brendon McCullum as English public expects change
It’s difficult to say what change looks like for England. The media seem to want Brendon McCullum to do a volte-face...
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International News
/ 4 months agoNew Zealand dominate Ireland as Test cricket returns to Belfast
Barbecue weather in Belfast! All cricket discourse in Ireland has to include fatalistic predictions of the skies.
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England News
/ 4 months agoEngland v New Zealand Test series preview – Ben Stokes leads a new-look side against the Kiwis
England return to Test action for the first time since their Ashes humiliation over the winter with some new faces and...
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England Women
/ 4 months agoCricket network urged to make 2026 a defining year for women’s game
Counties and cricketing organisations have been urged to seize the moment of England and Wales hosting the ICC Women’s T20 World...
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England News
/ 4 months agoEngland recall Ollie Robinson as Emilio Gay, Sonny Baker and James Rew earn first call-ups
Ollie Robinson has been selected in England’s first Test squad of the summer, back after a two-year international hiatus, while three...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoENGLAND PICK GAY, RECALL ROBINSON
Hello skipper: Emilio Gay will play under his Durham teammate Ben Stokes against New Zealand on 4 June PICTURES: Alamy ENGLAND’S...
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Columnists
/ 4 months agoMark Butcher: Jofra Archer’s absence sours new-look England Test squad
After all the speculation, England have named a 15-strong squad for the first Test against New Zealand, and there are a...
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England News
/ 4 months agoOllie Robinson and Sonny Baker named in England squad for New Zealand Test
England have injected fresh blood into their Test squad in the aftermath of their Ashes drubbing, calling up uncapped trio Emilio...
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England News
/ 4 months agoEngland set to appoint Marcus North as new national selector
Former Australian Test batter and now Durham’s director of cricket Marcus North will be announced as England men’s national selector ahead...
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County Championships
/ 4 months agoBedingham shows his class as Stokes makes return
By Sam Rhymes May 8-11, New Road, Worcester Worcestershire 308 (Home 63*, Hose 59, Raine 5-63, Stokes 2-54) Durham 207-6 (Bedingham...
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County Championships
/ 5 months agoEngland skipper Ben Stokes strikes early on return to county action for Durham
England captain Ben Stokes picked up an early wicket as he took the new ball for Durham on his first competitive...
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County Championships
/ 5 months agoBen Stokes ready to bowl for Durham on county return as Marcus North set for England selector role
Ben Stokes’ county comeback is set to be an all-action affair, with Durham considering unleashing the England captain as a new-ball...
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Columnists
/ 5 months 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
/ 5 months 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
/ 5 months 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
/ 5 months 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
/ 5 months 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
/ 5 months 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
/ 5 months 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
/ 5 months 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
/ 6 months 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
/ 6 months 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
/ 6 months 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
/ 6 months 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
/ 6 months 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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