All posts tagged "The Ashes"
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International News
/ 6 months 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
/ 6 months 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
/ 6 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
/ 6 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
/ 6 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
/ 6 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
/ 6 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
/ 6 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
/ 6 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
/ 6 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
/ 6 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
/ 6 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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County Championships
/ 6 months agoCounty by County 2026 Season Preview – Division Two – Worcestershire
Disappointing to be relegated, after being in a good position in a lot of games, but brilliant to win the One-Day...
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County Championships
/ 6 months agoCounty by County 2026 Season Preview – Division Two – Derbyshire
Having finished bottom of the second division in 2024, most would have expected Derbyshire to go into the 2025 campaign with...
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County Championships
/ 6 months agoCounty by County 2026 Season Preview – Division Two – Middlesex
Last year was a season of disappointment for Middlesex, a failure to push for promotion and the usual T20 struggles, although...
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County Championships
/ 6 months agoCounty by County 2026 Season Preview – Division Two – Lancashire
The season can be split into two parts really, the first half of the season made for pretty grim viewing at...
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County Championships
/ 6 months agoCounty by County 2026 Season Preview – Division Two – Gloucestershire
After the highs of the previous September, there was always going to be the question of how to reset for 2025....
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County Championships
/ 6 months agoCounty by County 2026 Season Preview – Division Two – Northamptonshire
Although results in two of the three competitions – excepting the T20 Blast – were disappointing in 2025, the season did...
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County Championships
/ 6 months agoCounty by County 2026 Season Preview – Division Two – Kent
Kent started the season, like the favourites for promotion they were touted to be, with a thumping win over Northamptonshire and...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoOffseason action: what happened over the winter
Adam Hopkins recaps what you might have missed since the end of last summer On top of the world: India won...
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Ashes
/ 6 months agoECB set for U-turn on interviews of England’s Ashes players before county season
The England and Wales Cricket Board appears ready to reverse plans to stop its Ashes players speaking to the media ahead...
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England News
/ 7 months agoT20 World Cup: India and New Zealand power their way into final showdown
Co-hosts India will look to become the first nation to successfully defend their title when they take on New Zealand in...
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England News
/ 7 months agoBrendon McCullum keen to stay on as England coach despite T20 World Cup semi-final exit
Brendon McCullum says he would “love” to carry on as England head coach and the New Zealander can count on the...
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England News
/ 7 months agoT20 World Cup analysis: Do semi-final bound England deserve more credit?
When England got over the line in nervy fashion against Pakistan on Tuesday, they became the first side to book their...
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Ashes
/ 7 months agoTim Southee insists Brendon McCullum feels no pressure after England’s Ashes defeat
Brendon McCullum’s position as England head coach might be under scrutiny, but fast bowling consultant Tim Southee was adamant his good...
County Championships
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ICC Champions Trophy
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County Championships
Young players to watch in the 2025 County Championship season
