All posts tagged "The Ashes"
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County News/The Hundred
/ 8 months agoBen Duckett, Harry Brook and Joe Root to star as The Hundred gets ready to take centre stage
Cricket fans across the country have been blessed with one of the great Test series between England and India – but...
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Columnists
/ 8 months agoDarren Stevens: Get up, get down: The search for a dippy spinner
The latest rounds of Championship cricket brought a lot of success for English spinners. Rehan Ahmed and Tom Hartley both took...
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England News
/ 8 months agoEngland captain Ben Stokes ruled out of fifth Test against India through injury
England captain Ben Stokes will miss the deciding Test against India after being ruled out with a right shoulder injury. Stokes,...
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County Championships
/ 8 months agoCounty Championship R11 Team of the Week: Rehan Ahmed and Tom Hartley shine
Test hopefuls Rehan Ahmed and Tom Hartley sent a timely reminder to the England selectors with stunning all-round efforts in the...
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Columnists
/ 8 months agoDerek Pringle: Liam Dawson’s return poses questions for the Ashes
One Test after an eight-year hiatus, with probably another to follow at The Oval next week, is a small sample size,...
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England News
/ 8 months agoZak Crawley and Ben Duckett – The odd couple striking fear through the game
The complementary styles of Crawley and Duckett give England an edge, writes Phil Walker. Can they crack it in Australia? Such...
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England News
/ 8 months agoRisabh Pant’s heroics can’t hide India’s frailties
Rishabh Pant’s courage was laudable, but the time has come for substitute replacements, writes Phil Walker The fateful moment came late...
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County News/The Hundred
/ 8 months agoThe Hundred 2025: Assessing each complete squad as James Anderson earns Wildcard selection
England legend James Anderson will feature in franchise cricket for the first time after the 42-year-old was selected by the Manchester...
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Featured
/ 8 months agoRichard Clarke: Cricket must create its day in the sun
About now, I expect my son will be exploring long-forgotten corners of our garage in search of the golf clubs he...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoTHE GREATEST XI No.16 WARWICKSHIRE
Dennis Amiss, Warwickshire’s all-time leading run-scorer, picks a team of his club’s greatest players 1. DENNIS AMISS 547 matches (in first-class...
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England News
/ 8 months agoEngland vs India 2025, third Test analysis: Six talking points from Lord’s clash
After 15 gruelling sessions and nothing between the two sides, the third Test between England and India at Lord’s concluded in...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoIt’s two to win, and it’s Shane Warne to bowl
In an extract from his forthcoming autobiography, Ashley Giles remembers the 2005 Ashes. After a frustrating draw at Old Trafford, the...
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England News
/ 8 months agoEngland bowling remains a question mark – Sir Andrew Strauss
Sir Andrew Strauss has warned England’s bowling attack still have plenty to prove before they can consider themselves Ashes ready. The...
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England News
/ 9 months agoEngland vs India 2025, second Test analysis: Six talking points from England’s Edgbaston demolition
Shubman Gill surged into the record books as ruthless India drew level at Edgbaston with mammoth 336-run statement victory. England’s Edgbaston...
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England Women
/ 9 months agoEngland captain Nat Sciver-Brunt ready to return from injury in India ODI series
England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt is expected to play a full role in the forthcoming Metro Bank ODI series against India as...
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Columnists
/ 9 months agoDerek Pringle: Flogged bowlers highlight perils of Bazball
The blueprint for winning Tests is a simple one for Ben Stokes and his England team. Play on shirtfront pitches that...
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England News
/ 9 months agoJamie Smith plays the Adam Gilchrist role to perfection
When Adam Gilchrist burst onto the Test scene 26 years ago, making a rapid 81 on debut against Pakistan and following...
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Columnists
/ 9 months agoKatya Witney: Shackled England still haunted by Winter demons
England appear unable to shake off the hangover from a confidence-shattering winter, writes Katya Witney England Women’s losses in the first...
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Columnists
/ 9 months agoRichard Clarke: Let’s bin the Kookaburra experiment, and fast
The first principle of experimentation is that you must not fool yourself,” said the eminent scientist, Richard Feynman. “And you are...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoTHE GREATEST XI No.14 SURREY
Alan Butcher, the former Surrey batter and coach, selects his county’s all-star line-up 1. JACK HOBBS 598 matches (in first-class cricket...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoKey on Kookaburra – “we are looking at the process”
By Tanya Aldred THE MIDSUMMER rounds of Championship cricket have been accompanied by a chorus of bafflement about the use of...
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England News
/ 9 months agoEngland revel in thrill of the chase against India in first Test
Ben Stokes could be forgiven a little smugness after his team’s latest great heist. “Test matches are played over five days....
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Columnists
/ 9 months agoLauren Winfield-Hill: England-India is going to be a great series
Lauren Winfield-Hill on the return of Sophie Ecclestone and the challenge of India If you look at India’s batting lineup, it’s...
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Columnists
/ 9 months agoMark Butcher: Triumphant Proteas expose Australian frailties
South Africa’s victory in the World Test Championship final was a fairytale moment for a nation that has been through the...
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Featured
/ 9 months agoECCLESTONE BACK TO BOLSTER ENGLAND
KATYA WITNEY Katya Whitney on the first bump in the road for England’s premier spinner Left out, dropped, rested, injured. All...
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