Ashes
Shoaib Bashir under the microscope as England look to save Ashes series against Australia
England are facing a spin dilemma in their bid to keep the Ashes alive in Adelaide, with Shoaib Bashir under the microscope.
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Ashes
/ 6 days agoSecond Ashes Test post-mortem – England and Bazball on the brink vs Australia
Where to begin with England? On the wrong end of yet another chastening defeat by Australia at the Gabba, a winless...
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Ashes
/ 2 weeks agoAshes analysis: Perth implosion a familiar theme for England
The fallout still continues to rumble on after England dramatically spurned a huge opportunity to take a 1-0 lead in the...
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Ashes
/ 3 weeks agoAshes First Test preview: Why Perth will decide England’s fate Down Under
“Have England got a chance?” It’s the question penetrating the British zeitgeist, appearing in pubs and being dissected on park walks.
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Ashes
/ 4 weeks agoAshes First Test preview: Australia v England head to heads, what to expect
The time for talk is nearly over, Ashes fever is here and if the 2023 series is anything to go by...
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Ashes
/ 4 weeks agoOnce more into the cauldron: Adam Hopkins on the Ashes winter ahead
This is the last edition of this season and we are now on our usual winter break. The Cricket Paper will...
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Ashes
/ 4 weeks agoPast Ashes Tours: Michael Vaughan shines in 2002/03 defeat
From an English perspective, the 2002/03 Ashes tour will be remembered for one thing – the brilliance of Michael Vaughan.
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Ashes
/ 4 weeks agoPast Ashes Tours: 2006/07 – A series England would like to forget
People will say things started going wrong for England from the very first ball of the series when Steve Harmison’s opening...
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Ashes
/ 4 weeks agoPast Ashes Tours: 2013/14 – Mitchell Johnson’s Ashes
Normal service resumed Down Under as the Aussies dominated England to secure their second 5-0 whitewash in three home series.
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Ashes
/ 4 weeks agoPast Ashes Tours: 2017/18 – Matt Thacker found a few shafts of sunlight amid the gloom
I’d never been to Australia, the tour all England fans dream of. And here I was, mid-December, flights booked but not...
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Adam Collins
/ 4 weeks agoAdam Collins: Why do Aussies hate Bazball?
A confession: I am an Australian who doesn’t have a pathological hatred of the current England team. I’m not exactly enthralled...
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Ashes
/ 1 month agoAshes analysis: The numbers behind England’s struggles in Australia
England’s miserable record in Australia since the famous 2010-11 series victory is well-documented but what are some of the underlying issues...
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Ashes
/ 1 month agoAshes flashbacks: Recapping rare moments of English positivity during Down Under drought
Think back to some of England’s best Ashes moments in Australia in recent history – what comes to mind?
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Ashes
/ 2 months agoAustralia v England analysis: Revisiting past Ashes openers Down Under
It is now just over three weeks until Australia and England meet in Perth to get the Ashes series underway.
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Ashes
/ 2 months agoWhen does the 2025-26 Ashes start? Everything you need to know ahead of Perth opener
As enjoyable as it was watching Phil Salt and Harry Brook belting the ball around the Hagley Oval during the second...
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Ashes
/ 2 months agoThe Ashes: The warning signs are there as Australia risk repeat fate from 2010-11
The pre-Ashes jibes are now in full swing as David Warner and Stuart Broad became the latest to stoke the fire,...
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Ashes
/ 2 months agoHow much of a blow would Pat Cummins’ potential Ashes absence be for Australia?
With still a little over six weeks away until the highly anticipated Ashes gets underway, the series has already had a...
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England News
/ 2 months agoIn Review: Mercurial England continue to bewitch and bewilder
Phil Walker revisits another unpredictable and compulsively watchable summer trying to keep up with England’s men’s teams
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Ashes
/ 3 months agoEngland’s spin in the Ashes: Can the counties deliver the missing link?
When England unveiled their 16-member Ashes squad last week, much of the intrigue fixated not on the headline names but on...
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Columnists
/ 3 months agoMark Butcher: Jacob Bethell in pole position following Ollie Pope’s demotion
We’re in the commentary box for the One-Day Cup final, it’s raining outside, and Nick Knight pipes up: “Who bats three?...
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Columnists
/ 3 months agoDarren Stevens: The season’s over but the show must go on
The lot of a professional domestic cricketer is crazy: he plays way too much cricket between April and September, then far...
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Columnists
/ 3 months agoKatya Witney: Emerging batters make it a season to remember
Lancashire’s One-Day Cup win last weekend book-ended their season with silverware. Without wanting to downplay their T20 County Cup win back...
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Columnists
/ 3 months agoRichard Clarke: It’s The Grumbler’s 2025 County Awards!
Well, ladies and gentlemen, here we are again. While self-praise is no praise, we like to think the Grumbler’s End of...
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Features
/ 3 months agoOne month left for state schools to enter Knight-Stokes Cup
Applications for state secondary schools to enter the new competition will close on October 31 The Knight-Stokes Cup, launched by MCC...
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Columnists
/ 3 months agoLauren Winfield-Hill: Kate Cross faces uncertain future as Lancashire rise but England career fades
Kate Cross gave a pretty frank account of losing her central contract this week, and I can attest from personal experience...
County Championships
County Championship 2025: Middlesex Season Preview
County Championships
Young players to watch in the 2025 County Championship season
