Features and Columns

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Jofra Archer: I felt like I had let everyone down by missing the Ashes

28 January 2022 0 comments

Jofra Archer says he felt he had “let everyone down” after missing England’s Ashes tour due to injury. The World […]

How can the fortunes of England’s Test team change?

29 December 2021 0 comments

England’s Ashes capitulation at Melbourne not only saw them give up their hopes of reclaiming the urn, it also continued […]

Paul van Meekeren’s tumultuous 2020 has brought tragedy and rousing spirit

18 November 2020 0 comments

The Netherlands and former Somerset bowler has been working for Uber Eats to make ends meet

Lavalette column: Afghanistan eye their moment of history

9 September 2020 0 comments

Afghanistan have a destiny that has gathered pace to become a reality over the past five years, writes Tristan Lavalette

Pringle viewpoint: BBC must recover lost time

7 September 2020 0 comments

Derek Pringle turns a critic’s eye on the BBC’s on-screen coverage of cricket for the first time in 21 years

Hayter column: Knighthoods for batsmen, but not bowlers it would seem

10 August 2020 0 comments

Peter Hayter looks at how honours bestowed by the Palace are skewed towards batsmen more so than bowlers

Fractious and fabulous – The great England-Pakistan Test series of the past 70 years

5 August 2020 0 comments

James Wallace recalls the enthralling red-ball series between England and Pakistan

The Cricket Paper returns August 2!

18 July 2020 0 comments

Our award-winning cricket coverage will be back next month for the Bob Willis Trophy and England’s series against Ireland

‘No egos at Essex’ – Tom Westley talks Cook, ‘Tendo’ and his new role leading the Eagles

14 July 2020 0 comments

Essex’s new leading man speaks about his England hopes, drawing on an experienced dressing room and Dan Lawrence…

Fabian Cowdrey: ‘England dream was hard to let go but I’m in a much better place’

28 May 2020 0 comments

By Sam Dalling Former Kent star Fabian Cowdrey has lifted the lid on the internal anguish that ultimately led him […]

Jon Lewis: England’s next great coach?

18 May 2020 0 comments

By Sam Dalling England Lions head coach Jon Lewis hopes his evergreen love for the game will one day see […]

Dream XI: Gloucestershire batsman Chris Dent

27 November 2019 0 comments

The left-hander picks a dream team based on players he has played with or against

Collins column: Volume 2.0, the shift in power of T20!

5 November 2019 0 comments

I was definitely one of those people. Talking to James Sutherland, Cricket Australia’s former long-term chief executive, after a game […]

Cricket Pictures: Top moments in cricket history

9 October 2019 0 comments

It’s often said that a picture says a thousand words. In the case of these iconic cricket pictures, it’s more […]

Adam Collins picks five Lord’s Tests where the Ashes hit a peak

13 August 2019 0 comments

Australia have traditionally held the upper hand at the Home of Cricket

Lavalette column: Justin Langer needs to end the English revelry

1 August 2019 0 comments

This Ashes series has been earmarked as a drought-breaker for the Aussies

I’ve led Essex to the top – now I can reap the Ashes reward, says Peter Siddle

31 July 2019 0 comments

Peter Siddle is ready to take part in a fourth Ashes series in England and Wales

Captains Heather Knight and Meg Lanning both hold the Women's Ashes prior to the series.

Raf Nicholson – Are we missing a trick in our selection process?

25 July 2019 0 comments

With their switch to the longer format mid-series, having lost all three ODIs and suffered a drubbing in the third match at Canterbury, it seemed as good a time as any for some experimental selections.

England celebrate winning the Cricket World Cup after beating New Zealand in Super-Over

It’s a boom in the Blast as World Cup fever begins to take its grip

25 July 2019 0 comments

England’s triumph hasn’t just provided the nation with a much-needed filip, it has also given a massive boost to a 50-over format that, before England began revolutionising the way it was tackled, was beginning to look a little tired and rough around the edges itself.