Features and Columns

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Action Replay: When a whole series was defined by one delivery – one wide

17 November 2017 0 comments

Steve Harmison’s 2006/07 gaffe and a Gabba Test which would set the rule for the rest of the series

Hayter column: why Ben Stokes must not be given an Ashes reprieve

17 November 2017 1 comment

Peter Hayter reacts to the news of ECB CEO James Harrison saying Stokes could feature in the Ashes

Pringle column: Amid the chaos of selection, England cling to positives

15 November 2017 0 comments

Derek Pringle looks at the worries over England’s bowling attack after recent injuries and the cause for optimism shown in warm-up matches

Pringle column: Different eras, but victory remains so sweet to the victor

9 November 2017 0 comments

Derek Pringle on the 1986 Ashes Christmas party and Chris Tavare’s wife needing to be sedated for the flight

Take inspiration from the Lions and England can answer their critics

8 November 2017 0 comments

The British & Irish Lions toured New Zealand in the summer and beat the odds to avoid defeat against world sport’s most dominant side

When England were hit by a whirlwind of Curtly Ambrose rage

3 November 2017 1 comment

Garfield Robinson remembers when Curtly Ambrose dismantled England in Trinidad in 1994…

Planet Cricket: How Bangladesh can cure their travel sickness

3 November 2017 1 comment

Tim Wigmore investigates the wide disparity between the home and away performances of the emerging nation

Action Replay – The most dramatic of Ashes victories for England at Melbourne in 1982

2 November 2017 0 comments

Richard Edwards looks back on the day England earned some respect thanks to rookie Norman Cowans

Let’s give credit to the Australians for producing potentially world-class prospects

31 October 2017 0 comments

Alison Mitchell on the role Australia’s young cricketers and its governing body are accelerating the progress of women’s cricket

Pringle column: Day/night Test victory in Adelaide should be targeted by Bayliss

31 October 2017 0 comments

Saddled between the Gabba and WACA, Derek Pringle writes why England can harness momentum in Adelaide

Big Sixes! The Cricket Paper talks to six Ashes veterans about the upcoming series

31 October 2017 0 comments

Mark Butcher, Dominic Cork, Ashley Giles, Steve Harmison, David Lloyd and Jack Russell chime in with their predictions and views

Playing in the zone – when players reach their peak

26 October 2017 0 comments

Garfield Robinson picks some examples on mellow consciousness allowing pros to play at their best

Nixon column: There’s not a big budget so we’ll build from within at Leicestershire

25 October 2017 0 comments

He’s back! Paul Nixon on what happened in the lead up to being appointed head coach at Leicestershire

Trescothick still facing up to demons a decade later

25 October 2017 0 comments

The Somerset and England legend on mental health and work to help cricketers, the Ashes and his career

Pringle column: Playing cricket? It’s not a bad little earner

24 October 2017 0 comments

Derek Pringle examines the figures that mean most England cricketers are set for life

Cape crisis as T20 Global League’s collapse hits home in South Africa

19 October 2017 0 comments

In his guest column, South African broadcaster Neil Manthorp on the sinkhole that the domestic competition has become even before its inaugural season

SOS gives Finn chance to prove he’s an Ashes matchwinner

19 October 2017 0 comments

Derek Pringle says this is the moment of reckoning for Steven Finn and possibilities that may lay ahead

It’s an uncomfortable truth Joe, you have to bat at 3!

17 October 2017 0 comments

Peter Hayter insists Root must embody his team’s intent by moving up to 3 in the batting order

Johnson column: T20 cricket, the most virulent virus since the Black Death

12 October 2017 0 comments

(Photo: Vivek Prakash-IDI / Getty Images) By Martin Johnson Did you know that the average human attention span is getting […]

Awards season – Paul Nixon gives out his gongs for this year’s cricket stars

12 October 2017 0 comments

Paul Nixon absorbs all the events of an eventful 2017 and picks his standout players

Q&A: Kumar Sangakkara picks out a knock very early in his career as his best

11 October 2017 0 comments

We asked the Sri Lankan great 13 questions after he brought to a close an illustrious 20-year career in cricket

Pringle column: What led the MCC to introduce a law that tempts the fate of controversy?

10 October 2017 0 comments

Derek Pringle takes a look at the ‘fake fielding’ law which has been put on a par with punishments for ball tampering

Pringle column: Gary Ballance must dig deep to escape the Last Chance Saloon

3 October 2017 0 comments

The players who either did or didn’t manage to fight their way back into their country’s Test team

Hayter column: ECB should serve up the harshest penalties to Ben Stokes

3 October 2017 0 comments

Strauss stayed cool in front of the press but it’s likely he’s fuming inside

Allegiances don’t always lie with your team as the thrills of watching Chris Gayle show

27 September 2017 0 comments

Alison Mitchell writes on how winning doesn’t always matter as long as the stars of the game give you your money’s worth

Features and Columns

Action Replay: When a whole series was defined by one delivery – one wide

Hayter column: why Ben Stokes must not be given an Ashes reprieve

Pringle column: Amid the chaos of selection, England cling to positives

Pringle column: Different eras, but victory remains so sweet to the victor

Take inspiration from the Lions and England can answer their critics

When England were hit by a whirlwind of Curtly Ambrose rage

Planet Cricket: How Bangladesh can cure their travel sickness

Action Replay – The most dramatic of Ashes victories for England at Melbourne in 1982

Let’s give credit to the Australians for producing potentially world-class prospects

Pringle column: Day/night Test victory in Adelaide should be targeted by Bayliss

Big Sixes! The Cricket Paper talks to six Ashes veterans about the upcoming series

Playing in the zone – when players reach their peak

Nixon column: There’s not a big budget so we’ll build from within at Leicestershire

Trescothick still facing up to demons a decade later

Pringle column: Playing cricket? It’s not a bad little earner

Cape crisis as T20 Global League’s collapse hits home in South Africa

SOS gives Finn chance to prove he’s an Ashes matchwinner

It’s an uncomfortable truth Joe, you have to bat at 3!

Johnson column: T20 cricket, the most virulent virus since the Black Death

Awards season – Paul Nixon gives out his gongs for this year’s cricket stars

Q&A: Kumar Sangakkara picks out a knock very early in his career as his best

Pringle column: What led the MCC to introduce a law that tempts the fate of controversy?

Pringle column: Gary Ballance must dig deep to escape the Last Chance Saloon

Hayter column: ECB should serve up the harshest penalties to Ben Stokes

Allegiances don’t always lie with your team as the thrills of watching Chris Gayle show

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