Features and Columns

This is where you will find all The Cricket Paper’s Features and Columns, opinion and content.

Hayter column: Bairstow always had value in ODI team, he’s just not flashy like Roy

26 September 2017 0 comments

Peter Hayter asks would Bairstow have ever been dropped as opener if Joe Root was England’s ODI captain?

Catches win matches so England must improve

19 September 2017 0 comments

Derek Pringle looks at the need for England to cut out the fielding errors if they’re to retain the Ashes

TMS commentary box won’t be the same without Blowers

19 September 2017 0 comments

Alison Mitchell’s tribute to the career of Henry Blofeld who has retired from the TMS commentary team

Derek Pringle: How players have bent but not broken the rules in cricket

19 September 2017 0 comments

Derek Pringle recalls past moments that have led to law changes

Planet Cricket: Is greed of the Big Three destroying the game?

13 September 2017 0 comments

Bangladesh haven’t toured England since 2010 and it doesn’t look like they will be in the near future as ECB and other boards chase money

Match winners show up in all shapes and sizes in cricket

13 September 2017 0 comments

Derek Pringle praises the skills of Samit Patel after he guided Notts to the T20 Blast title

West Indies showed youthful defiance at England’s most trying ground – Headingley

6 September 2017 0 comments

Temperamental conditions of Headingley didn’t faze West Indies new-found stars contrary to pre-match expectations

If ever Trott was ready to be skipper, it’s now for Warwickshire

30 August 2017 0 comments

Trott replaces Ian Bell as Warwickshire captain in the County Championship

Ottis Gibson held the golden key to unlock Stuart Broad into a world-beating Test bowler

30 August 2017 0 comments

Read this and you’ll see why Ottis Gibson may be a big loss for England as he take over the reins in South Africa

Morne Morkel could become Kolpak signing

30 August 2017 0 comments

South African broadcaster Neil Manthorp gives the inside track on the Proteas camp that awaits moves from key players

The jury is still out on England’s day-night Test trial

30 August 2017 0 comments

(Photo: Getty Images) By Chris Stocks So how was it for you? The first day-night Test match in the UK, […]

Clash between players and national boards will continue as long as bad T20 scheduling continues

30 August 2017 0 comments

Derek Pringle on the need to ensure the best players can play all three formats all year round, as Gayle and Samuels make themselves available for the West Indies ODI squad

Nixon column: Ashwin’s arrival shows our game still has value

23 August 2017 0 comments

Paul Nixon rightly argues how brilliant the County Championship is after the Indian’s arrival at New Road despite some criticisms

How Dukes have managed to produce a ball to dye for

23 August 2017 0 comments

BBC Test Match Special broadcaster Alison Mitchell heads to Dukes HQ in Walthamstow to lay eyes on the pink ball

Hayter column: Kevin Pietersen’s downfall borne out of identity crisis

23 August 2017 0 comments

“Every single time I did well I was England, every time I did bad I was ‘South African-born Kevin Pietersen'”

Pringle column: To rotate or not is dilemma for Root’s England

15 August 2017 0 comments

What might work and might not work for England selection-wise ahead of the Ashes?

Pity that KSL launch lacked World Cup’s self confidence

15 August 2017 0 comments

(Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images) Alison Mitchell regrets that women’s T20 league was introduced in low-key style… There’s a lot […]

Lessons to learn for du Plessis and new South Africa coach

14 August 2017 0 comments

Neil Manthorp looks back at a ‘forgettable’ tour for South Africa, but argues brighter times could be on the horizon

Self-minded Boycott riled up his team-mates not just opposition bowlers

9 August 2017 0 comments

Peter Hayter explains why, despite his class, Geoffrey Boycott was never the most popular of batsman to play alongside

India v Pakistan – Clash of the Titans would rock the subcontinent

9 August 2017 0 comments

(Photo: Getty Images) By Derek Pringle The Partition of British India 70 years ago, which created modern-day India and Pakistan, […]

Playing smart on the pitch and helping others on it; Bavuma is just what South Africa need

9 August 2017 0 comments

Neil Manthorp lauds the fighting spirit of the Proteas batsman who has set up a foundation in a township outside Cape Town

Nixon column: Sunshine State is ideal venue for CPL bow

8 August 2017 0 comments

By Paul Nixon A week into my Caribbean adventure and, while I’m majorly struggling with jet-lag this time round, it’s […]

Viewpoint – In his first 49 balls as an England No.3, Tom Westley looked like he belonged

2 August 2017 0 comments

Derek Pringle gets technical as he analyses the latest batsman to try out in England’s most problematic position… Tom Westley […]

Shastri back in India hot seat but will it end in another bitter split?

1 August 2017 0 comments

Dileep Premachandran on whether Anil Kumble’s replacement will bring steadier times or rock the boat like his predecessors

Countdown to glory: Alison Mitchell chronicles a World Cup winning day at Lord’s

1 August 2017 0 comments

(Photo: Getty Images) The Cricket Paper’s columnist recounts her breathless duties on the day of the World Cup final at […]

Features and Columns

Hayter column: Bairstow always had value in ODI team, he’s just not flashy like Roy

Catches win matches so England must improve

TMS commentary box won’t be the same without Blowers

Derek Pringle: How players have bent but not broken the rules in cricket

Planet Cricket: Is greed of the Big Three destroying the game?

Match winners show up in all shapes and sizes in cricket

West Indies showed youthful defiance at England’s most trying ground – Headingley

If ever Trott was ready to be skipper, it’s now for Warwickshire

Ottis Gibson held the golden key to unlock Stuart Broad into a world-beating Test bowler

Morne Morkel could become Kolpak signing

The jury is still out on England’s day-night Test trial

Clash between players and national boards will continue as long as bad T20 scheduling continues

Nixon column: Ashwin’s arrival shows our game still has value

How Dukes have managed to produce a ball to dye for

Hayter column: Kevin Pietersen’s downfall borne out of identity crisis

Pringle column: To rotate or not is dilemma for Root’s England

Pity that KSL launch lacked World Cup’s self confidence

Lessons to learn for du Plessis and new South Africa coach

Self-minded Boycott riled up his team-mates not just opposition bowlers

India v Pakistan – Clash of the Titans would rock the subcontinent

Playing smart on the pitch and helping others on it; Bavuma is just what South Africa need

Nixon column: Sunshine State is ideal venue for CPL bow

Viewpoint – In his first 49 balls as an England No.3, Tom Westley looked like he belonged

Shastri back in India hot seat but will it end in another bitter split?

Countdown to glory: Alison Mitchell chronicles a World Cup winning day at Lord’s

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