Features and Columns

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Promotion is still on Middlesex’s radar, says Angus Fraser

5 September 2018 0 comments

Middlesex have been wanting for consistency this season, but it’s not over yet by any means…

Graeme Swann’s comments show the fragile verge the media and players balance on

30 August 2018 0 comments

Swann had criticised the England media team for allowing Stuart Broad to be interviewed before the start of play

Hayter column: Why Cook would pick the Ageas Bowl as his battle ground

30 August 2018 0 comments

Alastair Cook returns to the Ageas Bowl this week under pressure again, but without the shackles of captaincy

Ian Bell was the phantom jelly bean prankster of Trent Bridge

28 August 2018 0 comments

Our Action Replay feature this week looks at an incident that left a nasty taste to India player Zaheer Khan

Can Ed Smith spare himself a headache at No.4 by moving Stokes up to Root’s old spot?

22 August 2018 0 comments

Peter Hayter on whether the all-rounder can make No.4 his own

The new-age coaching method giving amateur cricketers one-to-one advice with legends of the game

22 August 2018 0 comments

Adam Collins discovers the app that can put you in touch with the likes of Jason Gillespie and Kumar Sangakkara

Pringle column: Why does trouble always seem to find our great all-rounders?

22 August 2018 0 comments

Why is it always all-rounders?

How Glenn McGrath set the benchmark for mastering Lord’s

17 August 2018 0 comments

As Mick Hunt puts his feet up after 49 years of tending the wicket at the Home of Cricket, Derek Pringle looks at how one bowler run amok

Pakistan PM Imran Khan come of age – at Pagham!

8 August 2018 0 comments

By Richard Edwards It’s unclear how long it will be before Imran Khan is extended an invite to meet under-fire […]

England’s 10 most memorable Test matches

1 August 2018 0 comments

How many Ashes Tests are included?

Lavalette column: The India fast bowlers who can make up for the loss of Bhuvi

1 August 2018 0 comments

You sense something special is imminent for India, but we’ve been down this road before. They are ranked No.1 for […]

Arrogant India take the shine away from Essex’s big occasion

31 July 2018 0 comments

Don’t they know this is Chelmsford not Caesar’s Palace…

Hayter column: Well, can we ignore Rashid’s “Warne” delivery?

24 July 2018 0 comments

Was it better than the Australian’s ‘ball of the century’ at Old Trafford in 1993?

Johnson column: Why limit naming things after cricketers to pavilions?

19 July 2018 0 comments

Martin Johnson’s take on Andy Caddick recently being asked to leave the Andy Caddick Pavilion at Taunton

Who would want to be a keeper?

18 July 2018 0 comments

Isabelle Westbury pens a column on how keepers are more open to adding innovation to their dynamic

It’s time now for ICC to spell out what constitutes ball-tampering

17 July 2018 0 comments

The ICC have introduced more hardline punishments to combat ball-tampering, but there are still question marks over what is cheating

Hayter column: Fate has conspired against Jack Leach and the launch of his England Test career

17 July 2018 0 comments

Peter Hayter catalogues the moments Jack Leach has tasted with the England Test set-up and how he has had the rug pulled from underneath him

Nixon column: At last, we have a belief to reach the top at Leicestershire

12 July 2018 0 comments

The Leicestershire head coach discusses what has turned the Foxes around so quickly

One-day woes make 2019 seem like mission impossible for Australia

12 July 2018 0 comments

The odds of a sixth Cricket World Cup win seems distant for this current Australia side…

Pringle column: Wrist-spin ready for blast off

10 July 2018 0 comments

Derek Pringle analyses the increasingly reliable wristies being called upon in the T20 Blast

Aaron Finch can be Australia’s saviour in Test cricket

10 July 2018 0 comments

Not simply a white-ball specialist…

Planet Cricket: There will be no joy like this in our World Cups

5 July 2018 0 comments

South Korea and Russia have both revelled in inflicting upsets in the FIFA World Cup – don’t expect the same in 10-team CWCs…

Has cricket found its own Moneyball tool for profiling player traits?

4 July 2018 0 comments

Alison Mitchell investigates a new coaching approach centred around psychology using a colour-coding system

Pringle column: Jos Buttler really is the cream of the crop

4 July 2018 0 comments

Is Jos Buttler the best batsmen in the world when it comes to playing the white ball?

The Millennial shift in coaching to keep pace with modern sport

28 June 2018 0 comments

Isabelle Westbury examines how the role of a coach often interchanges with management as modern sport demands greater disciplines

Features and Columns

Promotion is still on Middlesex’s radar, says Angus Fraser

Graeme Swann’s comments show the fragile verge the media and players balance on

Hayter column: Why Cook would pick the Ageas Bowl as his battle ground

Ian Bell was the phantom jelly bean prankster of Trent Bridge

Can Ed Smith spare himself a headache at No.4 by moving Stokes up to Root’s old spot?

The new-age coaching method giving amateur cricketers one-to-one advice with legends of the game

Pringle column: Why does trouble always seem to find our great all-rounders?

How Glenn McGrath set the benchmark for mastering Lord’s

Pakistan PM Imran Khan come of age – at Pagham!

England’s 10 most memorable Test matches

Lavalette column: The India fast bowlers who can make up for the loss of Bhuvi

Arrogant India take the shine away from Essex’s big occasion

Hayter column: Well, can we ignore Rashid’s “Warne” delivery?

Johnson column: Why limit naming things after cricketers to pavilions?

Who would want to be a keeper?

It’s time now for ICC to spell out what constitutes ball-tampering

Hayter column: Fate has conspired against Jack Leach and the launch of his England Test career

Nixon column: At last, we have a belief to reach the top at Leicestershire

One-day woes make 2019 seem like mission impossible for Australia

Pringle column: Wrist-spin ready for blast off

Aaron Finch can be Australia’s saviour in Test cricket

Planet Cricket: There will be no joy like this in our World Cups

Has cricket found its own Moneyball tool for profiling player traits?

Pringle column: Jos Buttler really is the cream of the crop

The Millennial shift in coaching to keep pace with modern sport

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