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SRI LANKA’S WOES COME FROM WITHIN

4 July 2021 0 comments

DEREK PRINGLE @derekpringle Sri Lanka were World Cup winners 25 years ago but the current team touring England look like […]

Steve Waugh piloted the Golden Era | Tristan Lavalette

4 July 2021 0 comments

SORRY loyal readers but I’m going to dredge back two decades when the hapless England cricket team was a worldwide […]

Sophia Dunkley is the game’s next trailblazer | Adam Collins

4 July 2021 0 comments

There’s one way of detailing Sophia Dunkley’s rise to prominence that doesn’t sound all that remarkable. As a kid, moving […]

A TRUE TALENT, BUT SO BEAUTIFULLY BONKERS

4 July 2021 0 comments

PETER HAYTER @phaytercricket For the most obvious reason the summer of 1981 will be regarded forever as one of the […]

THE SUN’S OUT, LET’S FIX THE ROOF OF WTC

27 June 2021 0 comments

ADAM COLLINS Broadcaster of the Year 2020 @collinsadam Cup of cheer: Fans enjoy the atmosphere in Southampton It’s not difficult […]

PSL stint has given Saqib Mahmood a new identity

27 June 2021 0 comments

REGARDED as one of the rising stars in English cricket, Saqib Mahmood has represented England on ten occasions and was […]

It was all in a day’s work for Beefy | Peter Hayter

27 June 2021 0 comments

For those who lived through the extraordinary, nation-changing cricketing events of the summer of 1981 commonly known as Botham’s Ashes, […]

Eoin Morgan must sort out his bowling options | Derek Pringle

27 June 2021 0 comments

It can be difficult to find out about players when your opponents are not good enough to stretch you but […]

WE MUST GET TOUGH ON SLOW OVER RATES

20 June 2021 0 comments

ADAM COLLINS Broadcaster of the Year 2020 @collinsadam How do you solve a problem like slow over rates? It’s the topic […]

Viewpoint: England’s wacky selection policy doesn’t make sense

20 June 2021 0 comments

It was the bigger picture of an Ashes win this winter that drove England’s wacky selections and cricket against New […]

Alfrick offer us post-Covid hope | The Grumbler

20 June 2021 0 comments

The ‘London mates’ of the Alfrick CC fixture secretary describe his village as ‘Hobbiton’. Nestling on the edge of […]

Oman opening their arms to the world | Tristan Lavalette

20 June 2021 0 comments

India will surely not host this year’s T20 World Cup due to the Covid-19 crisis, which prompted a postponement of […]

Panic is no bad thing for Joe Root | Peter Hayter

20 June 2021 0 comments

@phaytercricket Joe Root reckons that, despite his England’s side abject display against New Zealand at Edgbaston, this is not the […]

Awkward yes, but Dawid Malan is such a talent and worthy of recall | Derek Pringle

20 June 2021 0 comments

Dawid Malan and Alex Hales are two talented batsmen who have struggled to re-establish themselves with the England teams they […]

Shafali Verma has the poise and style of Sachin | Derek Pringle

20 June 2021 0 comments

I’VE seen the new Sachin Tendulkar and he wasn’t at Southampton where India are currently playing New Zealand in the […]

Skerritt now set for BCCI dispute

19 June 2021 0 comments

RECKITT Skerritt says he is happy and relieved to have completed an “interesting journey” on his way to securing the […]

Evergreen Jimmy Anderson is a bowling phenomenon | Derek Pringle

13 June 2021 0 comments

As England’s players lined up before the start of the second Test at Edgbaston, in the black t-shirts that have […]

WE’RE ALL GAGA FOR RADIO STAR CONEY

13 June 2021 0 comments

ADAM COLLINS Broadcaster of the Year 2020 @collinsadam Master at work: Jeremy Coney in the Test Match Special commentary box and […]

When Cameron Bancroft hit back at Butthead | Tristan Lavalette

13 June 2021 0 comments

There has been much debate over tennis star Naomi Osaka’s refusal to speak to the Press at the French Open. […]

Pringle viewpoint: Dan Lawrence is unorthodox – but yet so effective

13 June 2021 0 comments

The gnarled old pros talk about the best batsmen being able to make ‘ugly’ runs, which should sit well with […]

JIMMY’S PASSION IS FIERCE AS EVER

13 June 2021 0 comments

PETER HAYTER @phaytercricket I thought Jimmy Anderson was joking but as it turned out he could not have been more serious. […]

LEFTY TACTIC NOT WITHOUT FLAWS

6 June 2021 0 comments

DEREK PRINGLE @derekpringle WATCH the greats then copy them has been a mantra for every sporting wannabee down the years […]

FANS ARE HAVING FAR MORE TO SAY

6 June 2021 0 comments

RICHARD CLARKE AKA The Grumbler On the airwaves: Sky Sports commentator David ‘Bumble’ Lloyd has guested for the County Cricket Podcast […]

ACTION IS LEAVING ARCHER EXPOSED

30 May 2021 0 comments

DEREK PRINGLE @derekpringle Risk and reward: Jofra Archer has inherited an action which puts extra strain on his elbow PICTURES: Getty […]

TIME TO SUPPORT ROB’S ONLINE GEM

30 May 2021 0 comments

THE GRUMBLER Probing the right areas of the county game Stats life: Shane Warne and Steve Waugh have both proved […]

Columnists

SRI LANKA’S WOES COME FROM WITHIN

Steve Waugh piloted the Golden Era | Tristan Lavalette

Sophia Dunkley is the game’s next trailblazer | Adam Collins

A TRUE TALENT, BUT SO BEAUTIFULLY BONKERS

THE SUN’S OUT, LET’S FIX THE ROOF OF WTC

PSL stint has given Saqib Mahmood a new identity

It was all in a day’s work for Beefy | Peter Hayter

Eoin Morgan must sort out his bowling options | Derek Pringle

WE MUST GET TOUGH ON SLOW OVER RATES

Viewpoint: England’s wacky selection policy doesn’t make sense

Alfrick offer us post-Covid hope | The Grumbler

Oman opening their arms to the world | Tristan Lavalette

Panic is no bad thing for Joe Root | Peter Hayter

Awkward yes, but Dawid Malan is such a talent and worthy of recall | Derek Pringle

Shafali Verma has the poise and style of Sachin | Derek Pringle

Skerritt now set for BCCI dispute

Evergreen Jimmy Anderson is a bowling phenomenon | Derek Pringle

WE’RE ALL GAGA FOR RADIO STAR CONEY

When Cameron Bancroft hit back at Butthead | Tristan Lavalette

Pringle viewpoint: Dan Lawrence is unorthodox – but yet so effective

JIMMY’S PASSION IS FIERCE AS EVER

LEFTY TACTIC NOT WITHOUT FLAWS

FANS ARE HAVING FAR MORE TO SAY

ACTION IS LEAVING ARCHER EXPOSED

TIME TO SUPPORT ROB’S ONLINE GEM

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