Columnists

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

Rubbing shoulders with Sri Lankan greats

25 August 2024 0 comments

Darren Stevens This Sri Lanka side must be given a chance before they are written off, but it’s fair to […]

T20 DIET LEAVES NO ROOM FOR MANOEUVRE

25 August 2024 0 comments

Mark Butcher Oval Invincibles ran out convincing winners in the Men’s Hundred Final at Lord’s, defending 147 thanks to a […]

Hundred shows the way for England undercard

25 August 2024 0 comments

Ben Gardner You’ve got one of the best players to have ever played the game, and you’ve had him on […]

Mark Butcher: Make Baz an offer he can’t refuse

18 August 2024 0 comments

Mark Butcher discusses the candidates talked about to replace Matthew Mott as England’s white-ball coach – and gives his view on who he would approach.

The lifeblood of cricket

18 August 2024 0 comments

Annie Chave argues for the One-Day Cup to become an FA Cup of cricket.

Brave fail to ride the wave

18 August 2024 0 comments

For the first time in four years of The Hundred, Southern Brave women won’t be in action in the knockout stages.

My mission statement: Turn England into World Cup winners

11 August 2024 0 comments

It’s two years since Kent released me but the fire still burns and I’m certainly not hanging up my boots just yet. As a matter of fact, I’ve just been appointed England captain (unofficially). That’s England Over40s, to be precise.

Irreplaceable Woakes leaves England with real dilemma

4 August 2024 0 comments

The quality of the opposition wasn’t the highest by any means, but there was a maturity in the way England went about their business in their 3-0 whitewash of the West Indies.

Derek Pringle: Fearsome Mark Wood embodies the need for speed

4 August 2024 0 comments

Derek Pringle relished watching England paceman Mark Wood dismantle the West Indies batting during the third Test at Edgbaston.

The colour of cricket

4 August 2024 0 comments

Annie Chave asks why the One Day Cup cannot be played with a red ball

What makes a good captain?

4 August 2024 0 comments

Darren Stevens discusses the role of a captain – and feels Harry Brook has what it takes, but says England need to give him some time to get more experience.

A desert in the summer

4 August 2024 0 comments

Katya Witney wonders how to provide meaningful cricket for those women not in The Hundred.

England’s Harry Brook and Shoaib Bashir show their class

28 July 2024 0 comments

England’s win at Trent Bridge featured some of the best Test cricket I’ve seen for a long time. West Indies did well to stay in the match after England threw everything at them but in the end Ben Stokes’ side were just too strong.