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Josh has really set Tongues wagging

4 June 2023 0 comments

DEREK PRINGLE Tall, quick and accurate, there is much to admire about Josh Tongue, the strapping Worcestershire fast bowler who […]

Fail to prepare then you prepare to fail…

4 June 2023 0 comments

View from Down Under Cricket’s international schedule is making genuine groundwork a thing of the past THE MEL FARRELL COLUMN […]

Same old Surrey are always smiling

4 June 2023 0 comments

RICHARD CLARKE, AKA The Grumbler | The ‘Manchester City of cricket’ are a class act off the field too Last […]

Hats off to my old roommate Jimmy!

28 May 2023 0 comments

DARREN STEVENS What another extraordinary achievement by Jimmy Anderson: 20 years as a fast bowler in Test cricket. Back in […]

Ashes quality is in danger due to lack of preparation

28 May 2023 0 comments

DEREK PRINGLE | @derekpringle Australians used to be the only ones who disagreed with Stuart Broad’s pronouncements on cricket. Yet, […]

Forgotten and unloved – tough days for Associates

28 May 2023 0 comments

VIEW FROM DOWN UNDER THE MEL FARRELL COLUMN Within hours of landing in London this week, I stood inside The […]

Raising a glass to game’s true heroes

28 May 2023 0 comments

RICHARD CLARKE – AKA The Grumbler It is less than a week old yet the T20 Blast has already consumed […]

Red or white, it’s easy – Just watch the ball

23 May 2023 0 comments

DARREN STEVENS It’s good that the T20 Blast is played out in one block now, with just a handful of […]

Aussie quicks are raring to go

23 May 2023 0 comments

VIEW FROM DOWN UNDER I can’t remember any bit of pre-Ashes trash leaving me feeling as disappointed as Steve Smith’s […]

Don’t deny us the thrill of a chase

23 May 2023 0 comments

RICHARD CLARKE AKA The Grumbler It happened again last week. County cricket had the chance to create excitement, spectacle and, […]

JOFRA’S NOW GOT A TOUGH DECISION TO MAKE

21 May 2023 0 comments

DEREK PRINGLE @derekpringle Decision time: Jofra Archer needs to juggle his list of priorities if he is to enjoy any […]

RED OR WHITE, IT’S EASY – JUST WATCH THE BALL

21 May 2023 0 comments

DARREN STEVENS It’s good that the T20 Blast is played out in one block now, with just a handful of […]

Jofra’s now got a tough decision to make

21 May 2023 0 comments

DEREK PRINGLE @derekpringle England have played exactly 48 Tests since Jofra Archer made his debut in 2019, but due to […]

Why are we giving smith a free net?

14 May 2023 0 comments

DARREN STEVENS So, Steve Smith has arrived on these shores to play three County Championship matches for Sussex. Or, to […]

County batters heeding McCullum’s clarion call

14 May 2023 0 comments

DEREK PRINGLE County cricketers have always been particular about their batting gloves but the gauntlet thrown down by Brendon McCullum, […]

Welcome to the DAshes

14 May 2023 0 comments

VIEW FROM DOWN UNDER – The Mel Farrell Column I’m currently sitting in a country New South Wales cafe on […]

Walking away the blues

14 May 2023 0 comments

RICHARD CLARKE AKA The Grumbler Unlike this August’s publication, not everything or everyone can return from a period away with […]

Pressure on Morgan and death bowling woes – England’s T20 series in West Indies

1 February 2022 0 comments

England were edged out at the last by Jason Holder’s four wickets in four balls as the West Indies prevailed […]

COUNTY SEASON LEFT TO SUFFER

26 September 2021 0 comments

DEREK PRINGLE @derekpringle As harbingers of things to come the recent move by Ross Whiteley from Worcestershire to Hampshire would […]

BRING ON THE BIG GUNS, ENGLAND!

26 September 2021 0 comments

TRISTAN LAVALETTE @trislavalette Iwrote in these pages last month that Australia – both the national team and the country itself […]

IT’S BEEN A SUMMER WE CAN SAVOUR

19 September 2021 0 comments

PETER HAYTER @phaytercricket An international season that ends the way this 2021 summer version has done cannot be described as […]

LORD’S CAN DO MORE FOR WOMEN’S GAME

19 September 2021 0 comments

ADAM COLLINS @collinsadam Broadcaster of the Year 2020 Alvanley Cricket Club’s Jimmy Ecclestone beats England star sister Sophie to Lord’s,’ […]

KOHLI’S MEN RANK AMONG THE GREATS

19 September 2021 0 comments

TRISTAN LAVALETTE @trislavalette It’s just too bad the riveting, potentially era-defining Test series between India and England ended farcically. Look […]

A TEN OUT OF TEN FOR CLASS

19 September 2021 0 comments

DEREK PRINGLE @derekpringle TO OPPONENTS, Ryan ten Doeschate has been as awkward as his name is to pronounce, with some […]

AN ACTION TO MAKE PURISTS SCREAM

12 September 2021 0 comments

PETER HAYTER @phaytercricket In the aftermath of defeat by India in the fourth Test at The Oval, England captain Joe […]

Columnists

Josh has really set Tongues wagging

Fail to prepare then you prepare to fail…

Same old Surrey are always smiling

Hats off to my old roommate Jimmy!

Ashes quality is in danger due to lack of preparation

Forgotten and unloved – tough days for Associates

Raising a glass to game’s true heroes

Red or white, it’s easy – Just watch the ball

Aussie quicks are raring to go

Don’t deny us the thrill of a chase

JOFRA’S NOW GOT A TOUGH DECISION TO MAKE

RED OR WHITE, IT’S EASY – JUST WATCH THE BALL

Jofra’s now got a tough decision to make

Why are we giving smith a free net?

County batters heeding McCullum’s clarion call

Welcome to the DAshes

Walking away the blues

Pressure on Morgan and death bowling woes – England’s T20 series in West Indies

COUNTY SEASON LEFT TO SUFFER

BRING ON THE BIG GUNS, ENGLAND!

IT’S BEEN A SUMMER WE CAN SAVOUR

LORD’S CAN DO MORE FOR WOMEN’S GAME

KOHLI’S MEN RANK AMONG THE GREATS

A TEN OUT OF TEN FOR CLASS

AN ACTION TO MAKE PURISTS SCREAM

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