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RAMIZ NEXT ABOARD THE PAKISTAN TRAIN

12 September 2021 0 comments

TRISTAN LAVALETTE @trislavalette YOU can always bet on Pakistan being entertaining – on-andoff field. Ahead of a crux T20 World […]

IT’S NOTHING LIKE THE CARNAGE OF KARACHI!

12 September 2021 0 comments

DEREK PRINGLE @derekpringle Devastation: The aftermath of the riot in Karachi in 1969 which forced the abandonment of the Test […]

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 […]

Dale Steyn had traits of a true legend | Derek Pringle

5 September 2021 0 comments

Given better luck with injuries Dale Steyn could have been a rival for James Anderson for most wickets by a […]

ICC must step in to support Afghanistan | Tristan Lavalette

5 September 2021 0 comments

I’ve been fortunate to spend some time around the Afghanistan cricket team over the years. The first time was in […]

RISHABH’S FORM IS SIMPLY PANT-S!

5 September 2021 0 comments

DEREK PRINGLE Rishabh Pant is one of the most exciting batting talents in Indian cricket and was instrumental in his […]

THE MILKY BAR KID HAD ME FOOLED!

5 September 2021 0 comments

PETER HAYTER @phaytercricket An apology: along with no other newspapers or media outlets this column recently suggested that England had […]

New Zealand star Suzie Bates is on the comeback trail | Adam Collins

29 August 2021 0 comments

On the face of it, Suzie Bates collecting 70 runs from 110 balls against a relatively inexperienced England ‘A’ team […]

Joe Root has all the attributes of a great | Derek Pringle

29 August 2021 0 comments

Joe Root had more support from England’s top-order batsmen against India at Headingley, but he continues to play the game […]

BEEFY WILL DEMAND RESULTS

29 August 2021 0 comments

DEREK PRINGLE Icon: Sir Ian Botham almost single-handedly won the 1981 Ashes – when Prime Minister Boris Johnson was just […]

‘LUCKY COUNTRY’ IN A RIGHT OLD MESS!

29 August 2021 0 comments

TRISTAN LAVALETTE Battling on: Australia’s David Warner bats at the Sydney Cricket Ground but such a sight is under threat […]

PONGOING IS JUST NOT TEST CRICKET

29 August 2021 0 comments

PETER HAYTER @phaytercricket The debt England cricket owes to Sir Andrew Strauss is huge. As a Test batsman the Middlesex […]

Virat Kohli is a friend for life | Peter Hayter

22 August 2021 0 comments

Donald Trump is not renowned for his love of cricket, but the great manipulator has always known how to play […]

Jimmy Anderson should have know it is a big boy’s game | Derek Pringle

22 August 2021 0 comments

DEREK PRINGLE I’M surprised that James Anderson, given his vast experience, doesn’t know that revenge is a dish best served […]

Four bowlers can do the job for England | Derek Pringle

22 August 2021 0 comments

It is ten years since England became the No 1 Test team in world cricket, after trouncing MS Dhoni’s India […]

CRICKET BIDS FOR AN OLYMPIC BOW IN LA

22 August 2021 0 comments

TRISTAN LAVALETTE @trislavalette Of course, the ICC waited until the world was in the midst of Olympic fever to launch […]

Finding proof that it is possible to live in harmony | Adam Collins

15 August 2021 0 comments

The 2021 domestic schedule in England looked a fraught mess from the moment it was released, but it has only […]

All roads lead Down Under for Saqib Mahmood | Derek Pringle

15 August 2021 0 comments

England’s mounting injury problems almos saw Saqib Mahmood picked for the Lord’s Test against India, but James Anderson passed a […]

Ravi Bopara’s red-ball veto is a waste | The Grumbler

15 August 2021 0 comments

These days, Press releases rarely reveal actual news. Nine times out of ten, Twitter has forewarned us of anything truly […]

Did Tigers taming actually happen? | Tristan Lavalette

15 August 2021 0 comments

IT’S NEVER a nice time to be utterly humiliated, but an embarrassed Australia at least mostly escaped the wrath of […]

Haseeb Hameed dismissal was a sign of nerves | Derek Pringle

15 August 2021 0 comments

It would have been the pounding blood in his head that disoriented Haseeb Hameed most, even more than the shock […]

No disgusted colonels this time, only sympathy | Peter Hayter

15 August 2021 0 comments

Reaction to the news that England’s Ashes tour might be under threat from players ruling themselves out of selection if […]

The Hundred at hit? Time will tell | Dan Whiting

8 August 2021 0 comments

FORMER Australian captain Ian Chappell sensationally dismissed The Hundred this week in a column on ESPN Cricinfo. Now a respected […]

Ollie Robinson is the gem who could thrive in Archer’s absence | Derek Pringle

8 August 2021 0 comments

LIKE so many redemption stories, New Zealand’s journey to becoming world Test champions was borne of calamity: the team’s dismissal […]

Filling Hohn’s shoes will be no easy task | Tristan Lavalette

8 August 2021 0 comments

In late 2016, I covered India A’s tour of Australia during cricket’s quiet off-season Down Under. But as a reporter, […]

Columnists

RAMIZ NEXT ABOARD THE PAKISTAN TRAIN

IT’S NOTHING LIKE THE CARNAGE OF KARACHI!

AN ACTION TO MAKE PURISTS SCREAM

Dale Steyn had traits of a true legend | Derek Pringle

ICC must step in to support Afghanistan | Tristan Lavalette

RISHABH’S FORM IS SIMPLY PANT-S!

THE MILKY BAR KID HAD ME FOOLED!

New Zealand star Suzie Bates is on the comeback trail | Adam Collins

Joe Root has all the attributes of a great | Derek Pringle

BEEFY WILL DEMAND RESULTS

‘LUCKY COUNTRY’ IN A RIGHT OLD MESS!

PONGOING IS JUST NOT TEST CRICKET

Virat Kohli is a friend for life | Peter Hayter

Jimmy Anderson should have know it is a big boy’s game | Derek Pringle

Four bowlers can do the job for England | Derek Pringle

CRICKET BIDS FOR AN OLYMPIC BOW IN LA

Finding proof that it is possible to live in harmony | Adam Collins

All roads lead Down Under for Saqib Mahmood | Derek Pringle

Ravi Bopara’s red-ball veto is a waste | The Grumbler

Did Tigers taming actually happen? | Tristan Lavalette

Haseeb Hameed dismissal was a sign of nerves | Derek Pringle

No disgusted colonels this time, only sympathy | Peter Hayter

The Hundred at hit? Time will tell | Dan Whiting

Ollie Robinson is the gem who could thrive in Archer’s absence | Derek Pringle

Filling Hohn’s shoes will be no easy task | Tristan Lavalette

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