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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 […]

NO WAY BACK AS MONEY RULES

25 August 2024 0 comments

Richard Clarke AKA The Grumbler The rowers of Team GB keep their strategy simple. This country’s second most successful Olympic […]

‘We’ve always stuck together’

25 August 2024 0 comments

Sangakkara & Jayawardene Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene, two towering giants of Sri Lankan cricket, look back at their years […]

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.

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.

THE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP –NOW WHERE WERE WE?

18 August 2024 0 comments

Richard Clarke AKA The Grumbler Netflix has a lot to answer for. It has taught us to expect our entertainment […]

Release height, weighted average, self-assurance?

11 August 2024 0 comments

Certainly, if Rob Key and co have added another off-the-wall metric to their selection criteria, Jordan Cox would be first in line.

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.

PACE ISN’T EVERYTHING

11 August 2024 0 comments

RICHARD CLARKE AKA The Grumbler Richard Clarke on the incomparable Derek Shackleton, who would have turned 100 this week During […]

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.

FORGETTABLE AS AN AIRLINE MEAL

4 August 2024 0 comments

RICHARD CLARKE AKA The Grumbler Richard Clarke laments the ephemeral nature of the Hundred It was Tyler Durden, the cynical […]

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.