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Is it now time to start getting to the Root of the DRS problem?

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Peter Hayter looks back at yet another controversial Test for the predictably unpredictable Virtual Eye DRS system Strange”; that was […]

DEREK PRINGLE

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OUR LAST CHANCE IS TO PUT THE HEAT ON LYON Trevor Bayliss said he cannot see a reason to change […]

FOAKES IN WINGS IF VINCE FLOPS AGAIN

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Chris Stocks analyses the problem at No.3 for England and finds that a former England captain is offering a solution […]

PETER HAYTER

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SELF-HELP WAS KEY FOR ATHEY AND ‘86/7 PARTY SET By the time England take the field at the WACA for […]

PUSHING BOUNDARIES…

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Politics away from cricket take centre stage as Test series is drawn Paul Edwards continues his look into the Ashes […]

WHEN ANDERSON MANAGED A CHUCKLE

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PS Good to see James Anderson ending the year not only in brilliant form but also with a smile on […]

GILLESPIE IS BACKING CUMMINS TO STAY FIT

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Adam Collins learns why new Sussex coach says if the Aussie quick can listen to his body he will beat […]

MARCUS NORTH

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AREAS FOR ENGLAND TO EXPLOIT IN PERTH FORMER AUSSIE TEST BATSMAN Grounded: Steve Smith was made to sweat in Adelaide […]

ASHES IN BRIEF

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Gamble over follow-on led Smith to take sleeping pills ENGLAND’S fourth day fightback worried Steve Smith enough for the Australian […]

PAUL NIXON

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SLEDGING IS PART OF THE GAME – IT’S NOT PERSONAL WWW.PAULNIXONCRICKET.COM Sledging has always been a part of cricket, and […]

Cook&Cofind that Australia is still no country for old men …

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Derek Pringle looks at where England’s issues lie, suggesting their only hope comes from any Australian complacency You hear much […]

IT’S OFFICIAL! JONNY IS WASTED AT SEVEN

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I SAW quite an alarming stat following England’s defeat in Adelaide. It read that Jonny Bairstow has been at the […]

A barmy morning in the Edgbaston sunshine…

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It’s 1997 and England enjoy a dream start in the Ashes. Sadly, old ghosts were still lurking, writes Richard Edwards […]

MY DREAM XI

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Welcome to our expanded, illustrated presentation with statistical summaries of the selected players KARL BROWN Lancashire batman 1. Simon Katich […]

Top Aussie guru defends Ashes strugglers Vince and Handscomb

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By Richard Edwards Coach: Trent Woodhill WHEN The Cricket Paper catches up with Trent Woodhill he’s a frustrated man. And […]

MARTIN JOHNSON

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THERE’S NO SKIPPING THE ISSUE FOR THE CAPTAIN… There must have been times during the Adelaide Test match when Joe […]

Jimmy’s swing, Marsh mastery, and Warne on the Waugh path

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Adam Collins and Geoff Lemon, our Aussie journo double act, digest the ups and downs of this week’s Adelaide Test […]

It’s no fluke to see Dukes making a big Test impact

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By Richard Edwards THE head of Dukes has called for an independent international assessment of the best cricket ball to […]

Crossword

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ACROSS 6. Australian 2003 World Cup final paceman who retired at Essex in 2007 (6) 7. Young Durham and Scotland […]

THE BLUEPRINT FOR DAY-NIGHT SUCCESS

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Tim Wigmore hails the impact of day-night cricket in Adelaide and asks whether it will be the norm in five […]

My Dream XI: Former Yorkshire, Essex and Northamptonshire all-rounder James Middlebrook

7 December 2017 0 comments

Middlebrook picks the best XI he has played with and against

Root says England must be motivated by Australia’s behaviour

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Joe Root says England must use the Australian players’ post-first Test behaviour as motivation to turn things around in Adelaide

Lancashire Lightning re-sign Faulkner for T20 blast

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Lancashire have signed Australia all-rounder James Faulkner on a two-year Twenty20 contract

FIXTURES TELL ME SEASON’S NOT FAR AWAY

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WITH the fixtures being released this week, the county season seems to be edging ever closer. We learned about our […]

AS ENGLAND CRUMBLE, IT’S TIME FOR BOYCS’ RHUBARB

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MARTIN JOHNSON You can always tell when an Ashes series is taking place in Australia by the number of cauliflower […]

Features

Is it now time to start getting to the Root of the DRS problem?

DEREK PRINGLE

FOAKES IN WINGS IF VINCE FLOPS AGAIN

PETER HAYTER

PUSHING BOUNDARIES…

WHEN ANDERSON MANAGED A CHUCKLE

GILLESPIE IS BACKING CUMMINS TO STAY FIT

MARCUS NORTH

ASHES IN BRIEF

PAUL NIXON

Cook&Cofind that Australia is still no country for old men …

IT’S OFFICIAL! JONNY IS WASTED AT SEVEN

A barmy morning in the Edgbaston sunshine…

MY DREAM XI

Top Aussie guru defends Ashes strugglers Vince and Handscomb

MARTIN JOHNSON

Jimmy’s swing, Marsh mastery, and Warne on the Waugh path

It’s no fluke to see Dukes making a big Test impact

Crossword

THE BLUEPRINT FOR DAY-NIGHT SUCCESS

My Dream XI: Former Yorkshire, Essex and Northamptonshire all-rounder James Middlebrook

Root says England must be motivated by Australia’s behaviour

Lancashire Lightning re-sign Faulkner for T20 blast

FIXTURES TELL ME SEASON’S NOT FAR AWAY

AS ENGLAND CRUMBLE, IT’S TIME FOR BOYCS’ RHUBARB

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