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Big Sixes! The Cricket Paper talks to six Ashes veterans about the upcoming series

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Mark Butcher, Dominic Cork, Ashley Giles, Steve Harmison, David Lloyd and Jack Russell chime in with their predictions and views

Don’t push skipper root into stepping up to three if he’s happiest at no.4

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Peter Hayter continues our in-depth analysis of cricket’s most enduring contest THE ASHES With Joe Root’s England squad arriving Down […]

Sorry, Matthew, 20-over game has always been here

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The editor of Cricket Statistician analyses recent events SIMON SWEETMAN Packed: County T20 cricket pulls the crowds in Matthew Engel […]

RANTINGS OF THE 5-0 BRIGADE DON’T STACK UP THIS WINTER

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Derek Pringle identifies some encouraging aspects of the upcoming tour even as the hyperbole is hyped up Down Under If […]

Vaughan v Gibbs in Rwanda opener

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By George Jones FORMER England captain Michael Vaughan will open Rwanda’s first international cricket stadium this weekend. It comes after […]

TYPHOON THAT WAS TYSON

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Frank was hit on head by bouncer …and it proved turning point of series THE ASHES Paul Edwards continues his […]

When England were hit by whirlwind of Ambrose’s rage for redemption

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Garfield Robinson recounts how one of cricket’s greatest bowlers was inspired to lay waste England’s hopes of success in the […]

World Cup and county debut now target for emerging star

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WILL JACKS Surrey all-rounder YOUNG GUN Will Jacks has not made his first-team debut for Surrey, but his form in […]

ENJOY ALL THE HYPE BUT DONT RISE TO IT, ENGLAND

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PAUL NIXON Top tipster: Glenn McGrath celebrates winning the Ashes in 2007 PICTURE: Getty Images England fly to Australia tomorrow […]

How Bangladesh can cure travel sickness

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Tim Wigmore investigates the wide disparity between the home and away performances of the emerging cricketing nation PLANET CRICKET At […]

WE NEED TO GET FOXES’ CULTURE RIGHT

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I’VE been Leicestershire head coach for over a week now, and the job has been great so far. There haven’t […]

Rookie Cowans put the Aussies on rack before Botham ended their fightback

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Richard Edwards looks back on a day when England earned some respect by winning in the most dramatic of endings […]

JUSTASK AB, AGGERS’ PLOY MAY F****** DO TRICK, TOO

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MARTIN JOHNSON I’d half been expecting it, but when I walked into the golf club bar and the steward said […]

First team in Zak’s sights

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KENT’S teenage batsman Zak Crawley has targeted a regular place in the first-XI after signing a new long-term contract. Crawley, […]

Ball wants this one to be the greatest series of all

27 October 2017 0 comments

By Joshua Peck LIKE many cricket fans in their early to mid- 20s, England bowler Jake Ball enjoyed the 2005 […]

Crossword

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ACROSS 1. City where Pujara has stroked two Test hundreds (9) 6. Father and son who have both played for […]

DAY/NIGHT VICTORY IN ADELAIDE SHOULD BE TARGETED

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DEREK PRINGLE Pink practice: England’s sole day/night Test was against West Indies this summer PICTURE: Getty Images Think Pink was […]

Middlesex have Hold of Max

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MIDDLESEX have handed batsman Max Holden a new three-year contract. Holden, 19, will now remain at Lords until the end […]

NEW T20 UNSURE OF COUNTIES’ GOODWILL

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NEWS that counties have begun to question some of the thornier details of the new ‘all singing, all dancing’ T20 […]

MY DREAM XI

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IAN COCKBAIN Gloucestershire batsman Welcome to our expanded, illustrated presentation with statistical summaries of the selected players 1. Michael Klinger […]

Planet Cricket: Why women’s game is ripe for match-fixers

26 October 2017 0 comments

How the wage disparity between the men’s and women’s game could lead to fixers’ interest

Playing in the zone – when players reach their peak

26 October 2017 0 comments

Garfield Robinson picks some examples on mellow consciousness allowing pros to play at their best

Dream Team XI: Dawid Malan

25 October 2017 0 comments

The England and Middlesex batsman selects a long, long batting line-up

Nixon column: There’s not a big budget so we’ll build from within at Leicestershire

25 October 2017 0 comments

He’s back! Paul Nixon on what happened in the lead up to being appointed head coach at Leicestershire

Trescothick still facing up to demons a decade later

25 October 2017 0 comments

The Somerset and England legend on mental health and work to help cricketers, the Ashes and his career

Features

Big Sixes! The Cricket Paper talks to six Ashes veterans about the upcoming series

Don’t push skipper root into stepping up to three if he’s happiest at no.4

Sorry, Matthew, 20-over game has always been here

RANTINGS OF THE 5-0 BRIGADE DON’T STACK UP THIS WINTER

Vaughan v Gibbs in Rwanda opener

TYPHOON THAT WAS TYSON

When England were hit by whirlwind of Ambrose’s rage for redemption

World Cup and county debut now target for emerging star

ENJOY ALL THE HYPE BUT DONT RISE TO IT, ENGLAND

How Bangladesh can cure travel sickness

WE NEED TO GET FOXES’ CULTURE RIGHT

Rookie Cowans put the Aussies on rack before Botham ended their fightback

JUSTASK AB, AGGERS’ PLOY MAY F****** DO TRICK, TOO

First team in Zak’s sights

Ball wants this one to be the greatest series of all

Crossword

DAY/NIGHT VICTORY IN ADELAIDE SHOULD BE TARGETED

Middlesex have Hold of Max

NEW T20 UNSURE OF COUNTIES’ GOODWILL

MY DREAM XI

Planet Cricket: Why women’s game is ripe for match-fixers

Playing in the zone – when players reach their peak

Dream Team XI: Dawid Malan

Nixon column: There’s not a big budget so we’ll build from within at Leicestershire

Trescothick still facing up to demons a decade later

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