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JAMAICA READY FOR THEIR MISSION IN MIAMI

28 July 2017 0 comments

PAUL NIXON www.paulnixoncricket.com I’ve just got off the plane in Jamaica and am settling in my hotel ahead of another […]

THERE ARE BIGGER THINGS AT STAKE HERE THAN ASHES SAYS HANDSCOMB

28 July 2017 0 comments

Guy Williams discovers that Yorshire may benefit as Australian players stand their ground in dispute with their bosses Guy Williams […]

WE MUST USE LORD’S WIN AS SPRINGBOARD

28 July 2017 0 comments

THERE are more and more girls and women playing cricket over here every time I come over. And I’m sure […]

Nixon column: England must learn when to soak up pressure

26 July 2017 0 comments

(Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images) By Paul Nixon While the second Test couldn’t have gone much worse for England, and […]

Five big problems England must solve for the Oval Test

25 July 2017 0 comments

(Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images) By Chris Stocks So what do England do to put things right for next week’s […]

Pringle column: Playing with Botham was something to truly cherish, it was… different

25 July 2017 0 comments

(Photo: Getty Images) By Derek Pringle Ian Botham was in his sixth year as an England super star when I […]

Alison Mitchell’s Team of the Tournament sees Meg Lanning named as captain

24 July 2017 0 comments

Prior to the final at the Home of Cricket, Alison Mitchell picks her star-studded team of the tournament… With the […]

Were you doing bowling changes by number, Joe?

21 July 2017 0 comments

The editor of Cricket Statistician analyses recent events With two more Tests to come, England suddenly look more like a […]

ONE-DAY MINDSET IS CREATING PANIC WHEN GOING GETS TOUGH

21 July 2017 0 comments

Derek Pringle suggests that the play-without-fear credo does not work in a nuanced contest such as a Test match After […]

Div Two leaders hit by double retirement

21 July 2017 0 comments

By Seth Francis MICHAEL Lumb, one of England’s heroes from the 2010 World T20 success, has been forced to retire […]

Bayliss must deliver a tougher stance now!

21 July 2017 0 comments

No more Mr Nice Guy! Chris Stocks says Trevor Bayliss must get tough to deliver the Test results England crave […]

Footitt in the driving seat as he puts the family first

21 July 2017 0 comments

Joshua Peck discovers the reasons why the left-arm paceman decided to return this month to his roots in the east […]

HUNGRY AUSSIES ON THE PROWL…

21 July 2017 0 comments

Adam Collins says England have it all to do to wipe away the memory of their 2013/14 hammering Down Under… […]

From WG to KP, it’s been a hell of a ride at the Oval

21 July 2017 0 comments

With the 100th Test at the Oval looming, Roderick Easdale picks 10 epic battles on the famous south London ground […]

WE MUST LEARN WHEN TO SOAK UP PRESSURE

21 July 2017 0 comments

Waiting for a chance: Mark Stoneman is a good player of the short ball and a good driver PICTURE: Getty […]

THIS AMNESTY IS KEY FOR WINDIES

21 July 2017 0 comments

Tim Wigmore welcomes a softening of the WICB stance which will allow their big names back into the international fold […]

HOT HOWELL HAS DROPPED ENGLAND HINT

21 July 2017 0 comments

I FLY to the Caribbean next week in preparation for the CPL, where I will be coach of Jamaica Tallawahs, […]

Test structure not perfect but welcome

21 July 2017 0 comments

IT WAS great to see Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka play out an enthralling Test match in Colombo which Sri Lanka […]

IF BEEFY COULD BE A BLOCKER, YOUR LOT CAN, JOE…

21 July 2017 0 comments

Yes, he could defend, too! Ian Botham battles it out for England against Pakistan in 1987 PICTURE: Getty Images Now […]

LET’S REVEL IN LEGEND OF BOTHAM, 40 YEARS ON

21 July 2017 0 comments

Peter Hayter looks back to the day at Trent Bridge in 1977 that England’s greatest all-rounder burst into public consciousness […]

THERE’S NO REST FOR THE WICKED… IS THERE?

21 July 2017 0 comments

Net loss? Temba Bavuma may have been better off batting in a match PICTURES: Getty Images When Bob Woolmer first […]

Eranga’s bowling is now legal

21 July 2017 0 comments

By Seth Francis SRI Lanka’s Shaminda Eranga can continue bowling after his action was cleared by the ICC. Eranga’s action […]

AT LEAST OUR FLOPS HAVE GIVEN PUB TRADE A BOOST

21 July 2017 0 comments

Ah, that’s more like it. The spineless collapse (two in one match even), followed by the customary promises of ‘taking […]

YOU SOON REALISED HE WAS JUST A BIT DIFFERENT

21 July 2017 0 comments

Living it up! Ian Botham always did things his way PICTURE: Getty Images Ian Botham was in his sixth year […]

Pringle column: Being hit by a ball is often an unavoidable thing

18 July 2017 0 comments

By Derek Pringle For those doubting the destructive power of a cricket ball to damage, both physically and psychologically, look […]

Features

JAMAICA READY FOR THEIR MISSION IN MIAMI

THERE ARE BIGGER THINGS AT STAKE HERE THAN ASHES SAYS HANDSCOMB

WE MUST USE LORD’S WIN AS SPRINGBOARD

Nixon column: England must learn when to soak up pressure

Five big problems England must solve for the Oval Test

Pringle column: Playing with Botham was something to truly cherish, it was… different

Alison Mitchell’s Team of the Tournament sees Meg Lanning named as captain

Were you doing bowling changes by number, Joe?

ONE-DAY MINDSET IS CREATING PANIC WHEN GOING GETS TOUGH

Div Two leaders hit by double retirement

Bayliss must deliver a tougher stance now!

Footitt in the driving seat as he puts the family first

HUNGRY AUSSIES ON THE PROWL…

From WG to KP, it’s been a hell of a ride at the Oval

WE MUST LEARN WHEN TO SOAK UP PRESSURE

THIS AMNESTY IS KEY FOR WINDIES

HOT HOWELL HAS DROPPED ENGLAND HINT

Test structure not perfect but welcome

IF BEEFY COULD BE A BLOCKER, YOUR LOT CAN, JOE…

LET’S REVEL IN LEGEND OF BOTHAM, 40 YEARS ON

THERE’S NO REST FOR THE WICKED… IS THERE?

Eranga’s bowling is now legal

AT LEAST OUR FLOPS HAVE GIVEN PUB TRADE A BOOST

YOU SOON REALISED HE WAS JUST A BIT DIFFERENT

Pringle column: Being hit by a ball is often an unavoidable thing

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