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This is where you will find all The Cricket Paper’s Test news, opinion and content.

Different strokes for different Woakes

25 August 2024 0 comments

By Phil Walker A year ago to the month, Chris Woakes sat back in the stands at The Oval, overlooking […]

POPEWATCH: ANALYSING THE SKIPPER

25 August 2024 0 comments

Derek Pringle @derekpringle Mike Brearley wrote a whole book on the art of it while Richie Benaud distilled it down […]

Jamie Smith ton shows he feels at home at six

25 August 2024 0 comments

Ebony Rainford-Brent IG is the Official Investment Platform of England Cricket. Find out how you can win tickets to England […]

Memorable morning for Jamie Smith as England assume complete control

23 August 2024 0 comments

Jamie Smith’s first international century and two quick wickets handed England complete control of the first Test against Sri Lanka. […]

Jamie Smith continues to impress as England edge ahead against Sri Lanka

22 August 2024 0 comments

Just 57 overs were possible in Manchester, with the morning session wiped out by rain and bad light curtailing the […]

Marcus Trescothick keen to include Jamie Smith in Australia white-ball series

22 August 2024 0 comments

The 24-year-old wicketkeeper-batter has enjoyed a profitable summer in England’s red-ball side. Marcus Trescothick is eager to have Jamie Smith […]

Five talking points ahead of England’s Test series against Sri Lanka

20 August 2024 0 comments

Ollie Pope steps in as skipper in the absence of Ben Stokes and Dan Lawrence gets the chance to impress. […]

England to deliver second whitewash of the summer

18 August 2024 0 comments

England’s series against the West Indies was a whitewash and Ebony Rainford-Brent thinks there will more of the same against Sri Lanka, with the hosts winning 3-0.

Irreplaceable Woakes leaves England with real dilemma

4 August 2024 0 comments

The quality of the opposition wasn’t the highest by any means, but there was a maturity in the way England went about their business in their 3-0 whitewash of the West Indies.

England v West Indies player ratings from 3-0 whitewash to hosts

4 August 2024 0 comments

Ben Stokes’ England secured an impressive 3-0 whitewash of the West Indies in their recent series – here we rate all the players from both teams out of 10.

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.

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.

Jamie Smith stars in England fightback vs West Indies

28 July 2024 0 comments

After slipping to 54-5 on the morning of day two at Edgbaston, England were staring down the barrel at a sizeable first-innings deficit against a jubilant West Indies.

England’s Joe Root and Jamie Smith turn tables on West Indies

28 July 2024 0 comments

England overcame a difficult first hour against the West Indies at Edgbaston to finish day two firmly on top and strong favourites to secure a 3-0 clean sweep.

Joe’s route to the summit opens up

28 July 2024 0 comments

That’s the thing about Joe Root, you barely notice him, and then you look up at the scoreboard to see he’s 33 years old and an elder statesman of the world game.

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.

Great survivor Jason Holder keeps holding on vs England

28 July 2024 0 comments

At 115-5 on day one of the Edgbaston Test, having won the toss and elected to bat first on a placid surface, the West Indies threatened to be blown away as they had been five days earlier in Nottingham.