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Devon’s backpacking way up to the summit

1 October 2023 0 comments

By James Wallace Devon Conway, beaming smile, hitch in the voice, has let his mind wander to the opening match […]

The many layers of Babar Azam

1 October 2023 0 comments

By Ben Gardner As a captain and as a person, Babar Azam is famously inscrutable, and that can make it […]

A touch of Klaasen

1 October 2023 0 comments

By Katya Witney No one in the world is hitting it as well as Heinrich Klaasen. From only playing two […]

Injury-ravaged Sri Lanka stutter to the start line

1 October 2023 0 comments

By Jo Harman Just a couple of weeks ago, Sri Lanka appeared to be shaping up nicely for the World […]

Nasser: India have the edge

24 September 2023 0 comments

By Tawhid Qureshi The Cricket Paper last week caught up with former England captain and Sky Sports commentator Nasser Hussain […]

The 50-over game is in better nick than ever

24 September 2023 0 comments

DARREN STEVENS Last Saturday at Edgbaston I was flicking from one 50-over game to another, the match going on in […]

The one that got away

24 September 2023 0 comments

Back in 1987, England took on Australia for the right to be called world champions. Bill Athey and Philip DeFreitas […]

Buttler felt a sense of duty to inform Roy of World Cup omission

20 September 2023 0 comments

Jos Buttler dreaded delivering another World Cup blow to Jason Roy but the England captain felt a sense of duty […]

All bases covered for Indian mission

17 September 2023 0 comments

DEREK PRINGLE @derekpringle Cricket is not just a game where 11 players pit their skills and wits against 11 others, […]

Chamari’s changing the face of cricket

17 September 2023 0 comments

By Tawhid Qureshi Sri Lanka women’s cricket is currently riding the crest of a wave and their captain, 33-year-old Chamari […]

The next men in

17 September 2023 0 comments

As England’s first-teamers get ready for the World Cup, a young, experimental squad has been selected for the three-match ODI […]

All-rounders like Liam could be so key in India

17 September 2023 0 comments

View from Down Under THE MEL FARRELL COLUMN The period leading into a World Cup is a boon for armchair […]

Stokes apologises to Roy after breaking England ODI record

13 September 2023 0 comments

Ben Stokes admitted his first reaction to hitting England’s highest one-day score was an apology to the man whose record […]

Stokes breaks England record in dominant ODI win over New Zealand

13 September 2023 0 comments

Ben Stokes sent out a World Cup warning to England’s rivals with a record-breaking 182 against New Zealand less than […]

Livingstone makes innings he was ‘crying out for’ as England level series

11 September 2023 0 comments

Liam Livingstone admitted he has been “crying out for” an innings of substance after his ODI-best 95 not out from […]

Bring wood in to wow ’em

10 September 2023 0 comments

Anderson: Paceman can give England a World Cup injection By Gary Fitzgerald England’s ‘flat’ bowling attack needs another major Mark […]

Sri Lanka give a glimpse of a very different future

10 September 2023 0 comments

View from Down Under THE MEL FARRELL COLUMN It’s been a marvellous summer for women’s cricket in England, with a […]

Stokes excited about ‘really good plan’ to fix knee problem after World Cup

8 September 2023 0 comments

Ben Stokes revealed he has a “plan” to try to resolve a longstanding problem with his left knee and get […]

Brook earns late England call-up in attempt to gatecrash World Cup squad

6 September 2023 0 comments

Harry Brook inched another step closer to gatecrashing England’s World Cup squad after he was handed a late call-up for […]

England put to sword by Athapaththu

3 September 2023 0 comments

By Taha Hashim Chamari Athapaththu struck 55 off just 31 balls as Sri Lanka pulled off a historic eight-wicket win […]

Carse targets red-ball cricket with England after impressing in T20 win

31 August 2023 0 comments

Bowler Brydon Carse insists it has “always been a number one focus” to play cricket for England after his key […]

England ease to seven-wicket win in T20 opener against New Zealand

31 August 2023 0 comments

England got their Vitality T20 International series off to a winning start after beating New Zealand by seven wickets in […]

Buttler says Hundred was great preparation for New Zealand series

30 August 2023 0 comments

Jos Buttler believes the Hundred has made England “very battle-hardened” ahead of the white-ball series against New Zealand. The competition’s […]

Wood wants to turn heads as T20 World Cup looms

27 August 2023 0 comments

By Malhar Hathi When Luke Wood isn’t bustling in with the new ball and curving it devilishly to trouble top-order […]

World Cup winner Alex Hartley to retire after The Hundred

22 August 2023 0 comments

Alex Hartley, part of the England side that won the 2017 Women’s World Cup on home soil, has announced she […]

International News

Devon’s backpacking way up to the summit

The many layers of Babar Azam

A touch of Klaasen

Injury-ravaged Sri Lanka stutter to the start line

Nasser: India have the edge

The 50-over game is in better nick than ever

The one that got away

Buttler felt a sense of duty to inform Roy of World Cup omission

All bases covered for Indian mission

Chamari’s changing the face of cricket

The next men in

All-rounders like Liam could be so key in India

Stokes apologises to Roy after breaking England ODI record

Stokes breaks England record in dominant ODI win over New Zealand

Livingstone makes innings he was ‘crying out for’ as England level series

Bring wood in to wow ’em

Sri Lanka give a glimpse of a very different future

Stokes excited about ‘really good plan’ to fix knee problem after World Cup

Brook earns late England call-up in attempt to gatecrash World Cup squad

England put to sword by Athapaththu

Carse targets red-ball cricket with England after impressing in T20 win

England ease to seven-wicket win in T20 opener against New Zealand

Buttler says Hundred was great preparation for New Zealand series

Wood wants to turn heads as T20 World Cup looms

World Cup winner Alex Hartley to retire after The Hundred

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