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England Lions Roaring For World Cup Places!

14 August 2014 0 comments

Not that Alex Hales, James Vince, Jason Roy and their Lions colleagues need it spelled out, but England selector Mick Newell sees no point in trying to minimise the size of the prize up for grabs in the current tri-series against their Sri Lanka and New Zealand counterparts.

Aakash Chopra: India’s Big Two Lacking Runs – Not Form

14 August 2014 0 comments

Team selection is a window into the mind of the skipper, and Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s team selection for the fourth Test told me that he had winning the match his priority.

England v India – Test Five Preview

13 August 2014 0 comments

India will be looking to tie things up when they take to Headingley Stadium to face England in what is the last meeting of the five game test series.

Ashley Giles: Things Starting To Look Up For Cook And Co

7 August 2014 0 comments

If Alastair Cook had written the script for the third Test he would have struggled to include many more positives for his England side without it simply looking like a work of fantasy.

Peter Hayter: Only Runs Can Save Alastair Cook’s Captaincy

29 July 2014 0 comments

Judging by the dead eyes and drawn features on his master’s face in the post-match Press exposure following England’s defeat to India in the second Test at Lord’s, you would not want to have been a cat in the Alastair Cook household when he got home.

Aakash Chopra: India Beating England At Their Own Game

29 July 2014 0 comments

I was only nine years old when India won their first Test match at the Home of Cricket. I’d just started taking cricket seriously and even at that tender age I realised that winning a Test match at Lord’s was a serious business.

James Anderson Stars as England Secure a Draw

17 July 2014 0 comments

It looked desperate for England following a big Indian first innings total coupled with a poor start, but Alistair Cook’s men ultimately managed to secure a draw in the First Test with India at Trent Bridge.

Peter Hayter: England Pacemen Have Never Had It So Good!

2 July 2014 0 comments

For England pacemen life has improved immeasurably since Angus Fraser ran in, according to one observer “looking like he’d caught his braces on the sightscreen”.

Revolution or Reinvigoration? The England Test Side Going Forward

1 July 2014 0 comments

Thanks to their loss against Sri Lanka in Leeds this week, England have now had their worst run of Test matches without a win – eight to be specific – since they managed the same over a period covering the second half of 1996 and early 1997.

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17 June 2014 0 comments

Times members can follow cricket on the go like never before, with video highlights sent direct to your smartphone and tablet on The Times new sports app.

Andrew Strauss Envious Of Alistair Cook And His New Look England

21 May 2014 0 comments

Tuesday May 20 marks the tenth anniversary of Andrew Strauss’ Test debut, the beginning of an international career in which he excelled as a batsman and took England to the very top of world cricket as captain and leader.

Paul Nixon: Alex Hales’ Power Will Give England A Kick-Start

16 May 2014 0 comments

Today is a very big day for English cricket and that’s why the selectors have been so safe with the squad they have chosen for the game against Scotland in Aberdeen.

James Vince: I’m Ready If England Want Me

15 May 2014 0 comments

ASHLEY Giles suggested this week that it was too soon to consider James Vince as a potential Test batsman – but the man himself disagrees. Adamant, in fact, that he couldn’t be more ready.

Royal London Launch One-Day Sponsorship

7 May 2014 0 comments

ROYAL LONDON, the UK’s leading life and pensions company, launched its sponsorship of one-day cricket yesterday at Covent Garden with a host of domestic cricket stars.

Just Don’t Lose Any Moor Skippers, Peter!

1 May 2014 0 comments

AS Oscar Wilde’s Lady Bracknell said in The Importance Of Being Earnest: “To lose one parent may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness.”

I’ll Just Score More Runs Insists Prolific James Taylor

1 May 2014 0 comments

FEW can present quite such a compelling case for inclusion in Peter Moores’ new-look England fold than James Taylor and the Nottinghamshire star insists he merits a second chance.

Moeen Ali Hoping To Make It The Year To Fear The Beard

23 April 2014 0 comments

NEW ROAD has a special name for Moeen Ali. They’re calling him “The Beard That’s Feared”. It’s on the board at the Black Pear Refreshment stall at the back of the Basil D’Oliveira Stand and, much to the delight of the chap in the Worcestershire Club Shop under the new hotel, it’s on the T-shirts he was selling at a healthy rate during their first home match of the season against Kent.

Lurking Presence Of Kevin Pietersen Will Be Test For Alastair Cook

23 April 2014 0 comments

THE happiest image of a good week for county cricket was that of Alastair Cook celebrating his century against Derbyshire at Chelmsford with a rock-the-baby salute to his new daughter, giving a whole new meaning to Graham Gooch’s favourite term: “Daddy hundred”.

Future Is Bright For England According To Sussex Coach Mark Robinson

23 April 2014 0 comments

DESPITE an impressive 584 first-class wickets taken with brisk fast-medium, it was Mark Robinson’s unfortunate fate to be famed most for his dreadful batting.

It’s Time For Ian Bell To Step Into The Limelight

9 April 2014 0 comments

FOR a glimpse of what England hope their post-KP future in the Test arena might look like, it is worth casting a glance back to what happened after he announced he was quitting one-day cricket two summers ago.

Keith Barker Could Be England’s Secret Weapon

2 April 2014 0 comments

To say the Ashes didn’t quite go to plan would be an understatement to rival the suggestion that Jesse Ryder may enjoy a quiet beer or two from time to time.

Harry Gurney Could Be The Man England Are Missing

19 March 2014 0 comments

RISHMAR Santokie’s performance in the second t20 international in Barbados highlighted exactly where England are going wrong. Here’s a bowler […]

Jonathan Trott’s On The Mend, No Thanks To The Sceptics

18 March 2014 0 comments

OF all the reactions to the publication of Coming Back To Me, the autobiography of Marcus Trescothick, the one that […]

ICC U19 World Cup Preview

11 February 2014 0 comments

The ICC U-19 World Cup will get started this week, with the first round of matches in group play set to take place on February 14. The event will be hosted by the United Arab Emirates for the first time, and naturally features a slew of perennial international contenders.

Will MacPherson’s Diary from Down Under – Dispatch 3

26 November 2013 0 comments

The curse of the Gabbatoir struck again as England’s winless streak there extended to 27 years as they were out-classed, out-thought and out-fought on a quick, bouncy pitch in stifling heat.

International News

England Lions Roaring For World Cup Places!

Aakash Chopra: India’s Big Two Lacking Runs – Not Form

England v India – Test Five Preview

Ashley Giles: Things Starting To Look Up For Cook And Co

Peter Hayter: Only Runs Can Save Alastair Cook’s Captaincy

Aakash Chopra: India Beating England At Their Own Game

James Anderson Stars as England Secure a Draw

Peter Hayter: England Pacemen Have Never Had It So Good!

Revolution or Reinvigoration? The England Test Side Going Forward

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Andrew Strauss Envious Of Alistair Cook And His New Look England

Paul Nixon: Alex Hales’ Power Will Give England A Kick-Start

James Vince: I’m Ready If England Want Me

Royal London Launch One-Day Sponsorship

Just Don’t Lose Any Moor Skippers, Peter!

I’ll Just Score More Runs Insists Prolific James Taylor

Moeen Ali Hoping To Make It The Year To Fear The Beard

Lurking Presence Of Kevin Pietersen Will Be Test For Alastair Cook

Future Is Bright For England According To Sussex Coach Mark Robinson

It’s Time For Ian Bell To Step Into The Limelight

Keith Barker Could Be England’s Secret Weapon

Harry Gurney Could Be The Man England Are Missing

Jonathan Trott’s On The Mend, No Thanks To The Sceptics

ICC U19 World Cup Preview

Will MacPherson’s Diary from Down Under – Dispatch 3

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