With places still up for grabs in England’s top-order, Derek Pringle looks at the options the selectors have in order […]
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Cook has been England’s rock and deserves his place in history
As England’s captain nears the 10,000-run mark in Tests, Chris Stocks finds a man always able to handle the pressure […]
England need kids not Bell, says Prior
By Phil Jones IAN Bell is not the answer to England’s top-order woes – according to his former teammate and […]
Peter Hayter column – England must be bold and have a go with spin
It might be as well to preface the following remarks with an admission that I fear what I am about […]
Alex Hales: I can be marathon man as well as a sprinter
Richard Edwards talks to opener Alex Hales about his determination to play for England in all three formats of the […]
Derek Pringle column – It’s time to make it harder to win the run chase
They always say the chase is the best bit to life but that has been taken to extremes in this […]
Where are they now? Buckinghamshire – Minor Counties champions 1969
By Neil Fissler Tom Hickling admits that Buckinghamshire winning a record eighth Minor Counties Championship was the highlight of his […]
Is It the Dawn of an Aussie Golden Age?
The Australian National Cricket team, or just Cricket Australia as they’re more commonly known, are beasts when it comes to […]
Golden boy Root falls for first ball dismissal on Yorkshire return
England’s golden boy Joe Root was left somewhat embarrassed when his long-awaited return to the crease for Yorkshire, in the […]
Moeen Ali – Hearing of poor James’ heart trouble put T20 Final defeat in perspective
Peter Hayter catches up with Moeen Ali to talk about the World T20, the shock retirement of his friend James […]
Durham’s plight a cautionary tale…
Derek Pringle suggests that the county’s request to be bailed out is symptomatic of deeper problems that face the game […]
Peter Hayter column – Robo-ump will need his smart phone and new app!
Assuming the reports in The Times weren’t part of a late April fool’s gag, if the inventor of Hawk-Eye technology […]
Northeast sees light through the Key-hole
By Jack Miller THE sight of Rob Key striding to the crease will be sorely missed by the patrons at […]
India to tour Zimbabwe for limited-overs matches
INDIA will tour Zimbabwe next month as the two teams clash in three ODIs and three T20s at the Harare […]
Ireland’s growth has been superb but next step awaits
Tim Wigmore looks at how Ireland are trying to change the face of the game in order for growth in […]
Will curse of the kickabout mean soccer warm-up gets the boot?
Richard Edwards looks behind the injury to Fidel Edwards and wonders whether counties will soon have to rethink their match-day […]
Martin Johnson column – 1,000 runs in May? No just 1,000 Goose pimples!
This has not been the most convenient time for the junior doctors to be kicking up a fuss, just when […]
Where are they now? Middlesex – 2002 County Championship Division Two runners up
By Neil Fissler Paul Weekes has good cause to remember Middlesex winning promotion for the first time because it was […]
Derek Pringle column – Beefy and his Brexit call can change cricket
The uncertainty over Brexit is not limited to big business and little Englanders. Much of the country’s sport could be […]
Rain Card is always a big gamble…
Dan Whiting reveals how the weather forecast is at the centre of one of the game’s greatest, and most long-lasting, […]
Wisden… The game’s voice keeps ticking along
Alex Narey speaks to Wisden editor Lawrence Booth about the history of the Almanack, and what makes it the most […]
Sanga deserves more applause for acknowledging need to give back…
Alison Mitchell meets former Sri Lanka star Kumar Sangakkara ahead of his country’s three-Test tour to England this summer The […]
Martin Johnson column – Keep your lid on and always wear the armour…
England’s travelling support may be a tad thinner than usual this winter, largely thanks to the main course – India […]
Peter Hayter column – Viv would have been on Cook’s side over helmets
To see or not to see, that appears to be the question Alastair Cook has been given no choice to […]
Why Leicester fairytale can’t be repeated by cricket cousins
Tim Wigmore reveals how county cricket’s finances mean the underdog has had his day in the Championship Fans of the […]