Tag: Alastair Cook

Peter Hayter column – Praise England for having courage to go

8 November 2016 0 comments

England’s cricketers may have left Bangladesh with their tails between their legs but in one important respect at least they […]

Dream Team – James Taylor

31 October 2016 0 comments

Alastair Cook I think he is one of, if not the most, talented cricketers in the world right now. He’s […]

The options available to England selectors ahead of India series

31 October 2016 0 comments

(Photo: Action Images) By Harvey Burgess After collapsing from 100-0 to 164 all out in the second innings of the […]

Zafar Ansari – the academic all-rounder of Pakistani descent

28 October 2016 1 comment

(Photo: Getty Images) By Harvey Burgess It is not very often that you hear ‘double first from Cambridge’ and ‘professional […]

Flamin’ Nora, England spin their way out of trouble

27 October 2016 0 comments

They say about young up-and-coming sportsman that if you’re good enough, you’re old enough when it comes to being selected. […]

Peter Hayter column – We should have given knackered Cook time to recover

25 October 2016 0 comments

It was absolutely typical of Alastair Cook to want to be with his players for the start of the series […]

England name Physical Disabilities squad for Dubai tournament

4 October 2016 0 comments

The ECB have announced a 15-man Physical Disability squad for the upcoming T20 tournament in Dubai. The England Physical Disability team will […]

Derek Pringle column – Work to be done for Essex to shake off yo-yo tag

4 October 2016 0 comments

The biggest challenge of promotion it seems, for those teams which manage it like my old county Essex, is adapting […]

Derek Pringle column – Selectors can find that wow factor in Div Two

20 September 2016 0 comments

Is the selection of England’s international teams an art or a science? The fudged answer, with that old image of […]

Peter Hayter column – Boards need to make the call not players

23 August 2016 0 comments

England’s cricketers have been assured that, should they choose not to travel to Bangladesh next month for the first leg […]

Hales may survive but there can be no place for Vince

23 August 2016 0 comments

Chris Stocks looks ahead to the winter double tour to Bangladesh and India and chooses his party for the arduous […]

Peter Hayter column – Remember, fifth day gave us Botham’s ‘miracle’

16 August 2016 0 comments

England’s victory in the third Test at Edgbaston was a shot in the arm for five-day Test cricket, but it […]

Outgrounds – Leicestershire

16 August 2016 0 comments

When Gower rescued Taylor from a battering by snarling Sylvester Dan Whiting unearths some intriguing tales from Leicestershire’s forays into […]

Peter Hayter column – Cheating Amir will be judged in house of Lord’s

12 July 2016 0 comments

The people of Taunton have spoken. The people of Hove will get their chance in the coming days. But the […]

Borthwick looks the likely lad but there are other options

21 June 2016 0 comments

Derek Pringle looks at the contenders for England’s number three spot, and highlights two alternatives for the selectors Every decade […]

Paul Nixon column – Malan’s earned call but why only one game?

20 June 2016 0 comments

England have announced their squads for the upcoming ODIs and single T20 against Sri Lanka, and it looks like a […]

England players set to make T20 Blast and One-Day Cup appearances

14 June 2016 0 comments

A host of England players will be in action for their counties over the coming weeks with national team mates […]

Jimmy vs Cook – Have we ever had it so good with ball & bat?

7 June 2016 0 comments

Peter Hayter looks at the staggerng feats of Jimmy Anderson and Alastair Cook and asks which one is England greatest […]

Numbers stack up for Cook as Sachin looms in sights again

7 June 2016 0 comments

Chris Stocks looks back to the start of the Alastair Cook story and forward to where his career might now […]

Paul Nixon column – Batters beware: A team can fold any time

30 May 2016 0 comments

It’s been nice to see wickets falling in the County Championship now after batsmen dominated the opening few weeks, but […]

We Test lovers must fight to prove KP’s no Mystic Meg

30 May 2016 0 comments

Peter Hayter launches an impassioned defence of the five-day game after the latest attack from the former England captain Don’t […]

Peter Hayter column – It’s poor timing again for Graves & T20 Blast

30 May 2016 0 comments

On the face of it, the eve of the start of this season’s NatWest Blast should have been the ideal […]

Root is England’s man for all the occasions

23 May 2016 0 comments

Chris Stocks looks at the rise of Joe Root – England’s Player of the Year When Joe Root swept the […]

Cook has been England’s rock and deserves his place in history

10 May 2016 0 comments

As England’s captain nears the 10,000-run mark in Tests, Chris Stocks finds a man always able to handle the pressure […]

Peter Hayter column – England must be bold and have a go with spin

9 May 2016 0 comments

It might be as well to preface the following remarks with an admission that I fear what I am about […]

Tag: Alastair Cook

Peter Hayter column – Praise England for having courage to go

Dream Team – James Taylor

The options available to England selectors ahead of India series

Zafar Ansari – the academic all-rounder of Pakistani descent

Flamin’ Nora, England spin their way out of trouble

Peter Hayter column – We should have given knackered Cook time to recover

England name Physical Disabilities squad for Dubai tournament

Derek Pringle column – Work to be done for Essex to shake off yo-yo tag

Derek Pringle column – Selectors can find that wow factor in Div Two

Peter Hayter column – Boards need to make the call not players

Hales may survive but there can be no place for Vince

Peter Hayter column – Remember, fifth day gave us Botham’s ‘miracle’

Outgrounds – Leicestershire

Peter Hayter column – Cheating Amir will be judged in house of Lord’s

Borthwick looks the likely lad but there are other options

Paul Nixon column – Malan’s earned call but why only one game?

England players set to make T20 Blast and One-Day Cup appearances

Jimmy vs Cook – Have we ever had it so good with ball & bat?

Numbers stack up for Cook as Sachin looms in sights again

Paul Nixon column – Batters beware: A team can fold any time

We Test lovers must fight to prove KP’s no Mystic Meg

Peter Hayter column – It’s poor timing again for Graves & T20 Blast

Root is England’s man for all the occasions

Cook has been England’s rock and deserves his place in history

Peter Hayter column – England must be bold and have a go with spin

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