Tag: Ashes

A Cricket Life: Rob Key on his defining moments

1 September 2024 0 comments

The Kent and England batter turned managing director of England men’s cricket on the defining moments of his life in the game.

Olly Stone ready to play with a smile on his face on return to England Test side

28 August 2024 0 comments

The fast bowler has benefitted from Mark Wood’s series-ending injury. Olly Stone is set for his first Test appearance in […]

Josh Hull lands England call-up after Mark Wood sustains series-ending injury

25 August 2024 0 comments

Wood pulled up mid-over on the penultimate day of England’s five-wicket win in the series opener at Emirates Old Trafford. […]

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 […]

England Over 70s win the World Cup

25 August 2024 0 comments

By Richard Edwards IN SPORT, as in life, it’s important to hold onto your dreams. Something that John Evans, the […]

Brook ready for Sri Lanka test

18 August 2024 0 comments

By Guy Williams First of many: Brook scored his first Test hundred on home soil at Trent Bridge PICTURE: Alamy […]

James Anderson considers shock return to white-ball cricket

13 August 2024 0 comments

James Anderson is considering an unexpected return to white-ball cricket following his England retirement and is weighing up a farewell lap on the franchise circuit.

Graham Thorpe 1969-2024

11 August 2024 0 comments

Phil Walker pays tribute to the life and career of the great Surrey and England left-hander, an everyman hero touched by magic.

Thorpe in excelsis: Six of the best

11 August 2024 0 comments

113* (280 balls, 11 fours) England v Australia, Trent Bridge, Third Test, 1993 England, two matches down in the series, […]

Mark Ramprakash backs Andy Flower to replace Matthew Mott

4 August 2024 0 comments

Former England batter Mark Ramprakash has joined a chorus of past players urging England’s top brass to bring “deep thinker” Andy Flower back into the men’s white-ball set-up following the departure of Matthew Mott.

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.

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.

Matthew Hoggard

4 August 2024 0 comments

A Cricket Life The Ashes-winning seamer on the swings and arrows of his brilliant career. Interview by Ben Gardner HOW […]

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.