Tag: Ashes

Wisden… The game’s voice keeps ticking along

3 May 2016 0 comments

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…

26 April 2016 0 comments

Alison Mitchell meets former Sri Lanka star Kumar Sangakkara ahead of his country’s three-Test tour to England this summer The […]

Warwickshire job no big deal Gooch tells Essex faithful

26 April 2016 0 comments

Peter Hayter finds England’s former batting coach eager to allay fears at Chelmsford over his consultancy work at Edgbaston Graham […]

Ashes Analysis: One year on from England’s 2015 success over Australia

15 April 2016 0 comments

Rebuilding from Ashes Whitewash Image Source: The Week England avenged their 5-0 thrashing Down Under by Australia by winning the […]

Marcus Trescothick: Tom Abell is knocking on the door

12 April 2016 0 comments

Peter Hayter speaks to Marcus Trescothick about the prospects of Tom Abell as a future England opener… With England’s Test […]

Where are they now? Northamptonshire – 2000 Division Two County Champions

22 March 2016 0 comments

By Neil Fissler Darren Cousins admits that it was a dream come true helping Northamptonshire win the first ever Second […]

Paul Nixon column – Admit it Straussy, KP will be great for World T20

29 January 2016 0 comments

Last year, when Andrew Strauss held a meeting with Kevin Pietersen to effectively shut the door on his Test future, […]

England’s greatest overseas series victories

26 January 2016 0 comments

England’s recent away wins set Joshua Peck thinking about some past triumphs Victories in South Africa and India are no […]

Nathan Hauritz retires from competitive cricket

19 January 2016 0 comments

AUSTRALIAN off-spinner Nathan Hauritz has retired from competitive cricket. The 34-year-old played 17 Tests for his country as well as […]

England women name squad to tour South Africa

8 January 2016 2 comments

CHARLOTTE Edwards will captain a 16-strong squad to tour New Zealand next month. England will play three ODIs and three […]

Looking back – South Africa v England in Cape Town 2010

5 January 2016 0 comments

Joshua Peck looks back to the nerve-shredding excitement of the Cape Town Test in 2010 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, […]

England’s Joe Root on his rise to World No.1

21 December 2015 0 comments

Chris Stocks discovers that England’s prolific run-scorer will be losing sleep during the series against South Africa Joe Root […]

Phillip Hughes – one year on

1 December 2015 0 comments

Tristan Lavalette revisits the unique and developing talents of a cricketer we lost way too early It has been one […]

Domestic and international cricket crowds in England increase

24 November 2015 0 comments

Crowds at English domestic and international cricket matches are at their highest level since the ECB was formed. Supporters at […]

Mitchell Johnson – Erratic and electric, terrifying as well!

24 November 2015 0 comments

Tristan Lavalette reports following the retirement of great Aussie paceman Mitchell Johnson During Mitchell Johnson’s final day of international cricket, […]

Warner has defied the doubters in style

18 November 2015 0 comments

by Garfield Robinson Occasionally, something new comes along that you don’t quite get. You don’t get it because it is […]

It was fast and furious but how many will miss the WACA?

20 October 2015 0 comments

Tristan Lavalette locates a love-hate relationship as the end looms for one of cricket’s most iconic grounds… Known universally simply […]

Tammy Beaumont: I must start scoring big

13 October 2015 0 comments

Eyes on the prize: Tammy Beaumont is pictured (left) handing out the Chance to Shine Participant of the year award to […]

Looking back – England v Pakistan series 1992

12 October 2015 0 comments

On paper, it’s a nothing contest: a dead rubber with England already in an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match limited-overs series… but the script of the summer is not allowing events to be played out in a placid manner.