Tag: Ashley Giles

Championship is still favourite with fans

3 September 2023 0 comments

RICHARD CLARKE AKA The Grumbler Miss Rogers was a nice teacher. She was my form tutor for a year and, […]

A fond farewell to the too-gentle giant

20 August 2023 0 comments

DEREK PRINGLE @derekpringle Steven Finn never had the slick, repeatable action to be England’s Curtly Ambrose but he should have […]

Is this better than 2005? Not just yet

16 July 2023 0 comments

DEREK PRINGLE @derekpringle England’s current Test cricketers enjoy a round of golf (well, maybe not Jonny Bairstow), but so too […]

Old Trafford collapse and World Cup woe – England’s lowest ODI totals

14 July 2022 0 comments

England slumped to one of their lowest one-day international totals when India bowled them out for just 110 at the […]

England change to continue with new limited-overs coach and revamped Test squad

16 May 2022 0 comments

England are preparing to announce their new limited-overs coach and a revamped Test squad in the coming days, as Rob […]

Captain Joe Root ‘committed, excited and energised’ to take England forward

8 March 2022 0 comments

Joe Root believes he has plenty left in the tank as England captain as he looks to lift his side […]

England bowler Ollie Robinson ruled out of first Test against West Indies

7 March 2022 0 comments

Ollie Robinson has been ruled out of England’s first Test against the West Indies with a back spasm, with uncapped […]

Where do England turn after Chris Silverwood’s departure?

4 February 2022 0 comments

Chris Silverwood has lost his job as England head coach, following director of men’s cricket Ashley Giles out of the […]

Chris Silverwood’s future remains in doubt as Ashley Giles leaves director role

3 February 2022 0 comments

Chris Silverwood’s future as England men’s head coach remains in doubt following the departure of managing director Ashley Giles. The […]

How can the fortunes of England’s Test team change?

29 December 2021 0 comments

England’s Ashes capitulation at Melbourne not only saw them give up their hopes of reclaiming the urn, it also continued […]

I was in a dark place – returning Ben Stokes reveals difficult time after injury

25 October 2021 0 comments

By David Charlesworth All-rounder Ben Stokes admits he was in a “real dark place having difficult thoughts” after his finger […]

Four bowlers can do the job for England | Derek Pringle

22 August 2021 0 comments

It is ten years since England became the No 1 Test team in world cricket, after trouncing MS Dhoni’s India […]

DIFFERENT SIZED BALL BUT SAME PASSION

27 June 2021 0 comments

James Wallace looks at times when football and cricket collide Cross code: Ian Botham turned out as a pro footballer […]

NASSER’S MISTAKE WAS NO MYTH

6 June 2021 0 comments

PETER HAYTER @phaytercricketSo now we know. Nasser Hussain was right to invite Steve Waugh’s Australians to bat first in the […]

Clarke is still learning from youngsters at the age of 38!

9 August 2020 0 comments

By Bradley West Dream debut: Surrey team-mate Dan Moriarty THEY say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks, but […]

Monty Panesar interview: ‘It’s my duty to give something back’

11 June 2020 0 comments

By Sam Dalling Monty Panesar has urged the country’s slow bowlers to force themselves out of the shadows and prove […]

ECB promote Chris Silverwood to England head coach role

7 October 2019 0 comments

The England bowling coach will succeed Trevor Bayliss as the senior figure inside the England Men’s dressing room

Broad: Getting me bowl faster

15 September 2019 0 comments

Chris Stocks catches up with Stuart Broad who, at the age of 33, has enjoyed an Indian summer in this […]

Adam Collins picks five Lord’s Tests where the Ashes hit a peak

13 August 2019 0 comments

Australia have traditionally held the upper hand at the Home of Cricket

AT LEAST ‘DUNKING THE POM’ PUT FUN IN ASHES

4 August 2019 0 comments

MARTIN JOHNSON Last Thursday morning, the Today programme’s early morning sports bulletin came live from Edgbaston, and, in what may […]

Is the Burnley Express finally at the end of the Ashes line?

4 August 2019 0 comments

Peter Hayter fears the worst for England’s legendary bowler James Anderson after pulling up with a recurrence of a calf […]

WE’RE NO LONGER CAUGHT IN A TRAP

21 July 2019 0 comments

PETER HAYTER @phaytercricket All together now: Team spirit embodied the winning culture in Andrew Strauss’ Test side in the early […]

NOT EVEN A CATCH PREDICTOR CAN READ ENGLAND

7 June 2019 0 comments

MARTIN JOHNSON “The Catch Predictor is long overdue, allowing the armchair to press pause and nip out to make a […]

The crown slips as Surrey are put in a spin by Jeetan Patel

1 June 2019 0 comments

Gareth Batty and Jeetan Patel enjoyed themselves at Edgbaston

Farbrace: We’ve got great kids but they need support

17 May 2019 0 comments

Star man TOM ALSOP – Hampshire: The youngster’s second first-class hundred helped Hampshire seize control of the match early, which […]