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England selectors raise a few eyebrows with Ballance selection

12 July 2016 0 comments

England have recently announced their squad to face Pakistan in the first test match of the series against Lord’s on […]

Cosgrove to stay at Leicestershire until 2018

12 July 2016 0 comments

Leicestershire captain Mark Cosgrove will stay at the county until at least the end of the 2018 season after signing […]

Martin Johnson column – Squabbles, insults, threats… Oh yes, it’s Pakistan!

11 July 2016 0 comments

England and Pakistan will not be playing for anything tangible this summer, like the Ashes, but given that their cricketing […]

Martin Johnson column – I’ll use my factor 60, so please don’t zap me, Bruce!

4 July 2016 0 comments

It’s easily done. You’re just settling down for a cosy afternoon in front of the cricket when you accidentally sit […]

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 […]

Where are they now? Lancashire – 2003 ECB National League Division Two champions

21 June 2016 0 comments

By Neil Fissler Kyle Hogg admits that West Indian star Carl Hooper was a major influence on Lancashire winning promotion […]

All eyes to the future for England and Bayliss

20 June 2016 0 comments

Chris Stocks turns his attention to England’s looming one-day battle with Sri Lanka England’s upcoming five-match series against Sri Lanka […]

Derek Pringle column – There is pace… And there is raw pace like Tymal Mills

20 June 2016 0 comments

There is pace that hurries batsmen and then there is real pace that threatens their well-being, and Tymal Mills possesses […]

Nick Selman commits future to Glamorgan

14 June 2016 0 comments

Nick Selman will remain at Glamorgan until at least 2019 after signing a new three-year contract with the county. Selman, […]

There is more to Gayle than the bling and the bravado

14 June 2016 0 comments

Alison Mitchell meets the Universe Boss and discovers a man still trying to understand why he has been engulfed in […]

How Lord’s intensifies both glory and failure

14 June 2016 0 comments

Peter Hayter offers a 44-year appreciation of the magic of HQ Lord’s. There is something about the place that always […]

Where are they now? Warwickshire – John Player Sunday League Champions 1980

14 June 2016 0 comments

By Neil Fissler Andy Lloyd remembers well Bob Willis’ first season in charge of Warwickshire as it brought about a […]

Enough tinkering! Five days is the way forward for Test cricket

13 June 2016 0 comments

Chris Stocks says Test cricket should stay at five days despite Colin Graves’ hopes for change With football’s European Championship […]

David Warner to miss rest of Tri Series

13 June 2016 0 comments

Australian batsman David Warner is set to miss the remainder of the triangular series after breaking his finger while fielding […]

Where are they now? Leicestershire – 2001 runners up Sunday League and C&G Trophy

7 June 2016 0 comments

By Neil Fissler Neil Burns admits that Leicestershire were disappointed not to have ended the 2001 season with at least […]

Peter Hayter column – Why the ICC masterplan should not spare Ashes

6 June 2016 0 comments

A cautious welcome to the ICC’s proposal to offer those nations currently excluded from the closed shop of Test cricket […]

Gillespie stays on but suitors will still circle

6 June 2016 0 comments

YORKSHIRE coach Jason Gillespie ended all speculation, for now at least, by confirming that he will not be leaving Headingley […]

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 […]

Universe Boss must let real bat do talking from now on

30 May 2016 0 comments

Derek Pringle is always prepared to listen to players who go off-message but feels that Chris Gayle has gone too […]

Where are they now? Glamorgan – National League winners 2002 & 2004

30 May 2016 0 comments

By Neil Fissler Mike Powell believes that the key strength of Glamorgan at the turn of the millennium was that […]

England lost throughout the 1990s – because rivals were the all-time greats

23 May 2016 0 comments

Emma John knew nothing but defeat as a fan of 90s England. But were Atherton’s Army really that bad? It […]

Martin Johnson column – Cozier: A radio star and a top party host to boot

23 May 2016 1 comment

Cricket down here is the poorer for his passing, but for listeners to the celestial version of Test Match Special […]

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 […]

Mickey Arthur – How ‘homework-gate’ made me a better coach

16 May 2016 0 comments

Tristan Lavalette talks to Mickey Arthur, who will coach his new charges Pakistan on their England tour his summer It […]

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: Australia

England selectors raise a few eyebrows with Ballance selection

Cosgrove to stay at Leicestershire until 2018

Martin Johnson column – Squabbles, insults, threats… Oh yes, it’s Pakistan!

Martin Johnson column – I’ll use my factor 60, so please don’t zap me, Bruce!

Borthwick looks the likely lad but there are other options

Where are they now? Lancashire – 2003 ECB National League Division Two champions

All eyes to the future for England and Bayliss

Derek Pringle column – There is pace… And there is raw pace like Tymal Mills

Nick Selman commits future to Glamorgan

There is more to Gayle than the bling and the bravado

How Lord’s intensifies both glory and failure

Where are they now? Warwickshire – John Player Sunday League Champions 1980

Enough tinkering! Five days is the way forward for Test cricket

David Warner to miss rest of Tri Series

Where are they now? Leicestershire – 2001 runners up Sunday League and C&G Trophy

Peter Hayter column – Why the ICC masterplan should not spare Ashes

Gillespie stays on but suitors will still circle

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

Universe Boss must let real bat do talking from now on

Where are they now? Glamorgan – National League winners 2002 & 2004

England lost throughout the 1990s – because rivals were the all-time greats

Martin Johnson column – Cozier: A radio star and a top party host to boot

Root is England’s man for all the occasions

Mickey Arthur – How ‘homework-gate’ made me a better coach

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

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