All posts tagged "Ben Stokes"
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Big Interview
/ 3 months agoJoe Denly: The batting yips, second chances and a lifeline from Rob Key
The Kent strokemaker Joe Denly speaks to Jo Harman-McGowan about his rollercoaster career.
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Ashes
/ 3 months ago‘Ashes 2025 Watch’ | Australia vs England, series preview: The fast bowlers
From seam to swing – not to forget the frightful pace that gets us ducking and weaving from behind our sofas...
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Ashes
/ 3 months agoPat Cummins ready to ‘take a few risks’ in bid to be fit for Ashes
Pat Cummins is prepared to “take a few risks” and be “aggressive” in his recovery from a back injury to lead...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoCheteshwar Pujara: The last of cricket’s traditionalists?
Cheteshwar Pujara bowed out of international cricket last week without any shimmering farewell match or a sentimental send-off, writes the Cricket...
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England News
/ 4 months agoEngland vs South Africa Preview: Harry Brook’s white-ball thrillseekers make a bid to be taken seriously
When Harry Brook was announced as England’s new white-ball captain in April, the appointment made immediate sense. The timing could perhaps...
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Features
/ 4 months agoCRICKET DOMES TO BRING YEAR-ROUND SPORT TO COMMUNITIES
Cricket-loving communities in Luton and Lancashire will soon get to play all year round, after the Government today announced funding for...
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Ashes
/ 4 months ago‘Ashes 2025 Watch’ | Australia vs England, series preview: The Spinner
Over the last 35 years of Test cricket, there is no group that has endured more woe than English spinners in...
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Ashes
/ 4 months agoAshes 2025 Watch | Australia vs England, Series Preview: The Middle Order
Joe Root versus Steven Smith. Harry Brook versus Travis Head. Two mouthwatering head-to-heads that will undoubtedly captivate fans from Test to...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoRecounting the famous fifth day at Old Trafford in the 2005 Ashes, 20 years on…
It’s been twenty years to the day, that England reached the peak of Ashes fever with the fifth day of the...
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England News
/ 4 months ago‘Ashes 2025 Watch’ | Australia vs England, series preview: The top three
A little over three months is all that separates fans from the start of the most anticipated Test series in the...
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County News/The Hundred
/ 4 months agoJonny Bairstow reminds England selectors of his talent with heroics in The Hundred
Jonny Bairstow has made the headlines again after turning heads with a flamboyant start in the ongoing Men’s Hundred. The Welsh...
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Columnists
/ 4 months agoDerek Pringle: England’s lack of ruthlessness is still their undoing
It is a chicken-and-egg dilemma. Is England’s primary role under Ben Stokes to champion Test cricket or to win glory...
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Columnists
/ 4 months agoMark Butcher: Cricket is not about ‘fairness’ and nor should it be
There’s been some talk this summer about Test cricket introducing substitutes for injured players, in light of Chris Woakes’ shoulder injury...
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England News
/ 4 months agoEngland vs India, fifth Test analysis: Six talking points from India’s Oval heist
Few superlatives remain to describe the five-Test series we have witnessed this summer between England and India. At The Oval, the...
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England News
/ 4 months agoIntensity of India series will help England in Ashes battle – Brendon McCullum
Head coach Brendon McCullum accepts England have “room to improve” ahead of the Ashes but believes the intensity of their dramatic...
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England News
/ 4 months ago‘Amazing’ England-India series shows Test cricket is not dying – Ben Stokes
England captain Ben Stokes took his side’s agonising six-run loss to India on the chin at the Kia Oval, accepting a...
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England News
/ 4 months agoEngland beaten in thriller as India secure series draw with six-run victory
India completed one of the most dramatic Test match victories ever seen on British soil, squaring the series with a stunning...
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England News
/ 4 months agoPhil Walker: Chris Woakes deprived of the send-off he deserves
A dislocated left shoulder to Chris Woakes robs one of England’s finest of the chance of a proper farewell, writes Phil...
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England News
/ 5 months agoEngland captain Ben Stokes ruled out of fifth Test against India through injury
England captain Ben Stokes will miss the deciding Test against India after being ruled out with a right shoulder injury. Stokes,...
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England News
/ 5 months agoYou’re just the groundsman – India coach Gautam Gambhir in spat with Oval staff
India’s increasingly ill-tempered tour of England continued as head coach Gautam Gambhir engaged in an angry exchange with Surrey’s head groundsman...
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England News
/ 5 months agoEngland vs India 2025, fourth Test analysis: Six talking points from India’s Manchester resistance
Another week, another Test, another riveting climax. Resisting England for 143 overs, that too after finding themselves 0-2 in the first...
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England News
/ 5 months agoKevin Pietersen leaps to Ben Stokes’ defence following fourth Test criticism
Kevin Pietersen has leapt to Ben Stokes’ defence after the England captain was criticised for his reaction to India refusing an...
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England News
/ 5 months agoJamie Overton recalled for England’s series decider against India at the Oval
England have recalled Jamie Overton to a 15-man squad for the series decider against India at the Kia Oval this week...
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England News
/ 5 months agoBen Stokes enjoying ‘high quality’ games between England and India despite draw
Ben Stokes praised a showing of “high-quality cricket” between England and India as the fourth Test ended in a draw. England...
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England News
/ 5 months agoBen Stokes defies injury to rally England but fourth India Test ends in draw
Ben Stokes’ latest injury-defying act failed to inspire England as just a second draw of the Bazball era following stubborn India...
County Championships
County Championship 2025: Middlesex Season Preview
County Championships
Young players to watch in the 2025 County Championship season
