Tag: column

Johnson column: Like royal weddings, things won’t be the same now

30 May 2018 0 comments

Martin Johnson on how cricket is just as prone to modernisation as Harry and Meghan

THE DAY I FIRST MET SWANTON –AND KO’D HIS PHONE

18 May 2018 0 comments

MARTIN JOHNSON The late EW Swanton was never a man to underestimate his own importance, and had he been around […]

Westbury column: Justin Langer’s healing ways set to take some time

17 May 2018 0 comments

As Smith and Bancroft are labelled as ‘good blokes’, Izzy Westbury questions the support or lack thereof for suspended vice-captain David Warner

Johnson column: So Colly, can you defy time like Close and Illingworth?

12 May 2018 0 comments

It may have escaped you, but Paul Collingwood is now 41…

Pringle column: Did a certain Australian just use the c-word?

4 April 2018 0 comments

Derek Pringle looks at the week Cricket Australia endured and a past episode of ball-tampering in this country

Manthorp column: Unleash the verbal against an Australian or South African and you should expect to get burnt

8 March 2018 0 comments

Neil Manthorp has his say on the Warner-de Kock controversy and gauges Ottis Gibson’s viewpoint

North column: Morne Morkel always made life uncomfortable for a batsman

6 March 2018 0 comments

Marcus North on the career of old adversary Morne Morkel, who announced he will retire from international cricket next month

North column: T20 cricket struggling in international game

6 February 2018 0 comments

Former Australia and Perth Scorchers batsman Marcus North reveals his view that the standard of T20i fall short of ODIs and Tests

Nixon column: Why I’m backing this new County Championship set-up

1 February 2018 0 comments

The Leicestershire head coach says the new conference set-up would bring more meaningfulness to matches

So, how do you fit five in to four?

19 January 2018 0 comments

Adam Collins and Geoff Lemon take a light-hearted view on why the Australian one-day team just isn’t clicking at the […]

Nixon column: If a no. 11 can bat the short stuff will be flying

3 January 2018 0 comments

Paul Nixon takes issue with the exceeding number of bouncers witnessed in Test cricket

Pringle column: It was the right call… but DRS has issues to address

19 December 2017 0 comments

Protocol, protocol, protocol… Derek Pringle on why DRS can be frustrating

Jimmy’s swing, Marsh mastery, and Warne on the Waugh path

8 December 2017 0 comments

Adam Collins and Geoff Lemon, our Aussie journo double act, digest the ups and downs of this week’s Adelaide Test […]

IT’S OFFICIAL! JONNY IS WASTED AT SEVEN

8 December 2017 0 comments

I SAW quite an alarming stat following England’s defeat in Adelaide. It read that Jonny Bairstow has been at the […]

Backing Nixon application

22 September 2017 0 comments

AS it appears to have been misdirected I’ll be happy to redirect, to the committee of Leicestershire CCC, Paul Nixon’s […]

Morgan missed the point in Liew-d jibe

15 September 2017 0 comments

I AM sure we all saw on social media Piers Morgan totally encapsulating the boneheaded responses to Jonathan Liew’s article […]

Manthorp column: Faf back to steer Proteas back on course

17 July 2017 0 comments

Welcome return of Faf du Plessis will bring South Africa to the party

Pringle column: So long Tonker! A leader you had to follow

28 June 2017 0 comments

By Derek Pringle In the Essex dressing rooms of yesteryear, famous for their characters, none was bigger or more boldly […]

Nixon column: When the heat is on you have to dig deep – humidity is torture

27 June 2017 0 comments

(Photo: Getty Images) By Paul Nixon I trust everyone enjoyed the heat wave that spread across the UK last week? It’s […]

Peter Hayter column – When DRS becomes another tactic, not a failsafe

5 June 2017 0 comments

South Africa, chasing 331 to win the second Royal London ODI against England at the Ageas Bowl and square the […]

Full-time disability coaches

19 May 2017 0 comments

By Joshua Peck ENGLAND have named their first ever full-time disability coaches with Ross Hunter and Ian Salisbury earning the […]

Paul Nixon column – Don’t give Misbah a hard time for coming up short

8 May 2017 0 comments

Having been left stranded on 99 not out in the first Test against West Indies, this week Pakistan batsman Misbah-ul-Haq […]

Paul Nixon column – Few star names, but I’m backing my lads!

21 March 2017 0 comments

The draft for this year’s Caribbean Premier League took place this week and I’m really pleased with the business that […]

Pringle column: Aussies may now regret winding up Virat Kohli

14 March 2017 0 comments

By Derek Pringle Spats between Australia and India are not unknown on cricket fields though this one does smack of […]

Peter Hayter column – Freddie’s dream becomes a living nightmare

28 February 2017 0 comments

When Andrew Flintoff was at the peak of his powers, thrilling England fans with his rumbustious presence and match-changing exploits […]