Tag: Graham Gooch

Harry Brook tops 300 as free-scoring England break records in first Test

10 October 2024 0 comments

Harry Brook scored England’s first triple century since 1990 in a dazzling display of batting against Pakistan that saw his […]

Joe is simply ton-derful! England’s Root is a record breaker at Lord’s

1 September 2024 0 comments

JOE ROOT broke a whole raft of records at Lord’s as England turned the screw against Sri Lanka in the second Test.

Harry Brook has the right stuff to lead for England

28 July 2024 0 comments

There would have been sniggers as well as knowing nods over Harry Brook’s credentials to be an England captain when the notion was aired last week.

England analysis and comment: The need for speed

21 July 2024 0 comments

Derek Pringle explains that out-and-out pace is just one part of the equation.

ACE announces bold new goals

14 July 2024 0 comments

THE ACE Programme’s new ‘Road to Representation’ strategy is aiming to bring ten professional cricketers to the game by 2030. […]

Cricket in United States remains a sticky wicket

9 June 2024 0 comments

DEREK PRINGLE @derekpringle Watching Ireland’s batsmen hop about against India’s pace bowlers the other night, bottom hand off bat and […]

Northeast hits the heights

14 April 2024 0 comments

By Richard Edwards “I guess there were times earlier in my career when I threw my wicket away and didn’t […]

Of county and country

14 April 2024 0 comments

RICHARD CLARKE AKA The Grumbler For many Essex fans, Stuart Turner remains something of a folk hero. Yes, Graham Gooch […]

Gooch backs young Lions to roar again this summer

27 June 2021 0 comments

GRAHAM Gooch is backing England’s youngsters to bounce back from their recent struggles against India and New Zealand – and […]

Five cricketers who have had hair transplants

18 November 2019 0 comments

Hair transplant procedures have become very popular at a global level. In the past those who had experienced massive hair […]

The Magician took spin bowling to whole new level

8 September 2019 0 comments

ABDUL Qadir, who has died aged 63 in Lahore, brought showmanship to wrist-spin long before Shane Warne announced himself with […]

The greatest innings of all time – is it Kusal Perera’s 153?

27 February 2019 0 comments

Derek Pringle divulges a talking point which has arisen from Kusal Perera’s spectacular feat in Durban

Join Graham Gooch and Allan Lamb for England’s tour of Sri Lanka!

15 May 2018 0 comments

Take in the sights of Sri Lanka with two England legends!

Can Alastair Cook enjoy a late flowering like his mentor Graham Gooch?

1 May 2018 0 comments

With a weakness against left-arm seamers to address, Derek Pringle looks at whether Graham Gooch can find the answers for Cook

Johnson column: Sandpapergate was so hysterical it’s a wonder the EU hasn’t expelled Australian diplomats

3 April 2018 0 comments

Martin Johnson recalls a couple of instances of ball-tampering on English soil

Johnson column: Marshall and co dished out a 5-1 thumping….and that was just the number of skippers

22 March 2018 0 comments

By Martin Johnson It’s not unknown for a team to change captains in the course of a five-Test series, but […]

West Indies showed youthful defiance at England’s most trying ground – Headingley

6 September 2017 0 comments

Temperamental conditions of Headingley didn’t faze West Indies new-found stars contrary to pre-match expectations

Root’s Manoeuvre – Time for Joe to stand tall in aspects other than his batting

5 July 2017 0 comments

(Photo: Getty Images) Derek Pringle looks ahead to Joe Root’s debut as England captain and points to a number of […]

Action Replay – The summer when four captains could not stop another rout by West Indies

19 April 2017 0 comments

Richard Edwards looks back at a humiliating summer when England were hit by controversy and the mighty tourists As England […]

Peter Hayter column – How Gooch is fighting a poison at the heart of cricket

27 March 2017 0 comments

Lord’s, Saturday July 15, 1989. Nottinghamshire require four runs from the final ball of a cracking Benson and Hedges Cup […]

County Archives – Essex 1979

28 February 2017 0 comments

Champions who smiled their way to the title Paul Edwards continues his fascinating series on the county teams by looking […]

Shades of Gooch’s genius in Roy rampage

30 August 2016 0 comments

Peter Hayter is impressed by the Surrey man’s enterprising strokeplay Those present at the Ageas Bowl the other night who […]

Peter Hayter column – Viv would have been on Cook’s side over helmets

26 April 2016 0 comments

To see or not to see, that appears to be the question Alastair Cook has been given no choice to […]

Warwickshire job no big deal Gooch tells Essex faithful