Tag: Ian Botham

Sex and drug-fuelled tour that never was…

30 March 2018 0 comments

ACTION REPLAY As England falter in New Zealand, Richard Edwards gets the lowdown on a controversial tour there 34 years […]

GREAT STUFF KP, BUT IT COULD’VE BEEN BETTER

23 March 2018 0 comments

PETER HAYTER Dividing opinion: Kevin Pietersen was undoubtedly England’s star player, but not always their most popular PICTURE: Getty Images […]

400-CLUB…IT’S NOT BAD FOR A WANNABE BATSMAN!

23 March 2018 0 comments

DEREK PRINGLE Star pupil: Stuart Broad has learned his trade to become a true great of the game PICTURE: Getty […]

Pringle column: Extra gear for Woakes has turned him into one of the best

7 March 2018 0 comments

Derek Pringle says batsmen are being stopped in their tracks from getting on the front foot against Woakes new-found pace

Still sss-marting at missed opportunity

2 March 2018 0 comments

THE complaint by Ian Gair (TCP, February 23) that English cricket should not allow potential Test opponents, notably Australians, to […]

LET’S GIVE WOAKES CREDIT FOR GAMBLING ON SPEED

2 March 2018 0 comments

DEREK PRINGLE Pace ace: Chris Woakes went for radical change rather than incremental improvements PICTURE: Getty Images If top-level coaches […]

WITH MAVERICKS, ABSENCE ONLY MAKES THE HEART GROW FONDER

2 March 2018 0 comments

After Ben Stokes’ recall to the England team, Derek Pringle looks at the enforced absence of another star all-rounder some […]

Final over

2 March 2018 0 comments

MATT TAYLOR Gloucestershire bowler On the Spot Date of birth: 08/07/94 The Last Bat you bought/used? That would have been […]

IF BIG BEN WANTS LOW KEY THEN HE’S IN THE RIGHT PLACE

2 March 2018 0 comments

MARTIN JOHNSON Ben Stokes’ match-winning half century in Tauranga came (at best) a distant third behind Brexit and the cold […]

SYD’S KIWI IN JURY IS STILL A LOW POINT FOR ENGLAND ENGLAND 26 YEARS ON

23 February 2018 0 comments

Derek Pringle looks ahead to England’s tour of New Zealand by looking back on events from 1992 in the land […]

Roland Butcher: Cyrille Regis was a pioneer for cricket in this country also

23 January 2018 0 comments

England’s first black Test cricketer on the role Cyrille Regis played in shaping a more inclusive culture in sport across the nation

Pioneers such as Cyrille became cricket role models too

19 January 2018 0 comments

By Richard Edwards Example: Roland Butcher MANY of England’s most esteemed black footballers were queuing up this week to praise […]

MENTALLY SCARRED, IF ONLY MO HAD ILLY’S SELF-BELIEF

12 January 2018 0 comments

MARTIN JOHNSON At last. It’s all over. No more getting up in the middle of the night, hoping you didn’t […]

Anthology of the ASHES

12 January 2018 0 comments

This superb anthology showcases 100 years of peerless writing on the Ashes from The Cricketer magazine. Insightful new contributions from […]

HOW HOLLIES PLOTTED DOWNFALL OF THE DON

5 January 2018 0 comments

Richard Edwards looks beyond a career defining delivery and discovers the planning that had gone into its success Oval and […]

IT’S VITAL FOR ENGLAND ALI GETS BACK IN A MO

29 December 2017 0 comments

Tim Wigmore charts the struggles of an England all-rounder who performed so well in the domestic summer Struggling with bat […]

Daffy played Diana and Beefy was full of rabbit!

29 December 2017 0 comments

Richard Edwards looks back on an iconic Xmas gathering that paved the way for one of England’s most famous Test […]

HEALTH NOT HELPED BY STAYING IN HOTEL

29 December 2017 0 comments

Graeme Fowler tells Richard Edwards that players should be allowed a drink, but that the culture has changed Graeme Fowler […]

There was no better Christmas feeling than silencing Bay 13 at the intimidating MCG

22 December 2017 0 comments

Derek Pringle looks back to the Boxing Day Ashes Test of 1982 when Pom-baiting was a popular festive pastime Cheers […]

GOWER GRACE BOYCOTT GRIT

15 December 2017 0 comments

Contrast in style as England showed that they could win in Perth Paul Edwards continues his delve into the Ashes […]

Hayter column: Self-help was key to Bill Athey and 86/87 party set

13 December 2017 0 comments

Peter Hayter on the lack of electronic analytics allowing memories to play their part on the 1986/87 Ashes tour

MARTIN JOHNSON

8 December 2017 0 comments

THERE’S NO SKIPPING THE ISSUE FOR THE CAPTAIN… There must have been times during the Adelaide Test match when Joe […]

Drink was once central to Ashes culture, now it has a dark side

1 December 2017 0 comments

Derek Pringle explains why the current tales of excess have handed the moral high ground to the Australians Get ready […]

When Lillee put game’s legislators on their metal

24 November 2017 0 comments

Though not an Ashes series, Richard Edwards recalls Dennis Lillee’s aluminium bat that stirred trouble in England’s ranks ACTION REPL […]

Ponting says England are on their way to a hiding in the Ashes

21 November 2017 0 comments

The retired Australia captain rates England’s chances of winning the Ashes – he doesn’t believe they will win a Test!

Tag: Ian Botham

Sex and drug-fuelled tour that never was…

GREAT STUFF KP, BUT IT COULD’VE BEEN BETTER

400-CLUB…IT’S NOT BAD FOR A WANNABE BATSMAN!

Pringle column: Extra gear for Woakes has turned him into one of the best

Still sss-marting at missed opportunity

LET’S GIVE WOAKES CREDIT FOR GAMBLING ON SPEED

WITH MAVERICKS, ABSENCE ONLY MAKES THE HEART GROW FONDER

Final over

IF BIG BEN WANTS LOW KEY THEN HE’S IN THE RIGHT PLACE

SYD’S KIWI IN JURY IS STILL A LOW POINT FOR ENGLAND ENGLAND 26 YEARS ON

Roland Butcher: Cyrille Regis was a pioneer for cricket in this country also

Pioneers such as Cyrille became cricket role models too

MENTALLY SCARRED, IF ONLY MO HAD ILLY’S SELF-BELIEF

Anthology of the ASHES

HOW HOLLIES PLOTTED DOWNFALL OF THE DON

IT’S VITAL FOR ENGLAND ALI GETS BACK IN A MO

Daffy played Diana and Beefy was full of rabbit!

HEALTH NOT HELPED BY STAYING IN HOTEL

There was no better Christmas feeling than silencing Bay 13 at the intimidating MCG

GOWER GRACE BOYCOTT GRIT

Hayter column: Self-help was key to Bill Athey and 86/87 party set

MARTIN JOHNSON

Drink was once central to Ashes culture, now it has a dark side

When Lillee put game’s legislators on their metal

Ponting says England are on their way to a hiding in the Ashes

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