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MARMITE MAN MAXI IS WINNING OVER CRITICS

20 September 2020 0 comments

ADAM COLLINS Take that! Glenn Maxwell led a memorable Australia comeback on Wednesday and, with it, silenced his many doubters […]

New boy Simon is just pitch perfect

20 September 2020 0 comments

By Graham Otway Green grass of home: Head groundsman Simon Lee has earned much praise for his work preparing the […]

Moeen’s return to form not enough to rescue England

6 September 2020 0 comments

Third T20 review By Chris Stocks September 1, Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester Pakistan 190-4 (Hafeez 86*, Ali 54, Jordan 2-29) […]

Livingstone’s been Bubble wrapped for a leader’s role

30 August 2020 0 comments

By Paul Edwards At the venerable age of 27 he suddenly finds himself surrounded in the dressing room at Old […]

Banton sends shaft of light into the gloom

30 August 2020 0 comments

TOM Banton’s batting pyrotechnics lit up a gloomy Friday night in Manchester even if the weather ultimately put paid to […]

THESE 20 YEARS HAVE FLOWN BY

23 August 2020 0 comments

JEREMY BLACKMORE catches up with Tim Murtagh after bringing the curtain down on his international career Tim Murtagh may have […]

FOR ONCE, AUSSIE EYES ARE ON THE WHITE BALL

23 August 2020 0 comments

TRISTAN LAVALETTE @trislavalette Tye ‘em in knots: Andrew Tye hasn’t played for a year but still makes Australia’s 21-man squad […]

YOUSUF: ALI’S GOT REASON TO BE PROUD

23 August 2020 0 comments

SAJ SADIQ discusses the main talking points from the series with former Pakistan captain Mohammad Yussuf Captains’ battle: England’s Joe […]

Sibley aiming to ensure Sri Lanka won’t get him in a spin this winter

16 August 2020 0 comments

By Chris Stocks Dom Sibley FOR Dom Sibley, there is just one more Test match this summer, against Pakistan in […]

Maxwell fit as Aussies jet in for more high-class action

16 August 2020 0 comments

ENGLAND will play three Twenty20s and three one-day internationals against Australia next month. The matches, brought forward from July in […]

CAMPAIGN VICTORY PUTS CRICKET ON FRONT FOOT!

9 August 2020 0 comments

ADAM COLLINS Victory for The Cricket Paper! At least a little bit. Indulge me one final time on this topic, […]

Regional cricket is the future, claims Farbrace

9 August 2020 0 comments

By Paul Bolton WARWICKSHIRE director of sport Paul Farbrace reckons the ECB may have stumbled on a blueprint for the […]

Ollie still knocking on England’s door

9 August 2020 0 comments

By Bruce Talbot OLLIE Robinson admits it will be tough for him to break into England’s star-studded Test attack. But […]

Cricket counts the cost but emerges with plenty of credit in the bank

2 August 2020 0 comments

By Graham Otway THE efficiency reputation of English cricket’s administrators should emerge from this summer’s two lockdown Test series against […]

BRILLIANT BROAD CAN JOIN THAT 600 CLUB

2 August 2020 0 comments

Derek Pringle on what makes Stuart Broad such a special bowler for Engand Watching Stuart Broad being interviewed after England’s […]

‘I want to make myself indispensable’ – Matt Parkinson on England, Rashid and breaking the leg-spin mould

24 June 2020 0 comments

By Sam Dalling “I’ve probably still got a long way to go. I don’t want to be just a luxury […]

Somerset skipper Abell: Hundred pick was life-changing

13 May 2020 0 comments

By Sam Dalling Somerset captain Tom Abell has revealed he was left speechless after being selected to participate in the […]

Leaning aiming to turn the screw on lowly Notts

8 September 2019 0 comments

By Tom Harle JACK Leaning is hoping to harness his County Championship pedigree to help new county Kent end the […]

Dane’s got sights set on a seat at top table!

8 September 2019 0 comments

By Bradley West Edge of glory: Lancashire captain Dane Vilas needs just four more runs to reach the 1000-mark for […]

Bowling to Smith is no big secret, he has even toldEngland how to

8 September 2019 0 comments

Damp squib: The much-vaunted joust between Jofra Archer and Smith never materialised in the first innings Derek Pringle enters the […]

Eagles soar towards Finals Day thanks to Ravi the relentless

8 September 2019 0 comments

By Will Jennings ESSEX have completed a remarkable turnaround in the past fornight from also-rans to the first side qualified […]

LACK OF FAKE EXCITEMENT ALLOWS TESTS TO THRIVE

8 September 2019 0 comments

MARTIN JOHNSON This Test series has been a bit of an eye opener, not least for raising the suggestion that […]

BROAD REVELLING IN THE BURDEN OF UNSETTLING THE POOR LEFTIES

8 September 2019 0 comments

PRINGLE’s VIEWPOINT Derek Pringle examines the more senior role played by Stuart Broad this series – in particular when it […]

HOLDING OUT FOR A HERO!

8 September 2019 0 comments

Another Smith masterclass leaves England on the brink Stoking the fire: Ben Stokes punches the air after becoming the hero […]

IT’S NOT JUST THE WICKETS THAT ARE CRUCIAL

8 September 2019 0 comments

Adam Collins discusses the anatomy of a wicketless spell on the back of Pat Cummins’ 10-over spell on Friday which […]

Tag: Old Trafford

MARMITE MAN MAXI IS WINNING OVER CRITICS

New boy Simon is just pitch perfect

Moeen’s return to form not enough to rescue England

Livingstone’s been Bubble wrapped for a leader’s role

Banton sends shaft of light into the gloom

THESE 20 YEARS HAVE FLOWN BY

FOR ONCE, AUSSIE EYES ARE ON THE WHITE BALL

YOUSUF: ALI’S GOT REASON TO BE PROUD

Sibley aiming to ensure Sri Lanka won’t get him in a spin this winter

Maxwell fit as Aussies jet in for more high-class action

CAMPAIGN VICTORY PUTS CRICKET ON FRONT FOOT!

Regional cricket is the future, claims Farbrace

Ollie still knocking on England’s door

Cricket counts the cost but emerges with plenty of credit in the bank

BRILLIANT BROAD CAN JOIN THAT 600 CLUB

‘I want to make myself indispensable’ – Matt Parkinson on England, Rashid and breaking the leg-spin mould

Somerset skipper Abell: Hundred pick was life-changing

Leaning aiming to turn the screw on lowly Notts

Dane’s got sights set on a seat at top table!

Bowling to Smith is no big secret, he has even toldEngland how to

Eagles soar towards Finals Day thanks to Ravi the relentless

LACK OF FAKE EXCITEMENT ALLOWS TESTS TO THRIVE

BROAD REVELLING IN THE BURDEN OF UNSETTLING THE POOR LEFTIES

HOLDING OUT FOR A HERO!

IT’S NOT JUST THE WICKETS THAT ARE CRUCIAL

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