Tag: Pakistan

Peter Hayter column – Dazzling win can’t hide the England problems

2 August 2016 0 comments

Bearing in mind the scale and manner of England’s brilliant victory over Pakistan in the second Investec Test at Old […]

Derek Pringle column – Why Amir & Co must get into reverse gear again

2 August 2016 0 comments

Three lefties and a leggie sounds like a red barbershop quartet not the Test match bowling attack fielded by Pakistan. […]

Martin Johnson column – Let’s admit it, we’ve never had a leggie to stand on!

26 July 2016 0 comments

It wasn’t a huge surprise when Moeen Ali came waltzing down the pitch in the second innings at Lord’s. After […]

Derek Pringle column – English game needs to give spin a chance

26 July 2016 0 comments

The recent heat wave should have had spinners all over England loosening their fingers. Even a few days of 90-degree […]

Injury ends season for Overton

20 July 2016 0 comments

Somerset bowlerJamie Overton has suffered a stress fracture of the back and will miss the remainder of the 2016 season. […]

England basking in Knight’s new dawn

19 July 2016 0 comments

Adam Collins speaks to the England captain about a brilliant summer and a challenging future Six starts, six wins. Automatic […]

Anderson, Stokes and Rashid in England squad for second Test

19 July 2016 0 comments

James Anderson, Ben Stokes and Adil Rashid have been added to England’s squad for the second Test against Pakistan. The […]

Martin Johnson column – Milton’s paradise not lost, thanks to snicko

19 July 2016 0 comments

The year is 2058 – the 50th anniversary of DRS in Test cricket – and the tannoy crackles into life […]

Peter Hayter column – Cheating Amir will be judged in house of Lord’s

12 July 2016 0 comments

The people of Taunton have spoken. The people of Hove will get their chance in the coming days. But the […]

Martin Johnson column – Squabbles, insults, threats… Oh yes, it’s Pakistan!

11 July 2016 0 comments

England and Pakistan will not be playing for anything tangible this summer, like the Ashes, but given that their cricketing […]

Derek Pringle column – Misbah is a skipper who gels Pakistan together

5 July 2016 0 comments

In Urdu, Misbah means light or lamp, an apt personification for Pakistan’s Misbah-ul-Haq, who in his six years as the […]

Jimmy Anderson doubt for first Test against Pakistan

27 June 2016 0 comments

Jimmy Anderson is a doubt for England’s first Test with Pakistan after injuring his shoulder. The swing bowler, 33, sustained […]

Adam Milne to miss Essex T20 stint

20 June 2016 0 comments

ADAM Milne will not feature in this summer’s T20 Blast with the New Zealand bowler set for surgery on an […]

Is Arthur ready to take Pakistan reins?

7 June 2016 0 comments

Saj Sadiq on Mickey Arthur being named Pakistan head coach In early 2012 when Dav Whatmore took over as Pakistan […]

Universe Boss must let real bat do talking from now on

30 May 2016 0 comments

Derek Pringle is always prepared to listen to players who go off-message but feels that Chris Gayle has gone too […]

Paul Nixon column – Thank God… it’s not like Nineties anymore

23 May 2016 0 comments

It wasn’t just in the international set-up that there were ups and downs in the 1990s. The Nineties era was […]

Martin Johnson column – Cozier: A radio star and a top party host to boot

23 May 2016 1 comment

Cricket down here is the poorer for his passing, but for listeners to the celestial version of Test Match Special […]

Mickey Arthur – How ‘homework-gate’ made me a better coach

16 May 2016 0 comments

Tristan Lavalette talks to Mickey Arthur, who will coach his new charges Pakistan on their England tour his summer It […]

Durham’s plight a cautionary tale…

4 May 2016 0 comments

Derek Pringle suggests that the county’s request to be bailed out is symptomatic of deeper problems that face the game […]

Yasir Arafat moves back to Somerset on loan

22 March 2016 0 comments

YASIR Arafat has returned to Somerset having signed a season-long loan from Hampshire as a non-overseas player. Arafat, 34, has […]

A Brief History of Gambling in Cricket

4 March 2016 0 comments

That some cricket fans enjoy betting on the sport should come as little surprise to anyone. After all, it’s been […]

Where are they now? Scotland – 1998 NatWest Trophy giantkillers

2 February 2016 0 comments

By Neil Fissler Craig Wright admits that helping Scotland shock Worcestershire in the NatWest Trophy not only put cricket north […]

Adam Milne signs for Essex

29 January 2016 0 comments

ESSEX will have the services of Adam Milne this summer after the New Zealand bowler signed a deal to play […]

Pakistan’s Yasir Shah suspended after failed drugs test

29 December 2015 0 comments

PAKISTAN bowler Yasir Shah has been provisionally suspended by the ICC after failing a drugs test. The leg-spinner tested positive […]

Marcus North column

21 December 2015 1 comment

AFTER Australia dominated the first Test, West Indies will be preparing for Melbourne and the Boxing Day Test at the […]

Tag: Pakistan

Peter Hayter column – Dazzling win can’t hide the England problems

Derek Pringle column – Why Amir & Co must get into reverse gear again

Martin Johnson column – Let’s admit it, we’ve never had a leggie to stand on!

Derek Pringle column – English game needs to give spin a chance

Injury ends season for Overton

England basking in Knight’s new dawn

Anderson, Stokes and Rashid in England squad for second Test

Martin Johnson column – Milton’s paradise not lost, thanks to snicko

Peter Hayter column – Cheating Amir will be judged in house of Lord’s

Martin Johnson column – Squabbles, insults, threats… Oh yes, it’s Pakistan!

Derek Pringle column – Misbah is a skipper who gels Pakistan together

Jimmy Anderson doubt for first Test against Pakistan

Adam Milne to miss Essex T20 stint

Is Arthur ready to take Pakistan reins?

Universe Boss must let real bat do talking from now on

Paul Nixon column – Thank God… it’s not like Nineties anymore

Martin Johnson column – Cozier: A radio star and a top party host to boot

Mickey Arthur – How ‘homework-gate’ made me a better coach

Durham’s plight a cautionary tale…

Yasir Arafat moves back to Somerset on loan

A Brief History of Gambling in Cricket

Where are they now? Scotland – 1998 NatWest Trophy giantkillers

Adam Milne signs for Essex

Pakistan’s Yasir Shah suspended after failed drugs test

Marcus North column

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