Tag: Pakistan

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 […]

World T20 schedule announced

11 December 2015 2 comments

England have been drawn against holders Sri Lanka, South Africa, West Indies and a qualifier in the World Twenty20 which […]

Ireland to host Sri Lanka and Pakistan series

11 December 2015 0 comments

Sri Lanka and Pakistan will both travel to Ireland for one-day series next summer. Malahide will host Sri Lanka on […]

Six reasons why we should all lament end of the toss…

8 December 2015 0 comments

Roderick Easdale reveals why end of the mandatory coin toss deprives us of all the related intrigue… In next season’s […]

England women to play Pakistan in 2016

1 December 2015 0 comments

ENGLAND women are set to play three ODIs and three twenty20s against Pakistan next summer, with Sky Sports showing all […]

Looking back – Curtly Ambrose

1 December 2015 0 comments

Garfield Robinson looks back at the destructive career of Curtly Ambrose Wayne Lewis is currently the general secretary of the […]

Alison Mitchell looks back at Pakistan 2005

24 November 2015 0 comments

Alison Mitchell remembers the sights and sounds of Pakistan 2005 The recent terrorist attacks in Paris reminded us that we may […]

Where are they now? Durham – Minor Counties champions 1980