Tag: Paul Nixon

WE NEED FBI-STYLE POWERS TO STOP FIXERS

24 March 2017 0 comments

PAUL NIXON Corruption in cricket is still rife with Mohammad Irfan the latest from the Pakistan Super League to be […]

Paul Nixon column – Few star names, but I’m backing my lads!

21 March 2017 0 comments

The draft for this year’s Caribbean Premier League took place this week and I’m really pleased with the business that […]

Paul Nixon column: Well done Surrey, it’s great to have KP back

14 March 2017 0 comments

Kevin Pietersen has rejoined Surrey for this season’s T20 Blast and it’s great to see the big man back playing cricket in this country.

Paul Nixon column – We can’t leave all players to learn on own…

21 February 2017 0 comments

Coaching has changed in the past decade or so with more onus being on players to work things out for […]

Paul Nixon column – Players will be pushed to new limits on pre-season tours

14 February 2017 0 comments

Kent are currently over in the Caribbean playing some good competitive cricket, while Nottinghamshire and Hampshire are set to fly […]

Nixon column: Glen has quality to thrive in Lancashire boss role

25 January 2017 0 comments

(Photo: Getty Images) By Paul Nixon Lancashire have followed in the footsteps of Yorkshire and Kent this season by appointing […]

Paul Nixon column – Sorry, but there’ll be no Vardy style tale in cricket

17 January 2017 0 comments

With the 2017 season not too far away, counties will be looking at any late big signings they can make, […]

Paul Nixon column – Jennings and Daws sensible picks for England

6 December 2016 0 comments

Keaton Jennings and Liam Dawson have been picked to replace the injured duo of Haseeb Hameed and Zafar Ansari in […]

Paul Nixon column – Never get too high on praise or low on criticism

16 November 2016 0 comments

The media will always have a role to play in cricket. Whether it’s good things being written about you and […]

Paul Nixon column – We’ve got to start grinding down the opposition

8 November 2016 0 comments

This series in India is one of England’s biggest in recent times. If they pulled a victory out of the […]

Paul Nixon column – Batty’s call-up sending out right message

26 September 2016 0 comments

There would have been a few eyebrows raised last Friday when the announcement came through that Gareth Batty had been […]

Paul Nixon column – I’d love to go for the hat-trick with Tallawahs and build up my coaching CV

23 August 2016 0 comments

What a couple of weeks it’s been! Caribbean Premier League winners for the second time then a wonderful family holiday […]

Paul Nixon column – I can feel for Ben, it’s not fun being injured

2 August 2016 0 comments

Ben Stokes will be cursing his luck having suffered another injury on his first Test back in the England team […]

Paul Nixon column – No score too large for Gayle and Co to chase

12 July 2016 0 comments

I am currently in Guyana preparing for the top of the table clash in the Caribbean Premier League. My Jamaica […]

Paul Nixon column – This was never about scoring points!

27 June 2016 0 comments

What a thriller that was on Tuesday, and one thing is for certain – nobody on the pitch was thinking […]

Paul Nixon column – Malan’s earned call but why only one game?

20 June 2016 0 comments

England have announced their squads for the upcoming ODIs and single T20 against Sri Lanka, and it looks like a […]

Paul Nixon column – All counties need equal TV exposure

14 June 2016 1 comment

With the One-Day Cup and T20 Blast now in full flow, there is plenty of county action on our TV […]

Paul Nixon column – I’d have hated to umpire if Dev was bowling

7 June 2016 0 comments

Of all the performances to come out of the recent second Test in Durham, from Moeen Ali’s attacking century to […]

Paul Nixon column – Batters beware: A team can fold any time

30 May 2016 0 comments

It’s been nice to see wickets falling in the County Championship now after batsmen dominated the opening few weeks, but […]

UK Sports Fans Offered Chance To Play With Professional Cricket Legends

27 May 2016 0 comments

An events and experience company in the UK is offering a ‘Play With A Cricket Legend’ package; a once-in-a-lifetime experience […]

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 […]

Paul Nixon column – Westley has look of future England Test star

16 May 2016 0 comments

Tom Westley has not been selected in England’s squad for the first Test against Sri Lanka, but if he carries […]

Paul Nixon column – Quality bowlers rising to top during run fests

10 May 2016 0 comments

All the early season talk has been of how the batsmen are scoring mountains of runs, resulting in most games […]

Paul Nixon column – Brendon’s knock so special but Viv is still king

2 March 2016 0 comments

By Paul Nixon You couldn’t have written a better script, could you? Brendon McCullum strides to the crease on the […]

Paul Nixon column – Admit it Straussy, KP will be great for World T20

29 January 2016 0 comments

Last year, when Andrew Strauss held a meeting with Kevin Pietersen to effectively shut the door on his Test future, […]