IT’S BEEN A SUMMER WE CAN SAVOUR 19 September 2021 0 comments PETER HAYTER @phaytercricket An international season that ends the way this 2021 summer version has done cannot be described as […]
Virat Kohli is a friend for life | Peter Hayter 22 August 2021 0 comments Donald Trump is not renowned for his love of cricket, but the great manipulator has always known how to play […]
Alex Hales is a symbol of wrong decisions | Peter Hayter 1 August 2021 0 comments Judging solely by the look on Alex Hales’ face at the end of The Hundred match between Trent Rockets and […]
Could Ben Stokes by the root of change? | Peter Hayter 11 July 2021 0 comments Currently level with Michael Vaughan on 26, Joe Root may be one victory away from becoming the England captain with […]
Panic is no bad thing for Joe Root | Peter Hayter 20 June 2021 0 comments @phaytercricket Joe Root reckons that, despite his England’s side abject display against New Zealand at Edgbaston, this is not the […]
JIMMY’S PASSION IS FIERCE AS EVER 13 June 2021 0 comments PETER HAYTER @phaytercricket I thought Jimmy Anderson was joking but as it turned out he could not have been more serious. […]
NASSER’S MISTAKE WAS NO MYTH 6 June 2021 0 comments PETER HAYTER @phaytercricket So now we know. Nasser Hussain was right to invite Steve Waugh’s Australians to bat first in […]
RAISE FINGER TO THE UMPIRE’S CALL NOW 23 May 2021 0 comments PETER HAYTER @phaytercricket The introduction of whizzbang up-to-date technology has brought us a number of shiny new things guaranteed to […]
The Cricket Paper to return to the newsstand on May 16! 29 April 2021 0 comments Back soon and ready to read every Sunday for the 2021 county and international season
STOKES HAS TO LEAD THE ASHES ASSAULT 27 September 2020 0 comments PETER HAYTER History makers: Andrew Strauss and his England side celebrate winning the Ashes in Australia in 2010-11, but in […]
BEEFY’S RIGHT, STOKES IS BEST WE’VE EVER HAD 23 August 2020 0 comments PETER HAYTER @phaytercricket A crack of Ben Stokes’ bat on ball; a nanosecond of hush, an eruption of noise from […]
It’s green for go as Rashid ups the ante 2 August 2020 0 comments By Peter Hayter August 1, Ageas Bowl, Southampton England 216-6 (Bairstow 82, Willey 47no, Billings 46no, Little 3-60, Campher 2-50) […]
The Cricket Paper returns August 2! 18 July 2020 0 comments Our award-winning cricket coverage will be back next month for the Bob Willis Trophy and England’s series against Ireland
Wisden’s 2019 stars? Not Smith, nor Stokes, sadly 15 September 2019 0 comments Peter Hayter suggests that this amazing Ashes should prompt the Almanack to alter its once-a-career criteria when it selects its […]
At last, a genius in the mould of KP that we can all take to our heart 8 September 2019 0 comments Peter Hayter turns back the clock to relive the controversy surrounding ‘KP: Story of a Genius’ contrasting the squad unity […]
No bouncy castle can ever match drama of Test cricket 1 September 2019 0 comments Peter Hayter took to social media to gauge opinion on The Hundred, as Headingley’s memorable advert for Test match cricket […]
Is the Burnley Express finally at the end of the Ashes line? 4 August 2019 0 comments Peter Hayter fears the worst for England’s legendary bowler James Anderson after pulling up with a recurrence of a calf […]
England need Joe Root firing on all cylinders in the Ashes 31 July 2019 0 comments Joe Root has never made any secret of the fact that, on occasion, his admiration for his fellow ‘Yorkie’ Michael […]
england need root back firing on all cylinders 28 July 2019 0 comments nightBatting hero: Michael Vaughan Peter Hayter highlights the importance of having an in-form and confident Joe Root leading out England […]
WE’RE NO LONGER CAUGHT IN A TRAP 21 July 2019 0 comments PETER HAYTER @phaytercricket All together now: Team spirit embodied the winning culture in Andrew Strauss’ Test side in the early […]
why Stupidity of hales has become so painful for taylor and England 28 June 2019 0 comments Peter Hayter contrasts the ill-health that ended the career of England selector James Taylor with the self-destructive actions of Alex […]
Sorry Chris, your antics aren’t comedy gold just disrespectful 21 June 2019 0 comments Making a spectacle of himself: Chris Gayle joking around against England. Inset: Gayle asks captain Jason Holder to review a […]
Love him or hate him, let’s credit Smith for still delivering 7 June 2019 0 comments Peter Hayter respects the ability of the former Aussie skipper to continue his heavy run scoring despite the attention he […]
WHEN THE HEAT IS ON ENGLAND KNOW THAT ICEMAN EOIN WILL NOT FREEZE 31 May 2019 0 comments Peter Hayter pays tribute to the cool temperament and impressive leadership qualities of England’s long-serving one-day captain Eoin Morgan Peter […]
Cricket may be ‘coming home’ but we hit rock bottom last time it was here… 24 May 2019 0 comments Peter Hayter applauds the growing confidence within the England camp but also offers some cautionary memories from 20 years ago […]