Martin Johnson column – Botham! There’s an all-round talent for you Trev… 13 September 2016 0 comments Every now and then, I find myself being overpowered by that dark and irresistible force known as ‘Fred Trueman Syndrome’. […]
Peter Hayter column – Will need for spin hasten end for big two? 30 August 2016 0 comments Time waits for no man, particularly not fast bowlers, not even, statistically, with 680 wickets from 89 Tests together, the […]
Willey avoids fracture but will miss first ODI 23 August 2016 0 comments David Willey has not fractured any of the bones in his hand and will join the England squad after Wednesday’s […]
Hales may survive but there can be no place for Vince 23 August 2016 0 comments Chris Stocks looks ahead to the winter double tour to Bangladesh and India and chooses his party for the arduous […]
Outgrounds – Leicestershire 16 August 2016 0 comments When Gower rescued Taylor from a battering by snarling Sylvester Dan Whiting unearths some intriguing tales from Leicestershire’s forays into […]
England players set to make T20 Blast and One-Day Cup appearances 14 June 2016 0 comments A host of England players will be in action for their counties over the coming weeks with national team mates […]
Mills and Malan in England T20 squad 14 June 2016 0 comments Tymal Mills and Dawid Malan will get their chance to shine in England colours after both were named in the […]
How Lord’s intensifies both glory and failure 14 June 2016 0 comments Peter Hayter offers a 44-year appreciation of the magic of HQ Lord’s. There is something about the place that always […]
Stuart Broad: I wouldn’t have survived a couple of poor Tests in Nineties 13 June 2016 0 comments Chris Stocks finds that Stuart Broad is grateful to be playing in more enlightened times for England nowadays The Nineties […]
Martin Johnson column – There’d be no fun if Geoffrey’s mum was at No.11 6 June 2016 0 comments There are one or two instances in which Wisden’s claim to be cricket’s unimpeachable bible fails to stand up to […]
Derek Pringle column – Finn must eye up the prey and hit the deck hard 6 June 2016 0 comments There is another game Steven Finn appears to be playing alongside cricket at the moment – Snakes and Ladders. Finn, […]
We Test lovers must fight to prove KP’s no Mystic Meg 30 May 2016 0 comments Peter Hayter launches an impassioned defence of the five-day game after the latest attack from the former England captain Don’t […]
Root is England’s man for all the occasions 23 May 2016 0 comments Chris Stocks looks at the rise of Joe Root – England’s Player of the Year When Joe Root swept the […]
Moeen Ali – Hearing of poor James’ heart trouble put T20 Final defeat in perspective 4 May 2016 0 comments Peter Hayter catches up with Moeen Ali to talk about the World T20, the shock retirement of his friend James […]
Martin Johnson column – Keep your lid on and always wear the armour… 26 April 2016 0 comments England’s travelling support may be a tad thinner than usual this winter, largely thanks to the main course – India […]
Peter Hayter column – Viv would have been on Cook’s side over helmets 26 April 2016 0 comments To see or not to see, that appears to be the question Alastair Cook has been given no choice to […]
Why Leicester fairytale can’t be repeated by cricket cousins 26 April 2016 0 comments Tim Wigmore reveals how county cricket’s finances mean the underdog has had his day in the Championship Fans of the […]
ICP Young Gun – Gavin Main 7 April 2016 0 comments ‘I got Broad with a yorker on my first-class debut’ After four T20 outings for Scotland, Gavin Main has more […]
Derek Pringle column – When the panic sets in there is nowhere to hide… 28 February 2016 0 comments By Derek Pringle It only takes ten balls to dismiss a cricket team yet we still profess shock and bewilderment […]
Liam Dawson named in England World T20 squad 10 February 2016 0 comments LIAM Dawson is the surprise pick in England’s squad after the Three Lions named their 15-man selection for the World […]
England Test series ratings 10 November 2015 0 comments With a 2-0 defeat in the Tests series against Pakistan, Chris Stocks gives his ratings on the England squad Alastair […]
Key Ashes battles 7 July 2015 0 comments We look at some of the key battles that could decide the location of the urn.
VIDEO: “We Are England” – Alastair Cook, James Anderson & Co on what it means to play for England 6 July 2015 0 comments Watch England stars past and present describe what it really means to play for your country
Paul Nixon: It’s been great so far but Ballance is a worry 1 July 2015 0 comments The best one-day international series I can ever recall in England may have ended but that has only whetted the appetite for the months ahead.
Paul Nixon: Leicestershire Must Leave Grace Road To Improve 10 September 2014 1 comment There have been some trying times for Leicestershire in the last couple of years but this week has been a particularly tough one to take – on and off the pitch – and something has to change.