Tag: The Ashes

Zak attack set the tone

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By Jim Wallace Elegant: Joe Root flicks one off his pads for four more in his 91 PICTURE: Alamy ZAK […]

It would break my heart if Jimmy didn’t quit too

30 July 2023 0 comments

Ashes winner Steve Harmison says it would ‘break his heart’ if James Anderson DIDN’T follow in Stuart Broad’s footsteps and […]

Cummins stands alone as the true titan of Summer

30 July 2023 0 comments

DEREK PRINGLE @derekpringle If Australia had been able to catch during England’s first innings at The Oval then Pat Cummins […]

Buoyant Brook lifts the mood

30 July 2023 0 comments

THE STORY FROM THE OVAL: DAY 1 INSIGHT By Jo Harman THERE WAS an inescapable flatness in the build-up to […]

The last days of summer

30 July 2023 0 comments

OVAL OVATIONS – THE ASHES IN THE 21ST CENTURY A look back at Ashes Tests this century at The Oval […]

Nat climbs up to world no.1

30 July 2023 0 comments

Nat Sciver-Brunt has moved to the top of the ICC’s ODI batting rankings after hitting back-to-back centuries for England in […]

What’s in The Cricket Paper: 30/07/23

28 July 2023 0 comments

Australia may have retained the Ashes but the final test is poised to be another classic, and you can find […]

Green admits Australia ‘got out of jail’ in rain-ruined fourth Test

25 July 2023 0 comments

Australia all-rounder Cameron Green admits his side “got out of jail” in their Ashes-clinching draw at Emirates Old Trafford. A […]

England pray for one last chance

23 July 2023 0 comments

By Taha Hashim Just a little time, that’s all England desire on Sunday. Marnus Labuschagne may have advanced to his […]

Passing on the legacy of Beefy

23 July 2023 0 comments

RICHARD CLARKE AKA The Grumbler At the end of the first day at the Old Trafford Test, reserve umpire Martin […]

Sciver-Brunt leads England to ODI series win as Ashes end all square

19 July 2023 0 comments

Nat Sciver-Brunt was the hero again as England claimed a Women’s Ashes series draw with a 69-run win over Australia […]

England may need weather check and bolder approach in fourth Test – Stokes

18 July 2023 0 comments

Ben Stokes admitted England’s predicament in the Ashes means keeping one eye on the weather forecast and the possibility of […]

England recall Anderson at Old Trafford with Ali to bat at three

17 July 2023 0 comments

England have recalled James Anderson for the fourth Ashes Test at Emirates Old Trafford. The 40-year-old Lancashire seamer will feature […]

Australia retain Ashes as England fall short despite Sciver-Brunt century

16 July 2023 0 comments

Australia retained the Women’s Ashes after Nat Sciver-Brunt’s excellent innings of 111 not out could not prevent England suffering an […]

Mo’s bid for three-dom!

16 July 2023 0 comments

Ali can pull punches early, says Compton By Gary Fitzgerald Former England opener Nick Compton believes giving Moeen Ali the […]

A thrilling finale awaits

16 July 2023 0 comments

VIEW FROM DOWN UNDER THE MEL FARRELL COLUMN What a time it’s been for England Ashes fightbacks. After the first […]

Changing world, a changing Dukes?

16 July 2023 0 comments

There’s been plenty of focus on the Dukes ball in recent summers, and although there was swing and seam at […]

The true making of Mark Wood

16 July 2023 0 comments

By Richard Edwards Having watched Mark Wood tear in at Headingley, it’s hard to imagine that he was once an […]

So, where is the Northern love?

16 July 2023 0 comments

After a classic at Headingley, James Wallace laments the fact that there will be no men’s Ashes Tests in the […]

Beefy goes electric

16 July 2023 0 comments

MANCHESTER ’81 REVISITED Phil Walker recalls the last time England triumphed over Australia at Old Trafford in the Ashes In […]

Dawson not ‘wasting energy’ thinking about England recall

14 July 2023 0 comments

Liam Dawson has stopped “wasting energy” thinking about an England recall, insisting he paid no attention to speculation about being […]

Collingwood says thrilling Ashes drawing new fans

12 July 2023 0 comments

England’s assistant coach Paul Collingwood believes this summer’s Ashes excitement could spark a cricket boom in the country. Three thrilling […]

‘I was a bit nervous’ – Stokes endured anxious wait as England sealed Test win

10 July 2023 0 comments

Ben Stokes revelled in England seizing an Ashes lifeline at Headingley again but he admitted being a hostage to fortune […]

Cummins will not rule out omitting Warner for fourth Test

10 July 2023 0 comments

Australia captain Pat Cummins refused to rule out axing David Warner for the Ashes run-in after the opener’s struggles against […]

Brook keeps Ashes alive in thrilling win over Australia

9 July 2023 0 comments

Harry Brook announced himself on the Ashes stage with a match-winning knock for England that kept the series alive and […]

Tag: The Ashes

Zak attack set the tone

It would break my heart if Jimmy didn’t quit too

Cummins stands alone as the true titan of Summer

Buoyant Brook lifts the mood

The last days of summer

Nat climbs up to world no.1

What’s in The Cricket Paper: 30/07/23

Green admits Australia ‘got out of jail’ in rain-ruined fourth Test

England pray for one last chance

Passing on the legacy of Beefy

Sciver-Brunt leads England to ODI series win as Ashes end all square

England may need weather check and bolder approach in fourth Test – Stokes

England recall Anderson at Old Trafford with Ali to bat at three

Australia retain Ashes as England fall short despite Sciver-Brunt century

Mo’s bid for three-dom!

A thrilling finale awaits

Changing world, a changing Dukes?

The true making of Mark Wood

So, where is the Northern love?

Beefy goes electric

Dawson not ‘wasting energy’ thinking about England recall

Collingwood says thrilling Ashes drawing new fans

‘I was a bit nervous’ – Stokes endured anxious wait as England sealed Test win

Cummins will not rule out omitting Warner for fourth Test

Brook keeps Ashes alive in thrilling win over Australia

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