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Cameron Ponsonby
Bazball had given us hope – but it’s all turned to ashes

Sat 6 Dec 2025

Bazball had given us hope – but it’s all turned to ashes
Gideon Haigh
Another collapse, and Bazball was reduced to a rumour

Sat 6 Dec 2025

Another collapse, and Bazball was reduced to a rumour
Gideon Haigh
Level-headed Australia pounce on England errors to wrest control of second Test

Fri 5 Dec 2025

Level-headed Australia pounce on England errors to wrest control of second Test
Gideon Haigh
Thanks a ton: Centurion Joe Root digs in to save England again

Thu 4 Dec 2025

Thanks a ton: Centurion Joe Root digs in to save England again
George Simms
Will Jacks: the latest addition to England’s Charge of the Height Brigade

Wed 3 Dec 2025

Will Jacks: the latest addition to England’s Charge of the Height Brigade
Andy Zaltzman
Don’t despair yet – there are some good omens for a second-Test comeback

Tue 2 Dec 2025

Don’t despair yet – there are some good omens for a second-Test comeback
Gideon Haigh
Hutton left as a champion – Stokes needs support to secure his legacy

Sat 29 Nov 2025

Hutton left as a champion – Stokes needs support to secure his legacy
Paul Hayward
Slavish adherence to Bazball risks disenfranchising England’s fans

Sat 29 Nov 2025

Slavish adherence to Bazball risks disenfranchising England’s fans
Matt Roller
Back Zak, don’t crack: England’s Crawley dilemma

Thu 27 Nov 2025

Back Zak, don’t crack: England’s Crawley dilemma
Gideon Haigh
‘England’s lackadaisical air is endearing them to nobody’

Tue 25 Nov 2025

‘England’s lackadaisical air is endearing them to nobody’
Gideon Haigh
Bazball’s sprint became a marathon to nowhere

Sun 23 Nov 2025

Bazball’s sprint became a marathon to nowhere
Andy Zaltzman
The Torrent of broken records that could kill off Bazball

Sun 23 Nov 2025

The Torrent of broken records that could kill off Bazball
Matt Roller
Six balls, no runs... how likely England victory turned into dire Ashes defeat

Sun 23 Nov 2025

Six balls, no runs... how likely England victory turned into dire Ashes defeat
Paul Hayward
Ben Stokes’s England just can’t kick their fatal addiction

Sat 22 Nov 2025

Ben Stokes’s England just can’t kick their fatal addiction
Gideon Haigh
England find new ways to lose as Head cashes in on Bazball’s bravado

Sat 22 Nov 2025

England find new ways to lose as Head cashes in on Bazball’s bravado
Gideon Haigh
Ashes delivers as Stokes leads England’s fightback

Fri 21 Nov 2025

Ashes delivers as Stokes leads England’s fightback
Gideon Haigh
England’s pace attack prepares to bring the storm to Australia

Thu 20 Nov 2025

England’s pace attack prepares to bring the storm to Australia
Gideon Haigh
Australia’s soap opera welcomes its latest additions

Thu 20 Nov 2025

Australia’s soap opera welcomes its latest additions
Chris Newell
The cricketing calendars of England’s Ashes 2025/26 squad

Thu 20 Nov 2025

The cricketing calendars of England’s Ashes 2025/26 squad
Gideon Haigh
Ballad of the first ball of the Ashes

Wed 19 Nov 2025

Ballad of the first ball of the Ashes
Cameron Ponsonby
Mind the waterslides – brutal Waca transformed for the modern day

Tue 18 Nov 2025

Mind the waterslides – brutal Waca transformed for the modern day
Cameron Ponsonby
How a trip to the stables saw me bump into Baz

Mon 17 Nov 2025

How a trip to the stables saw me bump into Baz
Andy Zaltzman
Bazball’s perfection in first Tests will hold key to chances of away series win

Mon 17 Nov 2025

Bazball’s perfection in first Tests will hold key to chances of away series win
Paul Hayward
Profile: Ben Stokes, England’s fiery captain

Sun 16 Nov 2025

Profile: Ben Stokes, England’s fiery captain
Gideon Haigh
England’s defining Ashes moment

Sat 15 Nov 2025

England’s defining Ashes moment
Paul Hayward
Where the heart wants to be: England’s happy Ashes exodus

Thu 13 Nov 2025

Where the heart wants to be: England’s happy Ashes exodus
George Simms
Steven Finn – ‘I was really unkind to myself, telling myself I was useless’

Mon 10 Nov 2025

Steven Finn – ‘I was really unkind to myself, telling myself I was useless’
Tanya Aldred
England risk being left behind by inspired India

Sun 2 Nov 2025

England risk being left behind by inspired India
Cameron Ponsonby
We’re not up to scratch, admits McCullum before Ashes

Sun 2 Nov 2025

We’re not up to scratch, admits McCullum before Ashes
Cameron Ponsonby
England’s one-day all-round talents a sign of the changing game

Sun 26 Oct 2025

England’s one-day all-round talents a sign of the changing game
Tanya Aldred
Can anyone beat Australia?

Sun 26 Oct 2025

Can anyone beat Australia?
Tanya Aldred
Yet to fully fire, England’s chances dampen in World Cup

Sun 19 Oct 2025

Yet to fully fire, England’s chances dampen in World Cup
Paul Hayward
Australian sledging: the Ashes aperitif that won’t win any awards

Thu 16 Oct 2025

Australian sledging: the Ashes aperitif that won’t win any awards
Tanya Aldred
England’s queens of spin enjoy view from the top

Sun 12 Oct 2025

England’s queens of spin enjoy view from the top
Gideon Haigh
Cummins faces up to stressful reality of Ashes mortality

Sat 11 Oct 2025

Cummins faces up to stressful reality of Ashes mortality
Tanya Aldred
Smith stuns South Africa as England make flying World Cup start

Sat 4 Oct 2025

Smith stuns South Africa as England make flying World Cup start
Michael Henderson
Nottinghamshire's well deserved County Championship victory

Sat 27 Sept 2025

Nottinghamshire's well deserved County Championship victory
Andy Zaltzman
England stats promising ahead of daunting Ashes

Sat 27 Sept 2025

England stats promising ahead of daunting Ashes
Gideon Haigh
England’s Ashes No3 will matter far less than keeping Ben Stokes firing

Sat 27 Sept 2025

England’s Ashes No3 will matter far less than keeping Ben Stokes firing
Tanya Aldred
The six storylines that will define the Women’s Cricket World Cup

Sat 27 Sept 2025

The six storylines that will define the Women’s Cricket World Cup
Raf Nicholson
The big changes in women’s cricket may just be the right ones

Sat 20 Sept 2025

The big changes in women’s cricket may just be the right ones
Ben Bloom
Josh Tongue leads unlikely route to title challenge for Nottinghamshire

Sat 20 Sept 2025

Josh Tongue leads unlikely route to title challenge for Nottinghamshire
Tanya Aldred
Salt sprinkles his stardust as England rediscover their mojo

Sat 13 Sept 2025

Salt sprinkles his stardust as England rediscover their mojo
Jessy Parker Humphreys
Having a Blast might soon be out of date for county cricket’s older crowd

Sat 13 Sept 2025

Having a Blast might soon be out of date for county cricket’s older crowd
Ben Bloom
Harry Brook has a dilemma as England search for more meaning

Fri 5 Sept 2025

Harry Brook has a dilemma as England search for more meaning
Ben Bloom
The Hundred’s popularity comes to the fore

Sat 30 Aug 2025

The Hundred’s popularity comes to the fore
Andy Zaltzman
Could increasing rarity be Test cricket’s salvation?

Sat 30 Aug 2025

Could increasing rarity be Test cricket’s salvation?
Cameron Ponsonby
Could Jersey really make it to the cricket World Cup?

Sat 23 Aug 2025

Could Jersey really make it to the cricket World Cup?
Ben Bloom
SACA: The growing success of Asian talent factory is a lesson for counties

Sat 23 Aug 2025

SACA: The growing success of Asian talent factory is a lesson for counties
Ben Bloom
Rivalry and role models: the benefit of a cricketing brother

Tue 19 Aug 2025

Rivalry and role models: the benefit of a cricketing brother
Philip Collins
You can hate the Hundred but how else do we pay the bills?

Fri 15 Aug 2025

You can hate the Hundred but how else do we pay the bills?
Jessy Parker Humphreys
Annabel Sutherland: “The Hundred is a great place to express yourself”

Wed 13 Aug 2025

Annabel Sutherland: “The Hundred is a great place to express yourself”
Jessy Parker Humphreys
‘It’s mad what the Hundred has done for women’s cricket’

Sat 9 Aug 2025

‘It’s mad what the Hundred has done for women’s cricket’
Ben Bloom
Wedding venues and club pitches: where 50-over cricket went to die

Sat 9 Aug 2025

Wedding venues and club pitches: where 50-over cricket went to die
Philip Collins
This is what England must do if they are to win the Ashes

Sat 9 Aug 2025

This is what England must do if they are to win the Ashes
Paul Hayward
Chris Woakes’ agony was laudable and lamentable

Fri 8 Aug 2025

Chris Woakes’ agony was laudable and lamentable
Andy Zaltzman
The dizzying stats behind one of the greatest ever Test series

Wed 6 Aug 2025

The dizzying stats behind one of the greatest ever Test series
Andy Zaltzman
There’s definitely one way Bazball has managed to keep Test cricket gripping

Sat 2 Aug 2025

There’s definitely one way Bazball has managed to keep Test cricket gripping
Michael Henderson
Cricket needs to grow, but is this really a price worth paying?

Sat 2 Aug 2025

Cricket needs to grow, but is this really a price worth paying?

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