Middlesex upheaval grows as chair Richard Sykes reveals intent to resign Richard Sykes is set to resign as chair of Middlesex in the latest change of leadership at the beleaguered county club The Guardian - UK · Sep 16
Ben Stokes has been extraordinary for English cricket, it should cut him some slack The sport’s misguided morals mean England’s Test captain has been humbled for a meaningless infraction and kept off the stage for which he was made The Guardian - UK · Jun 12
‘Nobody likes to be belittled’: how New Zealand’s ‘Ilford seconds’ made history in 1986 Jeremy Coney’s tourists 40 years ago lacked the resources and professionalism of their opponents but got under England’s skin to claim a famous series win The Guardian - UK · Jun 3
‘Acceptance of mediocrity’: Middlesex gaze south enviously with golden years long gone With their last title a decade ago, young players moving on and coach churn, Middlesex are no longer even the most famous team that call Lord’s home The Guardian - UK · May 1
Middlesex ‘drifting towards irrelevance’: Gatting leads revolt against club leadership A group of past Middlesex players led by the former England captain Mike Gatting has delivered a withering assessment of the county’s leadership The Guardian - UK · Mar 31
Sydney has a history of hosting Ashes comebacks – and launching dynasties Classic New Year’s Tests offer clues for how England and Australia can end this series on their terms at the SCG and set up for the next The Guardian - AU · Jan 1
Winter is coming: England’s cricketers fly out for long tour that will decide Ashes and World Cup Four decades ago Mike Gatting lamented 30-game schedule and while improvements were made, players will be weary of gruelling season ahead The Guardian - UK · Oct 11, 2025
When hands fail and history alters: cricket’s notorious dropped catches England’s most renowned butterfingered culprits share the lingering regret that came from a single moment The Guardian - UK · Feb 5, 2025
‘The bloke who hit the six’: when Warwickshire won the 1989 NatWest Trophy It is 35 years since the unlikely, bespectacled duo of Asif Din and Neil Smith held off Middlesex in a thrilling finish to a low-scoring Lord’s final The Guardian - UK · Aug 28, 2024
Raman Subba Row obituary England batsman and influential administrator who helped bring about a lasting shift in cricket’s power balance The Guardian - UK · Apr 19, 2024
Test cricket needed India’s ‘fantastic’ Jaiswal and England’s Bazball Former England captain Mike Gatting heaps praise on India and England’s approach ahead of fourth Test in Ranchi. Al Jazeera · Feb 22, 2024
India vs England, 2nd Test: Can Kuldeep Yadav ‘reverse’ the trend? With England's batters catching the hosts off-guard with their reverse sweeps against left-arm finger spin, the 'Chinaman' bowler's wrist spin could come to India's rescue The Times of India · Jan 30, 2024
‘Fun, engaging, quick’: indoor cricket could be due for a global revival Its popularity has waned since the likes of Mike Gatting played it but indoor cricket boasts some rising numbers at last The Guardian - UK · Nov 22, 2023
Memories of Wankhede: When Gooch & Co. swept India out In the Mumbai semifinal of the 1987 World Cup, favourites India lost to England The Times of India · Nov 14, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2023 Nabi’s nomadic journey from beating Gatting to historic win over England Veteran has beaten 43 different countries since first being noticed flaying an MCC side to all corners in Mumbai in 2006
The Guardian - UK · Jul 21, 2023 Ashes diary: northern mayors call out ECB as Mike Gatting relives that ball Andy Burnham and Tracy Brabin call on ECB to reconsider decision not to allocate 2027 Ashes Tests to northern grounds as former England captain braves potential ignominy
The Guardian - UK · Jul 19, 2023 Ashes diary: Stokes gets his revenge and Old Trafford remembers 1993 The England captain didn’t take kindly to a painful blow to the shin and was also hoping to do better than Graham Gooch in 1993
The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2023 A closer look at Old Trafford’s Ashes history ahead of fourth Test Old Trafford Ashes Tests have thrown up plenty of magical moments.
The Hindu · Jul 12, 2023 MCC recommends extra funding for Test cricket and women’s game, significant reduction in ODIs after 2027 MCC committee proposes extra funding for Test cricket, reduction in ODIs after 2027 World Cup, suggests creating a ringfenced ICC Strategic Fund to strengthen women’s cricket, calls on ICC to ensure equitable schedule of matches for all member countries post 2027. Urges global game to reset, focus on powerful few…
The Times of India · Jul 11, 2023 Reduce ODIs post 2027 World Cup: MCC suggests to ICC MUMBAI: At a time when the International Cricket Council (ICC) is set to hold a key meeting of its Chief Executives' Committee in Durban on Wednesday to perhaps chalk out the men’s Future Tours Programme (FTP) from 2028 onwards, the prestigious Marylebone Cricket Club's World Cricket committee (WCC) has recommended…
The Guardian - UK · Jun 15, 2023 Ashes omens: what Peter Pan, Eurovision and Taggart tell us about the cricket Could the first Ashes Test venue hinder England’s prospects or will a Disney remake of Peter Pan transport Australia’s hopes to never-never land?
The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2023 Out of nowhere: Michael Atherton remembers Shane Warne’s ball of the century Michael Atherton remembers Shane Warne’s ball of the century 30 years on
The Guardian - UK · Jun 4, 2023 Thirty years on, Shane Warne’s ball of the century echoes far beyond cricket Sunday marks the 30th anniversary of Mike Gatting’s Ashes dismissal, a sporting moment quoted in songs, poems and Hansard
The New Daily · Jun 3, 2023 Three decades on, Warne’s Gatting ball is still the one Sunday marks 30 years since cricket's most famous delivery, and Shane Warne's Gatting ball is still the one.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 1, 2023 Digested week: imagining what comes next for Succession’s dislikable characters A note-perfect finale, Boris Johnson’s WhatsApp messages and my role in an England cricketing hero’s downfall