Dusting off kitbag cobwebs and limbering up for the cricket season Contrasting emotions and the uniqueness of fresh characters are a sign that the build-up to a new domestic season has begun The Guardian - UK · Mar 13, 2024
Steve Smith and the unbridled joy of taking catches in Test cricket The Australian now has claim to being one of the greatest in the game and shows the euphoria a catch safely taken can ignite The Guardian - UK · Mar 6, 2024
New Zealand public embrace chance to set Test record straight against Australia Opening match in Wellington is a sellout and the challenge of welcoming their noisy neighbours is capturing the imagination The Guardian - UK · Feb 28, 2024
Goswami still rankled by row that overshadowed India farewell Legendary fast bowler is vexed about how England reacted to Deepti Sharma’s run-out of Charlie Dean at Lord’s in 2022 The Guardian - UK · Feb 21, 2024
Crawley and Duckett have put an end to rolling cast of England openers After a decade of top-order batters struggling badly, the little and large combination have stylishly solved the problem The Guardian - UK · Feb 14, 2024
A country for young men: Ben Stokes gets England’s Test debutants shining Getting your Test cap is always a memorable moment, even more so under the current England management team The Guardian - UK · Feb 7, 2024
Afghanistan cricket exile Ekil Latifi: ‘We were scared they were going to kill us’ The team that had to flee after the return of the Taliban is pushing hard for a return to international cricket The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2024
Memories of 2012-13: England’s most impressive away series this century India have won all 14 home Test series since this 2-1 defeat, making the tourists’ achievement all the more remarkable The Guardian - UK · Jan 24, 2024
Lowerhouse’s remarkable hall of fame adds to historic cricket club charms Top-class overseas professionals rushed to gain rich experience at still-thriving club before the year-long nature of modern cricket The Guardian - UK · Jan 17, 2024
As Warner bids farewell, Anderson returns to the treadmill in India While others leave the stage the 41-year-old heads to India for another assignment – but he needs to end his slump in form The Guardian - UK · Jan 10, 2024
Women’s cricket team of the year: from Tammy Beaumont to Beth Mooney From Sophie Ecclestone’s table-topping exploits to Mooney’s clutch World Cup displays, we pick our all-format XI for 2023 The Guardian - UK · Jan 3, 2024
‘A bucket-list thing’: England’s women relish first Test in India for 18 years The women’s game has been transformed since Charlotte Edwards’s side braved infested hotels en route to defeat in 2005 The Guardian - UK · Dec 13, 2023
Adapt now: what cricket can learn from sailing on how to be green SailGP, by adding a competition element, has shown humans can change and that sport can help to change them The Guardian - UK · Dec 6, 2023
Ten years of Ben Stokes: from raw all-rounder to England’s star turn A decade ago next month, a young all-rounder made his Test debut. Now, he is the central pillar of England cricket The Guardian - UK · Nov 29, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Nov 1, 2023 England’s search for a spinner takes youngsters to UAE camp England’s latest attempt at solving a never-ending problem – finding a world-beating slow bowler – moves to this month’s Lions camp
The Guardian - UK · Aug 30, 2023 South African cricket’s Faustian pact keeps the lights on, but at a price The SA20 franchise tournament is taking precedence over the Test team and a rich red-ball history is now in danger
The Guardian - UK · Aug 9, 2023 Test selection is set to get interesting, whether Ben Stokes likes it or not Captain spoiled the fun of armchair selectors with consistent sides during Ashes but must make adjustments for India tour
The Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2023 Mike Smith and why not all England memories of Headingley are golden Gloucestershire swing bowler played instead of Andy Caddick in the 1997 Ashes and it turned out to be his only Test
The Guardian - UK · Jun 27, 2023 County cricket’s relentless spin cycle has left England short of options There is no spin bowler in England’s team for the second Ashes Test and a look at the domestic game points to a wider problem
The Guardian - UK · May 31, 2023 Ireland’s Lorcan Tucker: ‘We’re learning Test cricket on the job’ Ireland play England at Lord’s and their keeper-batter is in fine form as they look for the first Test win in their history
The Guardian - UK · Apr 12, 2023 Where has cricket landed in the wake of the Yorkshire racism saga? Three years on from my interview with Azeem Rafiq, it’s surreal to see where we and the game have ended up
The Guardian - UK · Mar 29, 2023 Jos Buttler’s Test career is probably over – but the what-ifs remain We’ll surely never find out but might the white-ball genius have thrived at Test level with the TLC of McCullum and Stokes?
The Guardian - UK · Mar 15, 2023 Why Temba Bavuma’s second century matters, for himself and South Africa Temba Bavuma had become a walking metaphor for his country’s failures before a change in coach and promotion to captain