All Cricket Articles

Events in the latter stages of the second test at Lords have injected fresh hostility into a rivalry that might have been simmering before but is now well and truly at boiling point.

Brendon McCullum’s impact on England and Test cricket as a whole in the past year can’t be overstated – but as the Ashes begins, Rishi Persad is determined to try. I normally take a considered view on the result of the Ashes, primarily for the purpose of a punt on the outcome of the series, but not this summer. This summer I simply want England to win. As a fan of the West Indies since birth, I have always been impartial enough when it came to assessing the relative merits of England and Australia and did so without sentiment. But this year there is something bigger at stake than making a few quid on the correct result.

The first Ashes Test certainly lived up to the hype, and for any sports fan who didn’t know that the Ashes was happening, the odds say they do now! Ben Stokes’ England played an aggressive style of cricket which clashed with Pat Cummins’ Australia’s more reserved and traditional approach. It was a match that, from the moment Zac Crawley dispatched the first ball to the fence, was loaded with drama and you simply couldn’t take your eyes off it.

In the last 12 months England have rejuvenated Test cricket and relaunched a love for a format which, for many, was seen as dying. The emergence of ‘Bazball’ has led to England winning 11 out of their last 14 Tests in a fashion which has resulted in this Ashes being one of the most highly anticipated series since the epic of 2005. The battle of England vs Australia is one routed in history and this next chapter shouldn’t disappoint.

Does anyone actually know how often the T20 World Cup is supposed to take place? We thought it was supposed to be every two years but then there was that inexplicable five-year gap between 2016-21…

England’s nemesis, my mate. Goodness, there is so much we will miss about Shane Warne. He was very funny, and great fun. He was naughty but in the best sense, and smart, in the streetwise sense. He made people happy, which is a gift, and he made people stronger with his support and counsel. He...

Tomorrow sees the Indian Premier League return for its 14th season, with the non-stop tournament providing 60 Twenty20 matches in just 52 days. Eight teams compete in this cricketing frenzy, where 100 metre Sixes, one-handed catches and Super Overs seem to be the norm. If we are being honest, this year, there are four serious contenders for glory, whilst the other four are along for the ride and the fight to avoid last place.

These two Test Matches in Sri Lanka are a huge opportunity and a stiff examination for England’s two spinners Dom Bess and Jack Leach.

Stuck in the shadow of brash young offshoot T20, Test cricket is in seemingly terminal decline. Urgent change is needed to rescue it.

After over 7 weeks and 59 matches, the IPL final is upon us, with Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals left vying for glory. Onlookers will be hoping the final can live up to the drama of the rest of the competition, which has seen 5 centuries, 5 Super Overs and 723 sixes across the 7 weeks in typical IPL carnage.

How sport is helping Rwanda bounce back.

England and Australia go to war over a tiny urn since 1948. Here the newly retired Test Match Special legend recalls the most dramatic Ashes moments he has witnessed.

You should always expect the unexpected in sport, even when the miracles of 2019 are staring you down.

Afghanistan remains a country in crisis — yet amid the chaos one sport has captivated the nation. Here tells the story of its extraordinary emergence as a force in world cricket.