Posting Date Archive - 20/08/2018

Wanted: over-my-dead body resistance from England's batsmen - even if it is futile in this Test

JAMES COYNE: It was a day of extended agony for England as they mulled over how to repair the weaknesses in their batting. Time to call up someone the strokemakers can bat around

20/08/2018 | James Coyne | Opinion | England match centre | England |

How Kohli has won the battle against Anderson... and given India a chance of winning the war

SIMON HUGHES: Kohli has emerged on top through quicksilver footwork, monumental discipline and the vast reserves of stamina that he has built up over the last four years; he has gradually understood how Anderson manipulates batsmen around the crease

20/08/2018 | Simon Hughes | Opinion | England match centre | England |

CHAMPIONSHIP DIGEST: Summaries of all Monday's action from around the counties

Catch up with all the latest from across the County Championship with our bitesize reports from around the grounds...

20/08/2018 | The Cricketer | Somerset Men | Northamptonshire Men | Middlesex Men | Essex Men | Domestic | County Championship |

Warwickshire steamroller Gloucestershire inside two days at Edgbaston

Gloucestershire's batting folded pitifully for the second time in successive days as they followed their first innings 127 with 103 all out

20/08/2018 | The Cricketer | Warwickshire Men | Gloucestershire Men | Domestic | County Championship |

TODAY AT THE TEST: The best pictures from day three at Trent Bridge

India continued their domination of the third Test in Nottingham. Here are our picks of the pictures from Trent Bridge...

20/08/2018 | The Cricketer | India | England match centre | England |

QUIZ: Test cricket's most successful bowler-fielder combinations

England's most successful bowler-fielder partnership in Tests struck again on Monday, as Alastair Cook took a catch at slip to dismiss Rishabh Pant. But how many of the other deadly combos in Test history can you name?

20/08/2018 | The Cricketer | Sri Lanka | South Africa | Quizzes | Global Game | England | Australia |

Donald turns down new contract at Glamorgan to join Hampshire

The batsman will join up with the south coast county on an initial loan deal for the remainder of the season before turning the move permanent ahead of the 2019 summer

20/08/2018 | The Cricketer | Hampshire Men | Glamorgan Men | County Championship |

Hodge and Kings XI part ways ahead of 2019 IPL

The franchise announced on Monday that they have parted company with the former Australia international, who only joined the side ahead of the 2018 campaign

20/08/2018 | The Cricketer | Punjab Kings | IPL | Global Game |

The best and worst of Mitchell Johnson

After announcing his retirement from all forms of the game, The Cricketer takes a look back at Mitchell Johnson's best and worst days, including THAT Ashes purple patch

20/08/2018 | The Cricketer | Global Game | Features | Australia |

Here comes the next superstar of women's cricket

JAMES COYNE: It is not so surprising to see 17-year-old Amelia Kerr thrash a women’s ODI-record score of 232 not out against Ireland, and looking so assured bowling at England or in the Kia Super League

20/08/2018 | James Coyne | New Zealand | Global Game | Features |

Concern for England as Bairstow sustains "small fracture" to finger while keeping at Trent Bridge

The wicketkeeper was forced from the field during the morning session after sustaining a blow to the middle finger on his left hand as he tried to take a delivery from Jimmy Anderson

20/08/2018 | The Cricketer | England match centre | England |

CLUB WEEK: Water bills, freak accidents and road names

The Cricketer rounds up some of the more unusual stories of the past seven days from across the local cricket scene...

20/08/2018 | Brad West | Grass Roots | Domestic |

The art of the collapse: A phenomenon by no means restricted to cricket

SIMON BARNES: Failure becomes a plague that sweeps through the little community of the team until it seems that each individual player is actively seeking to bring about his own and everybody else’s destruction. And that is what we call a collapse

20/08/2018 | Simon Barnes | Opinion | England |

Taylor signs contract extension at Leicestershire

Tom Taylor arrived from Derbyshire on a single-season deal at the start of the 2018 campaign but will now remain with the club until at least the end of 2020

20/08/2018 | The Cricketer | Leicestershire Men | Domestic | County Championship |

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