During the New Year's Test in 2016, the now-England captain launched a stunning assault on the South African bowling attack to score 258 from just 198 balls; an innings which highlighted his brute strength and lightning-fast hands

03/01/2025 | Simon Hughes | South Africa | All Members-Only | Features | Premium | News | Magazine | England |

For the Summer 2018 issue of The Cricketer magazine, SIMON HUGHES spoke to the England seamer about the art of swing bowling, technical tweaks and self-confidence

13/05/2024 | Simon Hughes | All Members-Only | Features | News | England |

Simon Hughes assesses the merits of the various candidates, and decides Joe Root will go down as England's greatest modern batsman

28/09/2021 | Simon Hughes | Premium |

SIMON HUGHES AT THE KIA OVAL: India had enough bowling depth to see them to victory on the fifth day. But England allowed several opportunities to stamp their mark on the contest slip through their fingers, and they were duly punished

06/09/2021 | Simon Hughes | International | India | ENG v IND | England | 1Banner |

SIMON HUGHES embarks on a four-match tour of the North York Moors which helps him reconnect with the game's roots

05/09/2021 | Simon Hughes | Premium |

SIMON HUGHES AT THE KIA OVAL: England's four-man pace attack was blunted by a classy India line-up but more importantly in benign conditions meaning there is cause for concern ahead of facing Australia

04/09/2021 | Simon Hughes | News | International | India | ENG v IND | England |

SIMON HUGHES: Chris Woakes is often overshadowed but never overawed, a fast medium, seam bowling all-rounder who always answers to his job description. He gives you what it says on the tin/in the match programme

02/09/2021 | Simon Hughes | News | International | India | ENG v IND | England |

SIMON HUGHES in conversation with his old friend Ted Dexter

26/08/2021 | Simon Hughes | Special | News | Features |

SIMON HUGHES: He was a towering presence in the cricket world, and he leaves an enormous vacuum of ideas and vision and energy. His legacies are as powerful as his strokeplay was magnificent

26/08/2021 | Simon Hughes | Special | England |

SIMON HUGHES: The skill levels were off the chart, the music wasn’t bad and the crowd was enthralled. English cricket's version of the IPL achieved everything it set out to do but there remain some teething problems

22/08/2021 | Simon Hughes | The Hundred | News |

SIMON HUGHES AT LORD'S: Strange fields and poor bowling saw Joe Root's side go from favourites to losers in the space of a day's play

16/08/2021 | Simon Hughes | News | International | India | ENG v IND | England |

SIMON HUGHES: While Rishabh Pant has a license to play his natural game in India's middle-order, Buttler has not yet been let off the leash and plays within himself

14/08/2021 | Simon Hughes | News | International | ENG v IND | England |

SIMON HUGHES: The list of responsibilities for a captain is long. That’s why they are paid the big bucks. The best escape from many of these tasks is to be preoccupied out in the middle making runs

13/08/2021 | Simon Hughes | ENG v IND | England | 1Banner |

SIMON HUGHES AT LORD'S: It took the best purveyor of swing and seam the world has ever seen to deny him a deserved place on the Lord’s honours board. But his 83 may well have a major impact on the outcome of this match

12/08/2021 | Simon Hughes | International | India | ENG v IND | 1Banner |

Since his operation to remove a bit of extra bone growth from his right elbow he has played one game in the Vitality Blast – bowling three respectable overs costing 20 runs – but both England and Sussex are progressing cautiously with his return

28/07/2021 | Simon Hughes | News | International | England |