Posting Date Archive - 19/03/2018

No Santner, the Stokes dilemma and time to let Bairstow loose: Things to watch in the Test series

New Zealand and England begin a two-Test campaign on Thursday. The Cricketer runs the rule over some key issues prior to the first ball

19/03/2018 | Sam Morshead | Features | England |

Coughlin needs shoulder surgery and will miss start of Notts season

Paul Coughlin suffered the injury while on England Lions duty in the Caribbean and will go under the knife in Manchester on Wednesday

19/03/2018 | The Cricketer | Domestic | County Championship |

Genius yet crass; sublime and ridiculous... there's no doubt Kevin Pietersen has left a lasting impression

In the wake of his decision to finally put his bat to bed, The Cricketer's writers provide their reflections on the career of the man we all came to call KP...

19/03/2018 | The Cricketer | Features | England |

McClenaghan replaces Behrendorff at Mumbai Indians

Jason Behrendorff is struggling with a back problem which kept him out of the Big Bash but Mumbai had still been willing to spend £160,000 on the seamer in January's IPL auction

19/03/2018 | The Cricketer | Mumbai Indians | IPL | Global Game |

Middlesex opener hits hundred as South continue North-South Series dominance

Nick Gubbins fired the South to a record-breaking total at Bridgetown’s Kensington Oval

19/03/2018 | The Cricketer | Domestic |

'We have a responsibility to keep the game alive,' says Gooch as he is appointed PCA president

Graham Gooch, the former England and Essex batsman, succeeds Andrew Flintoff in the role after his appointment was ratified by the PCA committee

19/03/2018 | The Cricketer | Domestic |

Philander's hacked tweet sparks yet more verbal jousting in fractious South Africa-Australia series

Vernon Philander will have to "deal with the consequences" of a tweet criticising Steve Smith regardless of whether or not he wrote it, according to Cameron Bancroft

19/03/2018 | The Cricketer | South Africa | Global Game | Australia |

KP refocuses his life after retiring from cricket: 'I've got better and bigger things to go on to now'

Kevin Pietersen now intends to apply himself fully to wildlife conservation and the protection of endangered species. And he revealed that his love affair for nature was rekindled by his exclusion from the England setup

19/03/2018 | The Cricketer | Global Game |

'I want to win trophies': Thunder name Bond as new head coach in bid to end wretched Big Bash record

Shane Bond, who recently worked in a fast bowling consultancy role with the England national side and was an assistant coach at Brisbane Heat, will lead the Thunder in BBL08 later this year

19/03/2018 | The Cricketer | Domestic | Big Bash |

Guptill added to New Zealand squad as selector gives update on Taylor injury

Martin Guptill, who has not made a Test appearance for his country since October 2016, has been summoned as batting cover prior to the day-night clash in Auckland

19/03/2018 | The Cricketer | New Zealand | Global Game |

Stokes looks set to be able to bowl for England in first Test

Ben Stokes has been dealing with a back problem which caused him to miss the pink-ball warm-up game against a New Zealand XI in Hamilton on Wednesday and Thursday

19/03/2018 | The Cricketer | England news | England |

The County Championship deserves to be preserved... to do so let's sex the whole thing up

Guest columnist FRED BOYCOTT has a plan to ensure county cricket's oldest competition survives the test of time (and he's not averse to a little sensationalism)

19/03/2018 | Fred Boycott | Opinion | Domestic |

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