Ben Stokes | The Cricket Blog

What did we learn from The Ashes Fourth Test at Old Trafford?

September 9, 2019

Australia wrapped up the Fourth Test late on Sunday afternoon to go 2-1 up in the Series, which of course in the process means that they’ve retained the Ashes. By default, it also means that Tim Pain...

England – not very good but very exciting

August 27, 2019

We can shelve the boardroom enthusiasm for ‘excitement’ that exists within the corridors of power at the ECB and its lust for more money and more sixes with The Hundred. The ECB has, right now, the m...

2019 Cricket World Cup team of the tournament

July 18, 2019

The 2019 Cricket World Cup featured a number of outstanding players and performances – we’ve attempted to whittle them down to the strongest XI. To do this, though, we’ve made our selections ba...

Discussing England’s Test team

February 5, 2019

Following England’s defeat in Antigua, the series against the West Indies has been lost and England come away with more questions than answers. 2019 was supposed to bring unprecedented success for th...

England’s top order finds a way to fire

November 26, 2018

England secured their first overseas whitewash since 1963 in Colombo, defeating Sri Lanka 3-0. In doing so, they’ve answered some lingering questions which have hung over the side, notably around the...

What is England’s plan for the Test XI?

September 4, 2018

England have managed to secure another home series win, but is the defeat of India enough to suggest that the future of this side is a bright one? Batting collapses remain a consistent theme and the ...

England’s Buttler problem

August 16, 2018

There will always be a clamour for Jos Buttler to be inserted into England’s Test XI. He’s an outrageously talented and expansive batsmen whose exploits in the white ball formats make him irresistibl...

1 2 3 4 Next »