In the presence of the Great English Bore
How a pleasant day at the cricket turned into dismal anthropology.
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Brian Close: cricket’s hard man
Stephen Chalke’s book One Hell of a Life shows there have been few braver or more idiosyncratic players.
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Freddie Flintoff’s second coming
The ex-England pro leads his young team for a second series of self-discovery.
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I am a natural sportsman while sedentary
The more tennis and football I played, the worse I got.
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Cricket in an age of heroes
Bill Edrich was only a competent batsman but his manly exploits embodied the postwar spirit.
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How to fix English cricket
This year’s Wisden almanack describes a game in desperate pursuit of both profit and purpose.
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To keep winning, sports teams must fix what isn’t broken
Even harder than achieving success is continuing to achieve.
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Mike Brearley: “I would hum Beethoven as Michael Holding ran in to bowl”
The former cricketer on his memories of the Second World War, Barack Obama and literary festivals.
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Why are Tories so obsessed with Gary Lineker?
Also this week: a brawl at Lord’s and the US-Saudi golf rivalry.
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The cruelty of cricket
Nick Compton had talent and a famous name, but the unforgiving sport both hid and exacerbated his insecurities.
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How Dele Alli exposed the trauma that accompanies success in elite sport
We are increasingly discovering the mental cost of the pressure the sports industry places on its stars.
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Why cricket is the most moving art
It is complex and it is gladiatorial – yet farce and comedy are never far away during even the most…
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Sibling rivalry at backgammon has only one winner: not me
Up to London for the first day of the Ashes Test, and all I get is a hangover, Australian ascendancy…
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A battle for the soul of English cricket
When the former Yorkshire bowler Azeem Rafiq blew the whistle on racism, resignations and inquiries followed. Has anything changed?
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How English cricket disappeared
This year’s Wisden chronicles and fights back against the destruction of the summer game.
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The Azeem Rafiq case shows the ECB can’t solve cricket’s problems
Cricket’s grass roots need to take control of their sport.
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The risky genius of Ben Stokes
Only a man on a mission to make the draw obsolete could have led England to a 74-run win against…
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Sporting Notes: At the crease with Harold Pinter
Playing cricket with him for the theatrical team Gaieties CC, I witnessed the great playwright’s passion up close.
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The English Cricket Board is “not fit for purpose”, says Azeem Rafiq
The former Yorkshire player says nothing has changed since he made damning revelations of racism in the sport.
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Freddie Flintoff’s Field of Dreams is the most moving thing I’ve seen on TV in years
This show, in which Andrew Flintoff introduces working-class boys from Preston to cricket, shows how sport can bring people together…
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