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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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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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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With little left to be proud of in this country, at least we still have county cricket
A cricket ground bathed in sunlight is a wonderful sight; I would have been happy with any result.
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