In this issue

HERE WE GO AGAIN! County Championship gets ready for lift-off, and we tell you all there is to know...

Pringle: England duty may cost Surrey the title

Porter: Essex have learnt from mistakes made in 2018

Olivier: I’m excited about my challenge with Yorkshire

Nixon: Rule changes set to make games more competitive

Archer under pressure Farbrace cautious over all-rounder’s World Cup selection

Hundred Opens Up New Avenues

THE Hundred has been greeted with as much scepticism as enthusiasm since the tournament was first mooted back in April 2017.

2 mins

Crane: I'll Still Do A Job For England

Richard Edwards catches up with Hampshire leg-spinner Mason Crane about his hopes for an Test recall this summer against the Old Enemy.

3 mins

England Calls May Wreck Surrey's Bid To Retain Title

Past patterns are what everyone from soothsayers to economists look for to predict the future and so it is with this column’s gander at this season’s County Championship, which gets underway today.

4 mins

New Boy Ben Has Made An Immediate Impression

Paul Edwards runs the rule over Notts’ new opening pair, Ben Duckett and Ben Slater, and how they have given head coach Peter Moores plenty of food for thought.

4 mins

Surrey's Depth Will Be Key To Retaining Title

SURREY have long been known as the ‘Manchester United of cricket’, such is their financial power and history of success. Yet last season they were more like Manchester City as they cantered to their first County Championship title in 17 years by a whopping 48 points.

2 mins

Porter: We Can Learn From Our 2018 Mistakes

IF Surrey are the team to beat in this year’s County Championship, Essex are the ones most likely to overhaul the current title-holders at the top of the Division One table over the coming months.

2 mins

Moores Devises Masterplan For Notts Revival

WHEN Nottinghamshire were promoted to the top-flight as division two runners-up in 2017, much was expected of Peter Moores’ men.

3 mins

Rule Changes Set Season Up Nicely

It feels like I say it every year but this year’s County Championship promises to be as good as ever before. And I don’t just say that because of the heavy investment of counties in bringing world-class cricketers to these shores, but also the few minor rule changes which will bring our game an added dimension.

2 mins

We Won't Be Fazed By Flattering Comparisons

Jeremy Blackmore catches up with Middlesex opening pair Max Holden and Nick Gubbins, who say they will stay grounded despite being likened to Cook and Strauss.

4 mins

Loyal Anderson's Stint To Kick-start Red Rose Revival

THE STINGING pain of a shock relegation from Division One is still felt at Lancashire – and now Glen Chapple’s side are coiled and ready to pounce in search of redemption.

2 mins

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