In this issue

BATTY PRIMED FOR MORE SUCCESS ‘We want to win in all three formats this season’

Pringle: As always, the ‘Mankad’ row casts a shadow over the bowlers

Nixon: Believe me, this is always the best time of year for a cricketer

The bans are over, now for the backlash! Smith and Warner return but questions still loom

The Bans Are Over, Now For The Backlash! Smith And Warner Return But Questions Still Loom

STEVE SMITH and David Warner are free to play for Australia again after their year-long bans for ball-tampering expired yesterday, but both should be braced for a fierce public backlash when they make their inevitable international returns in England this summer.

1 min

Knight Fever As Old Master Cook Revels In New Era

A BREAK and a knighthood appear to have done Sir Alastair Cook no harm at all.

4 mins

Young Guns Pope And Smith Shine Amid A Damp Dubai

OH, the irony! You take the MCC County Champion match to the tropical climes of sun-drenched Dubai – and the game gets rained off!

2 mins

Andre Acts As The Punjab Punisher

Thank you, new guy! That was the sentiment from Andre Russell after making the most of his reprieve with a demolition job on the Kings XI Punjab bowling unit to send Kolkata Knight Riders top of the nascent IPL table.

2 mins

Bangalore Failing In Their Challenge

Sitting in the post-match press conference at the Feroz Shah Kotla, despitelosing 3-2 at home to Australia, Virat Kohli did manage a smile. It was the end of a long international season, where he had played almost non-stop cricket across all formats. Of course, he wouldn’t get any rest for the 2019 Indian Premier League was scheduled to start 11 days later on March 23.

4 mins

Captain Bancroft? That's A Step Too Far

This may sound like double standards. Last week, in the spirit of grown-up reconciliation and because the historical bond between our countries goes back a lot longer and should mean a lot more than the latest Ashes row, I argued that the three Australia cricketers banned for their part in Sandpapergate should be welcomed here this summer with an outstretched palm rather than two fingers, and I stand by what I said.

3 mins

We Surprised Ourselves Last Season, Says Walker

Paul Edwards discovers that whereas promotion for Kent was an unexpected bonus, they believe their young team will benefit from, and survive, life in the top division

4 mins

Finn Is Fit And Raring To Go Again!

Jeremy Blackmore meets up with Middlesex pair Steven Finn and Tom Helm, both keen to make up for lost time after recovering from long-term injuries

4 mins

McGrath: This Will Be Year Porter Gets His England Call-up

ESSEX coach Anthony McGrath admits he is preparing for life without Jamie Porter during the second half of the summer as he expects his best seamer to be playing Test cricket for England.

3 mins

Maybe Now We'll Take Take Rules On Mankad Seriously!

Adam Collins dissects the opinion of MCC laws manager Fraser Stewart to strike a balance between rules of the game and breaching the Spirit of Cricket’

5 mins

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