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Future of cricket up for debate, from language and diversity to gambling

The Hundred welcomed huge investment as the Cricket Research Network pondered what lies ahead for the sport

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Troubled parallel tales of Banton and Shaw still leave hope for the future

Tom Banton and Prithvi Shaw both regressed after early success but there is time for cricket to be kind to them again

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Flintoff fever grows with Rocky robbing his famous father of records

Andrew Flintoff is the England Lions coach, but nepotism is not a factor in view of his son Rocky’s prodigious talent

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Long hops? How one local cricket club are brewing their own beer

Link between cricket and beer is occasionally bitter but members are close to seeing the fruits of their own labour

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South Africa in the Test Championship final should be celebrated not belittled

Claim the Proteas got there ‘on the back of beating pretty much nobody’ shows lack of respect for their achievements

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‘Deep, minging, unpleasant’: cricket’s flooding problem is getting worse

ECB has been in touch with 27 clubs so far this storm season as the climate crisis bites. What can game do to stay afloat?

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Let the Ashes mind games begin: gazing through a crystal ball at cricket in 2025

Archer literally in cotton wool, Root inventing another shot and South Africa claiming the urn – some predictions for the year ahead

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Women’s cricket team of the year: from Smriti Mandhana to Sophie Ecclestone

The Spin’s annual selection marks a milestone in women’s cricket with England and Australia far less dominant

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Keep the flame alive: Labuschagne and Kohli can learn from Nick Cave

International sides around the world are now crammed with Test batters who average in the 30s

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A decade after Phillip Hughes’ death: how much has cricket changed?

Safety in the game has evolved but the cricketing prodigy comes to mind whenever someone’s helmet takes a blow

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England reap rewards of Durham’s dedication to fast-bowling excellence

The county’s men flourished in Division One this summer – and these are exciting times for the women’s team too

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County Championship 2024 awards: the final word on the season

Surrey won Division One yet again, but more counties get a look-in – for reasons great and farcical – in these awards

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Worcestershire thrive in a summer of adversity, bereavement and floods

Mourning Josh Baker and ravaged by the climate crisis, the county have made the most of limited means

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Why finding a vintage cricket shirt is like unearthing lost treasure

Football and rugby fans don’t know how lucky they are, avoiding the ‘constant challenge’ of easily satisfying an obsession

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South Asian Cricket Academy taps into seam of previously ignored talent

Zaman Akhter’s starring role for England Lions shows British South Asian cricketers deserve a chance in professional game

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‘The bloke who hit the six’: when Warwickshire won the 1989 NatWest Trophy

It is 35 years since the unlikely, bespectacled duo of Asif Din and Neil Smith held off Middlesex in a thrilling finish to a low-scoring Lord’s final

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Dan Lawrence’s journey from cricket-mad kid to England’s new Test opener

The batter’s former youth coach is in no doubt that Lawrence has the dedication and self-belief to succeed

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On a hat-trick in cricket? Listen to Ian Botham, bowl full and straight

There have been 49 Test hat-tricks. Dominic Cork learned from a previous failure and was successful for England in 1995

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Be it night or day, seam or spin, Graham Thorpe was batting

The sad news of an England great’s death brought back fond memories from a childhood where 90s cricketers ruled

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The life of a cricket groundskeeper: ‘It’s hard – but I’ve seen the world’s best players’

Gary Barwell, head of sports turf at Edgbaston, has seen his workload grow but is grateful to be kept off social media

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‘I’m not a drugs cheat, it’s proven’: Chris Wright raring to return after ban

Leicestershire seamer feared career was over after ban that has prompted criticism of anti-doping regulations

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How Great Britain claimed Olympic cricket glory in Paris 124 years ago

Classically English game has featured at the Olympics once, and British team will defend their title at Los Angeles 2028

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Return of Rishabh Pant prompts both relief and the guilty secret of fandom

India’s remarkable talent was fortunate simply to survive his horror accident, but supporters are often guilty of wanting more

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What will be the legacy of Cricket World Cup’s New York adventure?

If cricket in the US is headed anywhere, bet on it being towards becoming the home to another thriving franchise league

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No grassroots but lots of scaffold: a peek inside New York’s cricket scene

India and Pakistan – ‘the Super Bowl on steroids’ – clash in the T20 World Cup on Sunday, but most New Yorkers haven’t a clue

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