There are few better feelings in cricket than scoring runs under pressure to help your team win a game. I managed it at Lord's and I'd like to be able to do the same in the second Test against West Indies, starting today at Trent Bridge, where I was involved in one of the most bizarre incidents to take place on a cricket field in recent times.
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County Championship round-up: Compton misses chance to emulate Hick
Friday 25 May 2012
county round-up
Ian Bell: Forget good-looking shots, I want to be known as a tough operator
Friday 25 May 2012
View From the Middle: It was nice to play a pressure innings at Lord's on Monday and be recognised for it
Round-up: Napier thrust comes too late as Lancs seal victory
Monday 21 May 2012
Lancashire survived a late onslaught from Graham Napier to secure a 28-run win over Essex in Group A of the Clydesdale Bank 40 yesterday.
Round-up: Classy Compton closes in on 1,000-run feat
Saturday 19 May 2012
As Somerset celebrated signing Twenty20 world record holder Richard Levi, his future team-mate Nick Compton was progressing in contrasting style towards his own record.
County Championship round-up: Twins rub salt in Surrey's wounds
Friday 18 May 2012
If Surrey are the Manchester United of cricket, perhaps Chris Adams is modelling himself on Sir Alex Ferguson. Or maybe Phil Brown.
County Championship round-up: Sarwan enjoys state of Grace away from Tests
Thursday 17 May 2012
It will be the opinion of more than one judge on the first day of a West Indies Test series in England that Ramnaresh Sarwan is wasted playing in the Second Division for Leicestershire.
Onions means tears for struggling Strauss
Saturday 21 April 2012
England captain starts his search for form with second-ball duck against Durham at Lord's
Day in the sun for Pietersen but it's a washout for Strauss
Friday 20 April 2012
Having already declared his decision to play in the Indian Premier League to be the right one for his England career, Kevin Pietersen came up with spectacular justification in Delhi yesterday. While his England captain, Andrew Strauss, endured a day of frustration watching a washout at Lord's, Pietersen smashed his maiden Twenty20 century to propel Delhi Daredevils to a five-wicket win over Deccan Chargers.
County Championship round-up: Notts shrug off the April cold to put the heat on Durham
Sunday 15 April 2012
They may be hardy folk in the north-east, but it was so cold at Chester-le-Street that six members of the Durham side fielded in woolly hats in an effort to fend off hypothermia as Nottinghamshire built a winning position.
London calling to reclaim the County title
Thursday 05 April 2012
Northern sides have ruled the roost for a decade but Surrey and Middlesex are well placed to challenge in the County Championship, which starts today
Time for Swann to turn on the style
Sunday 15 January 2012
England's premier slow bowler is relishing his battle with Saeed Ajmal and confident he can spin his side to glory
Kevin Pietersen staying with Surrey
Thursday 22 December 2011
England batsman Kevin Pietersen will remain a Surrey player for the remainder of his international career, it was announced today.
How Cowdrey changed sides to placate racists
Sunday 20 November 2011
Colin Cowdrey was held up a role model to a generation of schoolboys; one of the cricketing gods, regarded not just as England's natural captain but as the epitome of gentlemanly conduct. An annual lecture is delivered in his honour at Lord's on the theme "the spirit of cricket". However, a new book, Cricket at the Crossroads, makes it clear that he may actually have been deeply complicit in what has become known as the D'Oliveira Affair.
Judge rejects cricketer's fix claim
Wednesday 02 November 2011
A judge has rejected disgraced teenage Pakistan cricketer Mohammad Amir's claim that he was only involved in fixing one match.
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