Suffocating attention risks deterring a new generation of sports stars
B ritish athletes decorate the back pages on a daily basis and sometimes even the front - Wayne Rooney's exploits have often been...
Rooting for Joe
When Alastair Cook announced he was stepping down from the England captaincy after a painful winter in India, it seemed only a matter of...
Myths not Legends: Geoffrey Boycott
Supreme talent and a selfless attitude rarely go hand in hand and there is no greater example of this than Geoffrey Boycott, a man...
Myths not Legends: Wrong Said Fred
Despite writing two thousand years before the birth of test cricket, Aristotle captured the nature of a legendary cricketer when he observed ‘we are...
James Taylor: ‘My world is upside down’
'Shocked’, ‘numb’, ‘devastated’; just some of the words used by James Taylor’s friends and colleagues in reaction to his sudden retirement from all forms...
England in South Africa 2015/2016: Player ratings
England
Ben Stokes - 9.5
411 runs @ 58.71; 12 wickets at 29.16
This was Stokes’ series. He took the attack to the South Africans when England...
Cricket’s golden girl: An interview with Charlotte Edwards
It's impossible to imagine women's cricket without Charlotte Edwards. Entering the international side at the tender age of 16, she was the youngest cricketer...
England’s Trial by Spin: Pakistan V England 2015/16
Having won the Ashes this summer, England head out to the UAE to face an in-form Pakistan, in what promises to be a challenging...
The Ashes 2015: how the squads stack up
Whilst Australia remain favourites for this summer's Ashes series, England are not to be underestimated. Rob Cross casts his eye over the two squads,...
The Ashes 2015: A preview
With the greatest rivalry in cricket once again being renewed tomorrow in Cardiff, Sport Editor Rob Cross gives his views on the upcoming Ashes...
