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(c)Cricinfo en-gb Rehan Ahmed and Davina Perrin also honoured in end-of-season awards https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/407500/407554.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1506459.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1506459.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/jordan-cox-emma-lamb-land-prestigious-pca-player-of-year-awards-1506459 Tue, 25 Nov 2025 03:37:06 GMT Former England captain and record run-scorer replaces Graham Gooch at helm https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/317200/317291.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1253223.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1253223.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/charlotte-edwards-unveiled-as-first-female-president-of-professional-cricketers-association-1253223 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Former coach and mentor pays tribute to fellow England legend as he prepares to play his last Test https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/279800/279842.5.png https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1158253.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1158253.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1158253 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The man Cook overtook to become England's leading run-scorer keeps seeing him make the same mistakes https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/279500/279529.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1157952.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1157952.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1157952 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo recalls five occasions in which England's batting malfunctioned after a seemingly serene start to an Ashes innings. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/163500/163509.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1129652.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1129652.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1129652 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Former England captain Graham Gooch has committed £50,000 to funding PCA-run courses for all 18 English counties on gambling awareness education https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/173100/173145.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1088032.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1088032.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1088032 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graham Gooch has been removed as England batting coach, the ECB announced on Thursday morning https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/183900/183947.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/740941.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/740941.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-740941 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graham Gooch was up indecently early as usual. Once the media had been despatched, he had a chat planned with two England batsmen. It was just routine, he insisted, but he did not hide the fact that the art of dealing with a sledging fast bowler, banging https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/173100/173145.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2013-14/content/story/695191.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2013-14/content/story/695191.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-695191 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graham Gooch has been variously described over the years as a fitness freak and a bit of a trencherman, so he was well qualified to provide an official response to all the delighted gossip over their leaked Ashes cookbook https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/170600/170699.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2013-14/content/story/686901.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2013-14/content/story/686901.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-686901 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT James Faulkner was unimpressed by England's defensive approach and suggested the Oval crowd should have got a refund after a slow third day https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/165500/165545.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2013/content/story/665073.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2013/content/story/665073.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-665073 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graham Gooch has spelled out something that no one at Cricket Australia is prepared to publicly say - Twenty20 is "chipping away" at the skills required of Test batsmen https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/162500/162569.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2013/content/story/654249.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2013/content/story/654249.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-654249 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graham Gooch, the England batting coach, made no excuses for an underwhelming performance by England's top-order in the Ashes warm-up match against Essex at Chelmsford https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/160700/160707.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/646443.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/646443.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-646443 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT As far as Graham Gooch is concerned, the best of Alastair Cook is yet to come https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151500/151537.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-england-2012/content/story/596716.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-england-2012/content/story/596716.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-596716 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graham Gooch has hailed England's back-to-back Test wins in India as a "monumental achievement" https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152400/152467.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-england-2012/content/story/596575.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-england-2012/content/story/596575.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-596575 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graham Gooch, England's batting coach, admitted that Kevin Pietersen's retirement from international limited-overs cricket has opened up a big hole https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/123700/123760.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/567694.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/567694.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-567694 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT With change in the air for England's batting line up, ESPNcricinfo runs the rule over the men waiting in the wings https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/144000/144020.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-england-2012/content/story/559320.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-england-2012/content/story/559320.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-559320 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graham Gooch, England's batting coach, has jumped to the defence of his embattled captain Andrew Strauss as doubts intensify about his international future https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/144100/144177.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-england-2012/content/story/559317.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-england-2012/content/story/559317.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-559317 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graham Gooch has been appointed as England's full-time batting coach, after previously working with the team on a part-time basis https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/141600/141612.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan-v-england-2012/content/story/554215.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan-v-england-2012/content/story/554215.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-554215 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Saeed Ajmal's warning that he is about to unleash his new mystery delivery, Shane Warne style has not left England's batting coach, Graham Gooch https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/141100/141128.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan-v-england-2012/content/story/548993.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan-v-england-2012/content/story/548993.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-548993 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graham Gooch, the former England batsman, has stepped down as Essex batting coach to focus on his England role https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/128700/128763.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/543909.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/543909.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-543909 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graham Gooch has been made England's permanent batting coach after the success of his consultancy role with the national side https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/128700/128763.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/531399.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/531399.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-531399 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It's not often that a team's challenge can be written off inside 26 overs, but India's performance on a rain-hit first day at The Oval was apathetic beyond compare https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/136100/136132.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-india-2011/content/story/528295.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-india-2011/content/story/528295.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-528295 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graham Gooch, England's batting coach, believes that the current squad has the character and ability to go one better than the teams he was involved with during his playing days https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/121300/121338.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/507432.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/507432.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-507432 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England's batting coach, Graham Gooch, believes that the leadership partnership of Andrew Strauss and Andy Flower has instilled in the squad a competitive edge that has been lacking on previous tours of Australia https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111100/111189.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2010-11/content/story/481248.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2010-11/content/story/481248.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-481248 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graham Gooch has described the prospect of Essex playing some of their future home matches at the Olympic Stadium in Stratford as a 'win-win scenario', after their involvement in a joint bid with West Ham Football Club and Newham Council was confirmed https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/121300/121338.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/479511.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/479511.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-479511 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graham Gooch, England's batting coach, has come to the defence of Andrew Strauss and Kevin Pietersen, the two batsmen in the current line-up whose form is under the most scrutiny https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/119900/119996.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-pakistan-2010/content/story/474606.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-pakistan-2010/content/story/474606.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-474606 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England's latest Test captain, Alastair Cook, has his best years ahead of him, according Graham Gooch, England's most prolific Test run-scorer and Cook's batting mentor. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/112000/112011.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/445209.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/445209.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-445209 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kevin Pietersen is thrilled to have Graham Gooch's help as he fights to regain form ahead of the opening Test against South Africa on December 16. https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/438617.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/438617.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-438617 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graham Gooch, England's new batting coach, has no concerns about Kevin Pietersen's indifferent form and insists that Pietersen just needs more time after returning from injury. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111100/111108.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/438379.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/438379.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-438379 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graham Gooch has been recruited to the England coaching staff on a temporary basis to help the team prepare for the Test series against South Africa https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/437119.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/rsaveng09/content/story/437119.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-437119 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ravi Bopara doesn't lack confidence and is taking his surprise promotion to England's No. 3 position in his stride. He has been one of the few English successes at the IPL, but will board a flight home on Thursday to take a major step forward in his inter https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/102700/102734.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/engvwi2009/content/story/402318.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvwi2009/content/story/402318.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-402318 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Essex have expressed relief at the ECB's decision to allow Alastair Cook, the England opener, to be available in the Friends Provident Trophy before the New Zealand series starts https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/347625.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/347625.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-347625 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graham Gooch has pulled out of contention for the role as England's new national selector, saying the commitment wouldn't allow him to maintain his other interests https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/325941.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/325941.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-325941 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graham Gooch, the former England captain, has declared his interest in applying for the position of national selector https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/324812.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/324812.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-324812 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graham Gooch, the former England captain who played his last Test at the age of 42, has urged India's experienced middle-order batsmen to convert the final phase of their careers into a "golden one" https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvind/content/story/302081.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvind/content/story/302081.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-302081 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Two years ago Alastair Cook couldn't even make Essex's one-day set-up, but Graham Gooch believes it would be madness to leave him out of the England side now https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvwi/content/story/298496.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvwi/content/story/298496.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-298496 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Lord's slope was not the only lop-sided aspect of the opening day of England's international season. Despite the alarming speed with which the summer has tagged along behind an interminable winter, the main man of the match so far has had a leisurely https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvwi/content/story/294657.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvwi/content/story/294657.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-294657 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graham Gooch is the latest former England captain to call for Duncan Fletcher to be held accountable for his selection decisions https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ausveng/content/story/273198.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausveng/content/story/273198.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-273198 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India lately has been hoping for Virender Sehwag to come good. There have been endless public assurances and even bouts of captaincy for good measure. It hasn't worked. Jamshedpur only added to the unease https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/244236.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/244236.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-244236 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India are counting their riches. They made a bold statement in Mohali by going in with five bowlers https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/240659.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/240659.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-240659 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Shane Warne's regrowth has always been a style issue https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/211056.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/211056.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-211056 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Simon Katich is determined to make a regular mark in the side https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvaus/content/story/210811.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvaus/content/story/210811.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-210811 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graham Gooch is taking up a new role with Essex after three years as head coach https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/145741.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/145741.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-145741 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 1955 That great competitor Allan Border was born https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/129113.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/129113.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-129113 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 1998 Mike Atherton v Allan Donald https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/129096.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/129096.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-129096 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT All Today's Yesterdays - July 23 down the years July 22 | July 24 1953 Birth of a batsman who took a while to find his feet in Test cricket but went on to become the best of his generation https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/129026.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/129026.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-129026 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 1975 Thirteen men have bagged a pair on their Test debut, but only one in an Ashes Test in the 20th century https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/128805.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/128805.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-128805 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 1949 In Bombay, one of the greatest openers of all time is born https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/128757.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/128757.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-128757 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT An appreciative Old Trafford crowd were treated to a cameo blast from the past today when Essex coach Graham Gooch was forced back into the fray as a substitute fielder https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/131345.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/131345.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-131345 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Former Essex and England Captain Graham Gooch is to take over from Keith Fletcher as Head Coach of the Club at the end of the season https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/110284.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/110284.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-110284 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Former England great, Graham Gooch, has echoed the words of David Graveney and suggested that the key to the series between England and Pakistan could be the inexperience of the tourists' batsmen on seaming pitches https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/106131.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/106131.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-106131 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The FICA PricewaterhouseCoopers International Cricket Awards Dinner at the Grosvenor House Hotel on 3rd July 2000 saw the induction of five new members to cricket's Hall of Fame https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/88992.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/88992.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-88992 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Scoring a century has always been a great achievement in Test cricket https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/90029.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/90029.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-90029 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT UNLESS England unexpectedly win the World Cup, David Lloyd's tenure as England coach will not be remembered for its results https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/82012.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/82012.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-82012 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT GRAHAM GOOCH has stressed the need for a stronger domestic system in the aftermath of the Ashes defeat, and revealed grave personal concerns about the desire of England's players to improve https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/80215.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/80215.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-80215 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ALEC STEWART, the England captain, and manager Graham Gooch, united by their common work ethic, have explained the strict training regime expected of their squad in the build-up to the opening match of the Ashes tour next week https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/77039.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/77039.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-77039 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/59718.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/59718.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-59718 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT