Alan Gardner

Deputy editor, ESPNcricinfo

Why is Monty Panesar trending on the eve of the first Ashes Test?

Bizarre broadside from Australia's stand-in captain puts England's former spinner front and centre of the pre-series banter

20-Nov-2025•Alan Gardner

Ashes FAQ: Do England really have a chance?

Get up to speed with all you need to know as the clock ticks down to the first ball in Perth

19-Nov-2025•Alan Gardner

The Ashes: the sun is hot, the spiders are large, the trash talk is garbage

In which we celebrate the impeding nature of the only rivalry that counts

15-Nov-2025•Alan Gardner

Blair Tickner and Zak Foulkes seal tense win to complete 3-0 sweep of England

England's top order struggled again in ideal seam-bowling conditions in Wellington

01-Nov-2025•Alan Gardner

How to beat Australia in three easy steps (step 1 - invent a miracle)

And if that doesn't work either, you're better off building a death ray and hoping it will somehow fly with ICC regulations

28-Oct-2025•Alan Gardner

King's majestic seven-for sets up Australia's semi-final with India

She bagged the best figures for Australia in women's ODIs and the first seven-wicket haul at a Women's World Cup

25-Oct-2025•Alan Gardner

New Zealand welcome England for no-strings frolics

Never mind the context of World Cups or Ashes, just let the good times roll in chilly Christchurch

17-Oct-2025•Alan Gardner

Pat Cummins might miss the first Test after being abducted by aliens

It's wall-to-wall Cummins watch in the lead-up to the you know what. But there's some other stuff here as well

15-Oct-2025•Alan Gardner

Chris Woakes announces England retirement after Ashes omission

Double World Cup-winning allrounder signs off from 15-year international career

29-Sep-2025•Alan Gardner

Cricketkind has received one of its greatest threats

Haydos in the altogether at the MCG: you didn't hear it here first

16-Sep-2025•Alan Gardner

Smeed delivers his knock-out blow as Somerset seal record chase

Opener adapts his game to go deep and delivers when it most matters

14-Sep-2025•Alan Gardner

Smeed 94 powers Somerset to Blast glory in record 195-run chase

Toby Albert gives Hampshire the edge until formidable chase, with Dickson and Gregory key to finale

13-Sep-2025•Alan Gardner

'Wanted six sixes more' - Lynn makes history with first Finals Day hundred

Chris Lynn almost single-handedly takes Hampshire into final with feat never previously achieved

13-Sep-2025•Alan Gardner

Kohler-Cadmore 81 sees Somerset past Lancashire in first semi-final

Liam Livingstone dismissal derails Lancs chase as Somerset seal another final appearance

13-Sep-2025•Alan Gardner

Scott Currie relishing 'dirty work' as Hampshire target more Blast success

Serial Finals Day contenders continue to evolve, with young seamer to the fore

12-Sep-2025•Alan Gardner

England, SA face questions on road to the T20 World Cup

Selection dilemmas, fitness concerns, and an unsettled XI - both teams begin their T20 World Cup buildup with more questions than answers

09-Sep-2025•Alan Gardner

Speed thrills, but what about the beauty of the perfect slower ball?

Good change-up deliveries will always have a place in a fast bowler's armoury

20-Aug-2025•Alan Gardner

Renew the Anderson-Tendulkar trophy for another season. Cancel the rest

The big mission, side quests, angry clashes, wounded heroes, hostile natives - this blockbuster season had it all

15-Aug-2025•Alan Gardner

Phoenix hoping to rise on back of Bears' blueprint

Ellyse Perry keen to get started under new head coach Ali Maiden, who steered Bears Women to Blast runners-up spot

06-Aug-2025•Alan Gardner

Why England and India need big nuts for the Test series, not soft balls

The shape that defines this Test series is a sphere, and it comes in various forms

16-Jul-2025•Alan Gardner

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