David Hopps

ECB acts to bolster Cook captaincy

Banishment of Kevin Pietersen is intended to strengthen Cook's captaincy but by intervening so strongly on his behalf the ECB risks undermining his reputation

09-Feb-2014•David Hopps

ECB struggles to control Pietersen message

England's national selector James Whitaker was repeatedly pressed the absence of Kevin Pietersen from squads for the Caribbean and World Twenty20

06-Feb-2014•David Hopps

Pietersen falls victim to a very English revolution

A players' meeting in which Kevin Pietersen criticised Andy Flower sowed the seeds of his exclusion from England's future plans

06-Feb-2014•David Hopps

Pietersen's England career is over

England will enter a new era without one of their greatest-ever batsmen, after the ECB decided not to consider Kevin Pietersen for selection for the forthcoming tour of the Caribbean and subsequent World Twenty20

04-Feb-2014•David Hopps

Flower power and the demise of the machines

Criticisms of an over-reliance on data will sting Andy Flower, who must discover the more human side of analysis if he is to successfully develop the leadership potential of England's next generation

01-Feb-2014•David Hopps

Bell breaks ranks with IPL bid

Ian Bell has risked the displeasure of England's team director Andy Flower by joining Kevin Pietersen as the only regular England Test player to put his name forward for the auction for this season's IPL

29-Jan-2014•David Hopps

Australia to expel English media

Australia's tougher immigration laws are set to see three English tabloid journalists deported and unable to cover the death throes of England's disastrous Ashes tour.

24-Jan-2014•David Hopps

'As talented as Ian Botham'

Graham Stevenson, the former Yorkshire and England allrounder, was recognised as a cricketer of enormous natural talent. "As good as Botham," Yorkshire observers were particularly inclined to claim.

23-Jan-2014•David Hopps

Australia to expel Ashes journalists

Australia's tougher immigration laws are set to see three English tabloid journalists deported and unable to cover the death throes of England's disastrous Ashes tour.

23-Jan-2014•David Hopps

On the verge of a diplomatic triumph

If the ICC revolution goes ahead, Giles Clarke would have completed a remarkable turnaround in England's relationship with India

22-Jan-2014•David Hopps

CSA demands ICC proposals withdrawn

Cricket South Africa has become the first national board to call for the ICC to withdraw the draft proposal that would put power in international cricket in the hands of India, England and Australia

20-Jan-2014•David Hopps

Jordan called into England's T20 squad

Chris Jordan will remain with the England squad for the three-match T20 series against Australia beginning in Hobart on 29 January.

18-Jan-2014•David Hopps

Does county game deserve Ashes blame?

England's Ashes whitewash has again invited criticism of county cricket, but what is needed more urgently than revolution is a good dollop of honesty

13-Jan-2014•David Hopps

Stokes and co face IPL dilemma

England players confident that they have clear permission to play in the IPL until May 13 this year could come under moral pressure to commit to Championship cricket

07-Jan-2014•David Hopps

Flower denies KP ultimatum reports

Andy Flower has taken the unusual step of issuing a statement that describes as "totally inaccurate" reports that he has told the ECB he will resign as coach unless Kevin Pietersen is dropped

07-Jan-2014•David Hopps

Gloomy Gooch warns of more pain to come

England's batting coach Graham Gooch has warned that some more pain might be in store next summer before a rebuilt side begins to show signs of improvement.

04-Jan-2014•David Hopps

Sri Lanka Ireland tour could weaken IPL

Ireland will play two ODI's against Sri Lanka early next season. The games will serve as a warm-up for Sri Lanka's tour of England and could clip the involvement of Sri Lanka's players in IPL still further

03-Jan-2014•David Hopps

Sayers calls time on county career

Joe Sayers, once tipped as a future Yorkshire captain, has called time on a frustrating career once full of promise by announcing his retirement from first-class cricket

03-Jan-2014•David Hopps

Where's the human touch?

There was something about England's cricket team, even when it was winning, that did not entirely connect with the public mood

01-Jan-2014•David Hopps

Don't scapegoat Flower - Strauss

Andrew Strauss, whose alliance with Andy Flower was at the heart of England's success, has insisted he remains the best coach available and that he should not be made a scapegoat for a humiliating Ashes series.

29-Dec-2013•David Hopps

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