George Dobell

Anderson makes plea for 'big hundreds'

James Anderson has said England need to score more runs and that discovering a "90mph bowler" could help them win the next Ashes series in Australia

31-Dec-2017•George Dobell

'It's a shame it's taken until now' - Root

There was no victory for England, but Joe Root could at least take consolation from a side that had finally competed with Australia

30-Dec-2017•George Dobell in Melbourne

The Ashes is sinking into the mire of its own hogwash

George Dobell observes a ball tampering beat-up at the MCG and not for the first time in this Ashes series doesn't like what he sees

29-Dec-2017•George Dobell in Melbourne

Rawnsley set to be named as Worcestershire CEO

Matt Rawnsley, the former left-arm spinner, will be named as the replacement for Tom Scott at New Road

28-Dec-2017•George Dobell and David Hopps

Glutton for punishment... Cook shows appetite of old

Alastair Cook gobbled up several more records during one of his most memorable Test knocks - suggesting there could still be plenty more to come

28-Dec-2017•George Dobell at the MCG

Broad rediscovers his competitive edge

Stuart Broad believes a more attacking mindset was key to his much-improved performance at the MCG

27-Dec-2017•George Dobell in Melbourne

Cook can now determine his future on his own terms

Alastair Cook emerged from a troubled phase of his career to reassert the qualities that have served England well for so long

27-Dec-2017•George Dobell in Melbourne

Moeen's Ashes ills are low point of sickly day

Moeen Ali has had an unhappy Ashes tour and an attritional Melbourne pitch did nothing to alleviate the suffering

26-Dec-2017•George Dobell in Melbourne

Curran reveals truth of no-ball agony

Tom Curran became the third England bowler in recent years to miss out on a maiden Test wicket because of a no-ball - but it was because of over-ambition rather than carelessness

26-Dec-2017•George Dobell in Melbourne

Tom Curran's competitive streak behind Test debut - Root

The 22-year-old bowler will replace the injured Craig Overton and will make his debut in the Boxing Day Test in front of a first-day crowd that could exceed 90,000

25-Dec-2017•George Dobell at the MCG

$Overton out of Boxing Day Test with fractured rib$

Overton out of Boxing Day Test with fractured rib

England have options in Surrey seamer Tom Curran and Mark Wood as Overton's replacement

24-Dec-2017•George Dobell in Melbourne

ECB won't stand in Stokes' way over IPL

Ben Stokes looks set to play the entire IPL season but might not feature for England again before the end of 2018 if he is charged by the CPS

23-Dec-2017•George Dobell

English game in 'good shape' despite Ashes loss - Harrison

The Ashes may have gone and the possibility of a second successive whitewash is growing but the game in England and Wales is "in extremely good shape" according to the ECB's chief executive

23-Dec-2017•George Dobell

Crane rues an English spinner's lot

Mason Crane thinks English spinners are short of game time in first-class cricket, although a Test debut in Melbourne might change all that

22-Dec-2017•George Dobell in Melbourne

'Protect our fast bowlers from burn-out' - Malan

Dawid Malan has called upon the ECB and the first-class counties to offer more protection to promising fast bowlers in England

21-Dec-2017•George Dobell in Melbourne

All England want for Christmas...is a win

The Ashes are gone and the prospect of another whitewash looms for England. There will be a huge number of visiting supporters in Melbourne for the Boxing Day Test, so what do they need to do to bring some festive cheer?

21-Dec-2017•George Dobell

Ferocity of Ashes gives Stoneman "different take" on Australians

Mark Stoneman has shown impressive guts and determination in the Ashes but admitted he had not before faced attack with such sustained hostility as the Australians

20-Dec-2017•George Dobell

My brother's batterings helped me bear the pain - Overton

Craig Overton ignored the danger of a punctured lung - and put it all down to a twin brother who may one day join him in the England side

19-Dec-2017•George Dobell in Perth

ECB's decade of errors led to Ashes failure

Misguided tinkering with the Championship to serve other priorities must take responsibility for England's enfeebled Ashes challenge

18-Dec-2017•George Dobell in Perth

Bayliss short of answers to England travel sickness

Trevor Bayliss struggled to propose solutions to England's perennial shortage of truly fast bowlers

18-Dec-2017•George Dobell in Perth

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