Matches (14)
New Zealand in India (1)
WPL (2)
SA20 (2)
Super Smash (1)
BBL (2)
Vijay Hazare Trophy (1)
Men's Under-19 World Cup (3)
BPL (2)
Simon Barnes

Simon Barnes

Former chief sportswriter of the Times and the author of more than 20 books

Shane from the dead

Shane from the dead

The first of ten favourite moments in cricket: Adelaide 2006, a match that turned from dull to dazzling in an instant

02-Oct-2015•Simon Barnes
The batting life

The batting life

It's about shame and guilt and escaping from them

02-Sep-2015•Simon Barnes
What England have learned from the Ashes

What England have learned from the Ashes

Eleven things the series has brought to light about Cook and Co

27-Aug-2015•Simon Barnes
Where's the love for Clarke?

Where's the love for Clarke?

Far too many people - Australians mostly - have had and still have reservations about him

19-Aug-2015•Simon Barnes
The incidental redemption of Cook and England

The incidental redemption of Cook and England

They have stumbled upon an attacking and youthful brand of cricket, which we should savour while it lasts

13-Aug-2015•Simon Barnes
Federer and cricket

Federer and cricket

Is sporting beauty a moral virtue? Or a quality to be distrusted?

03-Aug-2015•Simon Barnes
A shifty little thing called momentum

A shifty little thing called momentum

How much truth is there in the notion that it rests with the team fresh off a victory?

01-Aug-2015•Simon Barnes
England's chances hinge on Clarke

England's chances hinge on Clarke

There's currency in the idea that a captain's failure with the bat dulls his decision-making powers and creates a destructive atmosphere in the dressing room

27-Jul-2015•Simon Barnes
The art of losing

The art of losing

To be a great winner, you need to have lost greatly first. Australia have shown how to respond to defeat; can crushed England follow suit?

20-Jul-2015•Simon Barnes
More than a win for England

More than a win for England

There's almost a moral dimension to the Cardiff victory: it feels as if England have left a great pile of stinking bad things behind them

13-Jul-2015•Simon Barnes
Ten years after

Ten years after

The memories of 2005 are still heady - and memories are all that matter

02-Jul-2015•Simon Barnes
The art of the inevitable

The art of the inevitable

There is a tide in the affairs of games when an improbability becomes a certainty

03-Jun-2015•Simon Barnes
Strauss takes on the KP 'ishoo'

Strauss takes on the KP 'ishoo'

England cricket has become a subplot in the Kevin Pietersen Story and even Andrew Strauss' firm decision on his future may not change things

12-May-2015•Simon Barnes
Spring is here

Spring is here

And with it cricket. Or is it the other way round?

04-May-2015•Simon Barnes
Sport is a vicious monster we make

Sport is a vicious monster we make

The games we follow are brutal, unforgiving and unjust, but we wouldn't have them any other way

07-Apr-2015•Simon Barnes
Attack breathes new life into the ODI

Attack breathes new life into the ODI

The World Cup showed us that the format doesn't have to be dreary. That bowling sides can be as innovative and aggressive as batting sides

31-Mar-2015•Simon Barnes
What Jana Novotna means for South Africa

What Jana Novotna means for South Africa

Why the Czech tennis player can be a lesson to AB de Villiers and his boys

17-Mar-2015•Simon Barnes
The gift of timing

The gift of timing

All very good performers come alive on the biggest stages; the very great ones find their very best at those times

10-Mar-2015•Simon Barnes
The curse of KP

The curse of KP

That England can't play one-day cricket very well is old news; the real problem is that right now they can't play any kind of cricket

10-Mar-2015•Simon Barnes
New Zealand's Rottweiler bite

New Zealand's Rottweiler bite

Their hyper-aggressive ways have got them success in the World Cup so far. But is the method as sustainable as it is eye-catching?

02-Mar-2015•Simon Barnes
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