Alan Gardner

Deputy editor, ESPNcricinfo

@alanroderick

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

Rodrigues, Amanjot help India breach fortress Bristol

The pair hit aggressive half-centuries to lift India from 31 for 3; England suffer their first T20I defeat at the venue

01-Jul-2025•Alan Gardner

If India aren't in the WTC final, does the match even exist?

How those in charge of the global Test game made a crucial mistake in their planning

15-Jun-2025•Alan Gardner

Jos Buttler 96, Liam Dawson four-for seal spoils for England

West Indies pay price for slow starts with ball and bat to fall 21 runs short in chase

06-Jun-2025•Alan Gardner

Road to 2026 World Cup begins as big guns assemble for T20I leg

England cruised to victory in 50-over format but 20-over version may prove more to Windies' liking

05-Jun-2025•Alan Gardner

Windies seek series consolation to ease World Cup qualification woes

England's first bilateral ODI win since 2023 gives McCullum's white-ball reign some traction at last

02-Jun-2025•Alan Gardner

Jamie Smith to open as England, West Indies embark on another ODI reboot

Brook's first outing as white-ball captain comes after twin disasters at 2023 World Cup and 2025 Champions Trophy

28-May-2025•Alan Gardner

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