Alan Gardner

Deputy editor, ESPNcricinfo

@alanroderick

Bethell for Pope? Bashir for Jacks? What can England change in Adelaide

England need to win to stay in the series, but will they roll the dice? Have your say on their selection conundrums

14-Dec-2025•Alan Gardner

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

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