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Tracking Blast tactics: the new Trent Bridge and five-bowler Middlesex

As the group stages approach their conclusion, we round up the latest tactical trends among the contenders in the Vitality Blast

19-Aug-2019•Matt Roller

Tipped as new KP, following Buttler's path - Tom Banton ready to make a name for himself

Young Somerset opener ready to cut a dash in the last domestic 50-over final at Lord's

24-May-2019•David Hopps

Surrey hoping to create another dynasty

We assess the chances of all eight teams ahead of the opening round of the season in our Division One preview

04-Apr-2019•ESPNcricinfo staff

How many fielders have taken a hat-trick of catches?

Also: how many times has a player opened both the batting and bowling in the same match?

02-Oct-2018•Steven Lynch

Can Twenty20 cause the rebirth of the specialist keeper?

Much of the data is rudimentary but slowly the case is building for the advantage of a top-class wicketkeeper in the shortest form of the game

13-Sep-2018•Matt Roller

Gregory's calm head and whirring bat keeps Somerset on course

Somerset's captain Lewis Gregory anticipates Finals Day in the Blast and admits: "Two years ago I wouldn't have been the one trying to calm everybody down"

12-Sep-2018•Paul Edwards

Winners and losers - the story of the Blast group stages

Ahead of the Vitality Blast quarter-finals later this week, we take a look at some of the influential figures so far

20-Aug-2018•Matt Roller and David Hopps

Tom Curran's "peasants" slur enrages Somerset fans

Our latest snippets from the Vitality Blast also include Tom Curran's outburst against Somerset fans, Colin Ingram's weird training technique and Northants' unwanted record

13-Aug-2018•Matt Roller and David Hopps

Imran Tahir's bout of motorway madness

Our snippets from the Vitality Blast include England's white-ball fixation, Gareth Batty's latest sledge and the Jofra Archer hype train

07-Aug-2018•Matt Roller

Old Man Collingwood just keeps rolling along

Our snippets from the Vitality Blast include Paul Collingwood's latest feat of endurance, Harry Gurney's economics, and an assortment of English legspinners

30-Jul-2018•Matt Roller

Bell and Burns become unlikely Twenty20 powerhouses

Our snippets from the Vitality Blast include England's record run feast, Rory Burns' defunct nickname and the state of Lockie Ferguson's school trainers

21-Jul-2018•Matt Roller and David Hopps

T20 fans struck dumb by the Blast's fatal flaw

Our snippets from the Vitality Blast include the Ed Pollock battle plan and the contrasting fortunes of Aaron Finch and Nic Maddinson

18-Jul-2018•Matt Roller and David Hopps

Ed Pollock's world-record exploits delight Birmingham

Our snippets from the Vitality Blast include Carlos Brathwaite's laundry, a sound start by Afghanistan's spinners and why Jack Taylor's Viv Richards impression came off

12-Jul-2018•Matt Roller and David Hopps

Bravo has a shirt for every over

Our snippets from the Vitality Blast includes relief at Trent Bridge, Joe Denly's treasured England wicket and why Yorkshire will no longer go head-to-head against England's World Cup semi-final

08-Jul-2018•David Hopps and Arjun Bhardwaj

English T20 finally gets legspin fever

As many as 16 of the 18 counties are expected to turn to a legspin option when the Vitality T20 Blast begins this week

03-Jul-2018•Matt Roller

Durham resist role as rubbing rags of county cricket

County cricket's latest snippets include whether Tom Haines blow-dries his eyebrows, the year they threw bananas at Scarborough and whether Shiv Thakor has a cricketing future

29-Jun-2018•Paul Bolton

The unenviable task of Theunis de Bruyn

The latest snippets from around the English game including the arrival of the world's biggest cricketer, how Yorkshire got it wrong and a match that Allan Donald could do without

19-Jun-2018•Paul Bolton

The first, tentative steps of Calum MacLeod

The latest snippets from around the English game including wicketkeeping horror shows, a news blackout for Somerset in Fiji, and a Sussex player looking to repair a smashed windscreen

13-Jun-2018•Paul Bolton

Mystery teen Mujeeb Ur Rahman tipped to star at Hampshire

Callum Ferguson's record-breaking debut, plus former Middlesex player caught up in Windrush scandal

05-Jun-2018•Paul Bolton

Alex Hales' return can keep Trent Bridge gates clicking

Haseeb Hameed finds form away from the limelight, while Michael Carberry has been given time to consider his Leicestershire future

29-May-2018•Paul Bolton

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