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John Stern

Spun out

Spun out

The cupboard is worryingly bare when it comes to replacements for Shane Warne and Muttiah Muralitharan

Two into three won't go

Two into three won't go

Having three parallel leagues will not benefit English cricket

From hit and giggle to do or die

From hit and giggle to do or die

Why the increased focus on Twenty20 just may be good for English cricket

How good is Sidebottom?

How good is Sidebottom?

England's Roger Daltrey-lookalike seamer is in contention for the crown of the world's top fast bowler

Better longer

Better longer

Let's have fewer series but make the best ones last

Greed of the hour

Greed of the hour

England players earn big money and are set to make even more, but do they need to talk so shamelessly about the means by which they think they can earn those figures?

What spirit of cricket?

What spirit of cricket?

Does it matter anymore? Does it even exist?

08-Apr-2008•John Stern

Elvis v Mozart

Elvis v Mozart

In England, the IPL is viewed as the monster that'll kill Test cricket. But maybe it won't be so bad after all

25-Mar-2008•John Stern

The other Schofield

The other Schofield

John Stern feels Ken Schofield's appointment to review one whitewash won't produce another whitewash

18-Jan-2007•John Stern

Arriving late for the Ashes party

Arriving late for the Ashes party

John Stern says that the scoreline being what it is, England can't be thinking about outcomes. It's time for a performance

13-Dec-2006•John Stern in Perth

Enjoy cricket-style entertainment at The Rose Bowl

Enjoy cricket-style entertainment at The Rose Bowl

More and more venues around England aspire to acquire Test status

30-Nov-2006•John Stern

The defining time

The defining time

John Stern on Ian Bell - blessed by exceptional talent, cursed by the burden of expectation

09-Nov-2006•John Stern

More power, not less

More power, not less

John Stern on Duncan Fletcher - England's back-seat driver

26-Oct-2006•John Stern

Hindsight TV

Hindsight TV

There's a newish sports TV channel around specialising in nostalgia of the highest order. I won't reveal its name in case I'm accused of shameless plugging but I believe it may advertise its wares elsewhere on this website. It should be called Hindsight T

05-Oct-2006•John Stern

Does anybody really care?

Does anybody really care?

The question is: are England lousy at one-day cricket because they're indifferent to it or are they indifferent to it because they're lousy at it?

14-Sep-2006•John Stern

A whiff of scandal whets the appetite

A whiff of scandal whets the appetite

The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about, said Oscar Wilde. If cricket in England was feeling a bit faint after last summer then the past few days have provided a full-on oxygen mask of publicity

24-Aug-2006•John Stern

A dose of shock treatment

A dose of shock treatment

Read does not have to score many runs to better Jones's recent record but he will have to keep very well

03-Aug-2006•John Stern

Don't let history repeat itself

Don't let history repeat itself

John Stern rewinds to the 1981 Ashes series - Ian Botham's Ashes - and last year's classic, with the hope that it doesn't take a decade to get over 2005

20-Jul-2006•John Stern

Freddie is the man to inspire England

Freddie is the man to inspire England

John Stern ponders who will be asked to step into Michael Vaughan's shoes and lead England this summer ... and then into the Ashes

30-Jun-2006•John Stern

England need another Edgbaston boost

England need another Edgbaston boost

England know that all roads lead to Brisbane but they don't know which route will take them there or exactly who will be driving the car, says John Stern

25-May-2006•John Stern

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