Tim de Lisle

Advantage Wimbledon

Advantage Wimbledon

Where tennis scores over cricket

Same old blues

Same old blues

England's unconvincing clear-out in one-day cricket

The naming-after game

The naming-after game

Cricket has some handsome, concrete ways of making sure this happens, naming parts of grounds after its greatest exponents

The game's new conscience

The game's new conscience

Why the MCC's new committee matters

England's four-fold target against West Indies

England's four-fold target against West Indies

Tim de Lisle believes that England's targets for the series against West Indies will include hoping for an aggressive start, gettting hold of a productive middle, aiming for an accurate attack and ensuring 100% unity

15-May-2007•Tim de Lisle

A farce, a fiasco, a debacle or a shambles?

A farce, a fiasco, a debacle or a shambles?

Tim de Lisle looks back the World Cup and concludes that as an event, it committed the crime that sports administrators are apt to accuse players of: it brought the game into disrepute

01-May-2007•Tim de Lisle

It's not just Vaughan

It's not just Vaughan

17-Apr-2007•Tim de Lisle

A public relations disaster

A public relations disaster

This World Cup has been a tough one from many points of view, not all of them the ICC's fault; they can hardly be blamed for the horrific death of Bob Woolmer

03-Apr-2007•Tim de Lisle

The wonder of Woolmer

The wonder of Woolmer

Tim de Lisle on the four keys to an exceptional coach

19-Mar-2007•Tim de Lisle

Gloriously inept

Gloriously inept

Ever thought of Glenn McGrath the one-day bowler up against Glenn McGrath the one-day batsman?

06-Mar-2007•Tim de Lisle

Reaching the top by stealth

Reaching the top by stealth

Are South Africa the best in the world, asks Tim de Lisle? Not really

20-Feb-2007•Tim de Lisle

We want less

We want less

Cricket, like the food in British supermarkets, has lost a lot of its seasonality. It rolls on remorselessly, year-round, and doesn't care if it loses flavour as a result, says Tim de Lisle

06-Feb-2007•Tim de Lisle

Who has the world's best attack?

Who has the world's best attack?

As Bob Dylan observed in a song a few years ago, Things Have Changed. For the first time in perhaps 35 years, there is no outstanding attack in world cricket

23-Jan-2007•Tim de Lisle

The day of the specialist captain

The day of the specialist captain

For the umpteenth time this winter, England are taking a risk on a half-fit player as Michael Vaughan returns to captain

09-Jan-2007•Tim de Lisle

How long is a career?

How long is a career?

Tim de Lisle on the ever-lengthening careers of the modern cricketer

12-Dec-2006•Tim de Lisle

Give Harmy a break

Give Harmy a break

Tim de Lisle justifies why Steve Harmison should be rested for Adelaide

28-Nov-2006•Tim de Lisle

Two keepers, one lack of consistency

Two keepers, one lack of consistency

Tim de Lisle expresses his views on England's decision to sideline Chris Read and bring back Geraint Jones

14-Nov-2006•Tim de Lisle

Why it has been fun this time

Why it has been fun this time

The Champions Trophy has been fun, mainly because it has been unpredictable.

31-Oct-2006•Tim de Lisle

Cricket loses some of its innocence

Cricket loses some of its innocence

Part of cricket's appeal over the years has been that it hasn't had drug-taking, it hasn't been awash with money, and it has had distinct seasons

17-Oct-2006•Tim de Lisle

The telly factor

The telly factor

The Darrell Hair saga shows how close and complicated the relationship between the game and the small screen has become

03-Oct-2006•Tim de Lisle

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