The Cricket Paper

The Cricket Paper The Cricket Paper is the UK's number one selling cricket title, covering the game from test match down to the village green.

Out every Sunday during the UK domestic cricket season.

😞 England arrived in Australia with high expectations, but it proved to be another troubled campaign as the hosts sealed...
09/01/2026

😞 England arrived in Australia with high expectations, but it proved to be another troubled campaign as the hosts sealed a dominant 4-1 victory.

✍️ Dom Harris reviews the series and examines what lies ahead for the Bazball era.

England arrived on Australian shores with great hope and expectation, but it just proved to be yet another troubled campaign as the hosts completed a dominant 4-1 series victory – a fourth consecutive home Ashes triumph.

🔍 The England and Wales Cricket Board has initiated an immediate review into the   defeat, with chief executive Richard ...
08/01/2026

🔍 The England and Wales Cricket Board has initiated an immediate review into the defeat, with chief executive Richard Gould promising “necessary changes over the coming months”.

|

The England and Wales Cricket Board has initiated an immediate review into the Ashes defeat, with chief executive Richard Gould promising “necessary changes over the coming months”.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England’s Harry Brook has issued a public apology for his role in a late-night altercation on the pre-Ashes tour...
08/01/2026

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England’s Harry Brook has issued a public apology for his role in a late-night altercation on the pre-Ashes tour of New Zealand, as scrutiny over the team’s culture and drinking habits overshadowed another defeat Down Under.

|

England’s Harry Brook has issued a public apology for his part in a late-night altercation on the pre-Ashes tour of New Zealand, as scrutiny over the culture and drinking habits of the team overshadowed yet another defeat Down Under.

🤔 End of the ‘Bazball’ era?🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🇦🇺  England’s   misadventure came to a familiar conclusion in Sydney, where a superio...
08/01/2026

🤔 End of the ‘Bazball’ era?

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🇦🇺 England’s misadventure came to a familiar conclusion in Sydney, where a superior Australia side took the final Test by five wickets to tie up a comprehensive 4-1 win.

|

England’s Ashes misadventure came to a familiar conclusion in Sydney, where a superior Australia side took the final Test by five wickets to tie up a comprehensive 4-1 win.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Sir Alastair Cook hailed Ashes centurion Jacob Bethell as “the future of England” after he eased the end-of-tour...
07/01/2026

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Sir Alastair Cook hailed Ashes centurion Jacob Bethell as “the future of England” after he eased the end-of-tour gloom on day four in Sydney with a sparking 142 not out.

Sir Alastair Cook hailed Ashes centurion Jacob Bethell as “the future of England” after he eased the end-of-tour gloom on day four in Sydney with a sparking 142 not out.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿💯 Jacob Bethell’s coming-of-age century offered hope for the future as England’s Ashes present tipped towards ano...
07/01/2026

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿💯 Jacob Bethell’s coming-of-age century offered hope for the future as England’s Ashes present tipped towards another defeat in Sydney.

Jacob Bethell’s coming-of-age century offered hope for the future as England’s Ashes present tipped towards another defeat in Sydney.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Jacob Bethell insisted England still had an appetite for the   fight despite being pushed to the brink of a 4-1 ...
06/01/2026

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Jacob Bethell insisted England still had an appetite for the fight despite being pushed to the brink of a 4-1 defeat on a punishing third day in Sydney.

|

Jacob Bethell insisted England still had an appetite for the Ashes fight despite being pushed to the brink of a 4-1 defeat on a punishing third day in Sydney.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🇦🇺   England’s hopes of ending the   with a consolation victory came crashing down as the familiar sight of Trav...
06/01/2026

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🇦🇺 England’s hopes of ending the with a consolation victory came crashing down as the familiar sight of Travis Head and Steve Smith celebrating centuries left them down and out in Sydney.

|

England’s hopes of ending the Ashes with a consolation victory came crashing down as the familiar sight of Travis Head and Steve Smith celebrating centuries left them down and out in Sydney.

👏 👊 Joe Root’s 41st Test century carried England to their highest score of a troubled   tour, but it was not enough to h...
05/01/2026

👏 👊 Joe Root’s 41st Test century carried England to their highest score of a troubled tour, but it was not enough to hold down an Australia side who hit back hard on day two of the fifth Test in Sydney.

|

Joe Root’s 41st Test century carried England to their highest score of a troubled Ashes tour, but it was not enough to hold down an Australia side who hit back hard on day two of the fifth Test in Sydney.

🔝 🌧️ Joe Root and Harry Brook produced England’s best partnership of a punishing   series on day one of the final Test b...
04/01/2026

🔝 🌧️ Joe Root and Harry Brook produced England’s best partnership of a punishing series on day one of the final Test before being stopped in their tracks by the Sydney weather.

|

Joe Root and Harry Brook produced England’s best partnership of a punishing Ashes series on day one of the final Test before being stopped in their tracks by the Sydney weather.

🇦🇺  Usman Khawaja has hit out against a culture of “racial stereotypes” in Australian cricket, declaring the sport is “s...
02/01/2026

🇦🇺 Usman Khawaja has hit out against a culture of “racial stereotypes” in Australian cricket, declaring the sport is “still very white” as he announced his international retirement.

|

Usman Khawaja has hit out against a culture of “racial stereotypes” in Australian cricket, declaring the sport is “still very white” as he announced his international retirement.

🚨 England are expected to hand Matthew Potts his   debut in the final Test against Australia, but the door has not close...
02/01/2026

🚨 England are expected to hand Matthew Potts his debut in the final Test against Australia, but the door has not closed on spinner Shoaib Bashir returning to the side.

|

England are expected to hand Matthew Potts his Ashes debut in the final Test against Australia, but the door has not closed on spinner Shoaib Bashir returning to the side.

Address

Wimbledon

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when The Cricket Paper posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Business

Send a message to The Cricket Paper:

Share

Category