Chris Tremlett: Grumpy Anderson the best seamer to ever do it opinion Jimmy Anderson, when he hangs up his spikes at Lord’s this summer, will retire as the world’s greatest seamer. There’s no argument to be had. He will also still be known as the grumpiest bowler in the English game. There’s no argument there either. Anderson and I go way back, to the early days of [...]
Chris Tremlett: Ashes, England, Stokes and Broad in my 2023 review The last 12 months haven’t, on the surface at least, been the best for England cricket. They’ve completed the year without a Test or T20I series win and their one-day World Cup performance in India was below par. But there have been some astonishing moments across 2023 both for England and others. Here are my [...]
Tremlett: Pressure off England but they’ll want Cricket World Cup glory opinion This feels like a pretty good situation for England as they head into today’s 50-over Cricket World Cup. Sure, there is always pressure being defending champions – after they claimed the title with an amazing Super Over victory against today’s Ahmedabad opponents New Zealand four years ago – but it is nothing like the levels [...]
Chris Tremlett: Wood can help England forget Lord’s woes in Ashes July 5, 2023 It’s incredible. Tomorrow sees a must-win Ashes Test match for England against Australia and there seems to be more chatter about what’s going on off field than on it. The unsavoury scenes in the Lord’s Long Room was not a good watch and not good for cricket but I do hope nothing changes – except [...]
Chris Tremlett: Four seamers right call for England in Lord’s Ashes Test June 28, 2023 A Lord’s Test match is always special, even more so during the Ashes. It is the Home of Cricket and Ben Stokes and his England side will be keen to level up the series after their opening loss to Australia. The tourists played their part in an exceptional Test match and while the early declaration [...]
Chris Tremlett: Barmy Army can make the difference in the Ashes June 14, 2023 It’s fair to say that one of the biggest moments in my career is synonymous with the phrase “Barmy Army wicket”, and there will be times during this Ashes series where England may need to rely on the crowd to keep them going. I love the unwavering confidence head coach Brendon McCullum and captain Ben [...]
Chris Tremlett: England must find Ashes spot for glovesman Foakes June 1, 2023 There is always a sense of excitement when the Ashes rolls around; it is cricket’s biggest rivalry and it transcends the sport. And after England’s hugely disappointing 4-0 away loss in the last edition of the series, the hosts this time around, under new stewardship, go in as my slight favourites. Australia still possess the [...]
Chris Tremlett: England are still dangerous despite wobbly start October 24, 2022 Jos Buttler’s Twenty20 side may have somewhat botched their run chase against Afghanistan in their World Cup opener on Saturday but they’ll be over the moon to have the first game hoodoo off their back. It doesn’t matter what kind of form you take with you into a World Cup; that opening match can be [...]
Chris Tremlett: T20 World Cup is a shopping window for cricket’s talent October 13, 2022 When the T20 World Cup gets going in Australia this weekend, the bigger teams will still have a little while to wait before their campaigns begin. England don’t start their World Cup until next weekend – when they play Afghanistan – but it’s still a good chance for the team, under Matthew Mott, to get [...]
Chris Tremlett: Era of Stokes and McCullum won’t see miracles on day one May 31, 2022 When Ben Stokes leads his side out against New Zealand at Lord’s on Thursday with head coach Brendon McCullum watching down from the famous pavilion, it will mark a new era in English Test cricket. I was not surprised to see Stokes appointed captain – there weren’t too many other options around the squad at [...]
