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Mark Nicholas
Mark Nicholas

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There is a simple alternative to using saliva on the ball

There is a simple alternative to using saliva on the ball

Cricket is poorer without the art of swing, and it's worth the experiment to preserve it, in times of Covid-19 and beyond

28-May-2020•Mark Nicholas
You ain't seen nothing like the mighty Mike Procter

You ain't seen nothing like the mighty Mike Procter

Colourful, swashbuckling and devastatingly good, Procter was an allrounder to rank with any in history

23-May-2020•Mark Nicholas
Graham Gooch and the indomitable will to win

Graham Gooch and the indomitable will to win

He was a run-scoring machine for England and Essex, always looking for efficiency, and never sloppy

09-May-2020•Mark Nicholas
Fast times with Jeff Thomson

Fast times with Jeff Thomson

Even when he wasn't at his peak, Thommo made you wish you were at the other end of the pitch

26-Apr-2020•Mark Nicholas
The King and I

The King and I

Watching and playing against Viv Richards was a privilege accorded to a few, and everyone came away with a story

10-Apr-2020•Mark Nicholas
This is a time for healing and we are all in charge

This is a time for healing and we are all in charge

Sport finds itself on hold now. That provides us a timely opportunity to recalibrate and reassess

28-Mar-2020•Mark Nicholas
Have South Africa turned a corner?

Have South Africa turned a corner?

Under Jacques Faul, Graeme Smith and Mark Boucher, they just might have put the doom and gloom of 2019 behind them

10-Mar-2020•Mark Nicholas
South Africa have learned more than England in the ODI series

South Africa have learned more than England in the ODI series

At Newlands, de Kock and Bavuma briefly took watchers back to a golden age of South African cricket

10-Feb-2020•Mark Nicholas
Wood's on fire

Wood's on fire

Is he faster than Larwood, Tyson, Trueman and Malcolm? Probably

29-Jan-2020•Mark Nicholas
England's young players are making the difference for them

England's young players are making the difference for them

How good were Pope and Bess in Port Elizabeth?

21-Jan-2020•Mark Nicholas
Why Cape Town was a big win for Joe Root

Why Cape Town was a big win for Joe Root

Finally he has full ownership of his team, and in this Test he got what he wanted from his leading men and from the support cast too

08-Jan-2020•Mark Nicholas
No team of Boucher and Smith's will lie down

No team of Boucher and Smith's will lie down

South Africa's new coach emphasised the importance of clarity, and you saw that in the performance against England in Centurion

30-Dec-2019•Mark Nicholas
Beware of South Africa's spirit, England

Beware of South Africa's spirit, England

With Graeme Smith and Mark Boucher at the helm, South Africa no longer look as rocky as they did a month ago. England have been warned

14-Dec-2019•Mark Nicholas
Bob Willis, funny and acerbic on camera, kind and warm behind it

Bob Willis, funny and acerbic on camera, kind and warm behind it

A thrilling fast bowler, an incisive commentator, a generous colleague, and a wonderful travel companion - Mark Nicholas remembers a hero and a friend

06-Dec-2019•Mark Nicholas
How about Gary Kirsten as England's next coach?

How about Gary Kirsten as England's next coach?

He has had successful stints with India and South Africa and has a batting brain that Joe Root would love to pick

16-Sep-2019•Mark Nicholas
Australia have played better cricket for most of this Ashes series

Australia have played better cricket for most of this Ashes series

Their bowling has been relentless and tight, and their batting has been, well, Steve Smith

09-Sep-2019•Mark Nicholas
Can we finally lay the ghost of Ian Botham to rest?

Can we finally lay the ghost of Ian Botham to rest?

Like Beefy, and Andrew Flintoff before him, Ben Stokes has the spirit and stamina to drag his side out of trouble and into magnificent victory

02-Sep-2019•Mark Nicholas
Stokes 2019 is Botham '81 + Flintoff '05 and more

Stokes 2019 is Botham '81 + Flintoff '05 and more

The Ashes are alive thanks to the incredible game awareness and self-belief of one batsman who was yet again left to get it done by himself

26-Aug-2019•Mark Nicholas
The beauty of the Test match game now? Everybody goes at it like mad dogs

The beauty of the Test match game now? Everybody goes at it like mad dogs

We talk about poor techniques and slow over rates, but now more than ever, as Lord's showed, the play is the thing, and it has everybody hooked.

19-Aug-2019•Mark Nicholas
England's allrounders give Root options and flair

England's allrounders give Root options and flair

It is a happy coincidence that they currently have so many multi-skilled players

12-Aug-2019•Mark Nicholas
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