FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Mike atherton | History Defined

Miffed with Sky's interview of Imran Khan's sons, PCB considered pulling players out of Test against England

Former England skipper Mike Atherton conducted the 18-minute interview with Imran's sons, Kassim and Suleman. The two expressed fears about the well-being of their 73-year-old father, who is a celebrated former captain under whom the country won its first and only ODI World Cup in 1992.

The Economic Times · Aug 28

Sir Geoffrey Boycott calls for England coach Brendon McCullum to go

Boycott believes captain Ben Stokes should also face the axe if he fails to learn some tough lessons

The Independent UK · Dec 22, 2025

Fearless Robin Smith and his square cuts gave hope to England in grim era

Smith stood up to West Indies bowling and scored centuries against Australia in the most demanding of circumstances

The Guardian - UK · Dec 2, 2025

Peter Lever obituary

Lancashire and England opening bowler who played in the victorious England Ashes side of 1971

The Guardian - UK · Mar 28, 2025

Off the scent: how Atherton and Katich thrived in cricket without all senses intact

The onset of spring and the cricket season brings with it a host of evocative smells, which two distinguished Test players have never been able to savour

The Guardian - UK · Mar 19, 2025

Alex Carey’s acrobatics lay foundation for Josh Inglis’ fireworks

A pair of of stunning catches to dismiss dangerous England batters helped set Australia up for making record run chase

The Guardian - UK · Feb 22, 2025

England v Sri Lanka: Root brings up record 34th Test century at second Test – as it happened

Over-by-over report: England need eight wickets to wrap up victory on a record-breaking day for Joe Root

The Guardian - UK · Aug 31, 2024

England v Sri Lanka: first men’s cricket Test match, day one – as it happened

Sri Lanka recovered from 6-3 to post 236 at Old Trafford before England reached 22-0 when bad light stopped play

The Guardian - UK · Aug 21, 2024

'I would have had Shubman Gill over Yashasvi Jaiswal in India's T20 World Cup squad'

The Indian squad has already started assembling in the US as excitement around the T20 World Cup approaches its crescendo and experts continue to discuss the formation of India's 15-member squad led by Rohit Sharma -- one of the hot favourites to go all the way.

The Times of India · May 28, 2024

‘Impossible to bowl to’: Brian Lara’s record feats still stand out 30 years on

West Indies great’s Test and county records in 1994 are recalled by opponents, some of whom had rooms in Lara’s house named after them

The Guardian - UK · Apr 10, 2024