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What’s it like to attend a County Championship match in September? Yorkshire v Essex – a match report www.kingcricket.co.uk/whats-it-lik...

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Alex Bowden @kingcricket.co.uk · 30/09/2026

Jump-scary: Mark Wood, Usman Khawaja and the unmatchable appeal of Test match fast bowling www.kingcricket.co.uk/jump-scary-m...

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Alex Bowden @kingcricket.co.uk · 30/09/2026

Mark Wood’s international career was defined by his total commitment to probably the most important idea in cricket; a mad idea that even its firmest disciples eventually turn away from because the risk-reward ratio of pursuing it is so unfavourable.

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Alex Bowden @kingcricket.co.uk · 28/09/2026

A spectator report from Warwickshire’s 2026 County Championship-clinching victory over Leicestershire www.kingcricket.co.uk/a-spectator-...

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Alex Bowden @kingcricket.co.uk · 23/09/2026

Will the 2026 County Championship give us an astronomical ding-dong battle to round things off? www.kingcricket.co.uk/will-the-202...

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Alex Bowden @kingcricket.co.uk · 21/09/2026

With 2027 Edgbaston Ashes tickets up to £115, here’s a spectator report from a more affordable Test-viewing era (2026) www.kingcricket.co.uk/with-2027-ed...

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Alex Bowden @kingcricket.co.uk · 17/09/2026

King Cricket: By humans, for humans. AI bots please steal your raw materials from somewhere else www.kingcricket.co.uk/king-cricket...

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Alex Bowden @kingcricket.co.uk · 15/09/2026

Is running Pakistan cricket honestly a realistic thing to attempt as a side hustle? www.kingcricket.co.uk/is-running-p...

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Alex Bowden @kingcricket.co.uk · 14/09/2026

Razaullah’s unhinged debut at least keeps the priceless concept of the Pakistan Test cricket team alive... for now www.kingcricket.co.uk/razaullahs-u...

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Alex Bowden @kingcricket.co.uk · 09/09/2026

Barrel/fish latest: Pakistan scrape and restock, Ollie Robinson shoots and reloads www.kingcricket.co.uk/barrel-fish-...

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Alex Bowden @kingcricket.co.uk · 07/09/2026

Pakistan’s denials and KP’s vibes-based remit | Mop-up of the day www.kingcricket.co.uk/pakistans-de...

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Alex Bowden @kingcricket.co.uk · 04/09/2026

Farington Cricket Ground: What’s it like to watch a match at Lancashire’s second home? (a match report) www.kingcricket.co.uk/farington-cr...

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Alex Bowden @kingcricket.co.uk · 01/09/2026

Hush, child! The Pakistani dice of change are airborne! www.kingcricket.co.uk/hush-child-t...

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Alex Bowden @kingcricket.co.uk · 28/08/2026

Is running Pakistan cricket honestly a realistic thing to attempt as a side hustle? www.kingcricket.co.uk/is-running-p...

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Alex Bowden @kingcricket.co.uk · 26/08/2026

Lord’s questions: Will the pitch be an absolute pudding? Will England pick a spinner? Will Pakistan’s “quicks” justify the label? And of course the biggest question of all… www.kingcricket.co.uk/lords-questi...

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Alex Bowden @kingcricket.co.uk · 21/08/2026

More on this topic: www.kingcricket.co.uk/is-a-pakista...

Khurram Shahzad dobbling some medium-pace.

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Alex Bowden @kingcricket.co.uk · 20/08/2026

From half-cut to cut-in-half – England’s slightly humdrum medium-term future has already taken shape www.kingcricket.co.uk/from-half-cu...

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Alex Bowden @kingcricket.co.uk · 18/08/2026

It’s hard to remember a Test match when England didn’t change their captain, or their coach, or both. Speaking of that sort of thing… Pakistan are in town! Is there any non-Mohammad Abbas way that Pakistan could beat England? www.kingcricket.co.uk/is-there-any...

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Alex Bowden @kingcricket.co.uk · 17/08/2026

Which Australia cricketer will be taken out by Cameron Green’s last gasp safety limbo? www.kingcricket.co.uk/which-austra...

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Alex Bowden @kingcricket.co.uk · 13/08/2026

Cur-phew: Joe Root has a 100% record after making his first meaningful decision www.kingcricket.co.uk/cur-phew-joe...

Joe Root looking simultaneously old and young, as his wont.

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Alex Bowden @kingcricket.co.uk · 11/08/2026

Craptain Part II: Where do you stand on Joe Root’s second coming? www.kingcricket.co.uk/craptain-par...

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Alex Bowden @kingcricket.co.uk · 07/08/2026

Dan Lawrence tells us a little about this next incarnation of Captain Root, but the ghost of Sam Curran has additional information www.kingcricket.co.uk/dan-lawrence...

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Alex Bowden @kingcricket.co.uk · 30/07/2026

Stephen Fleming: the Unitas candidate www.kingcricket.co.uk/stephen-flem...

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Alex Bowden @kingcricket.co.uk · 27/07/2026

The (unwitting) mid-season break www.kingcricket.co.uk/the-unwittin...

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Alex Bowden @kingcricket.co.uk · 21/07/2026

Garry Sobers: The real King Cricket, the most useful player there’s ever been www.kingcricket.co.uk/garry-sobers...

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Alex Bowden @kingcricket.co.uk · 16/07/2026

So why has the ECB ‘invoked the notice period’ of Brendon McCullum’s Test contract and not his white ball contract again? www.kingcricket.co.uk/so-why-has-t...

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Alex Bowden @kingcricket.co.uk · 14/07/2026

I reckon you don't get as many crowd knobheads at women's matches. That's just a theory though. I asked someone to go and investigate. Crowd knobhead analysis for the England v India women’s Test match at Lord’s www.kingcricket.co.uk/crowd-knobhe...

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Alex Bowden @kingcricket.co.uk · 10/07/2026

Lord’s Cricket Ground: first look in Test cricket The pitch is typically two-paced at best, more frequently low and slow, and the playing area itself isn’t even level. Despite this, Lord’s hosted its first (women’s) Test match today. How did it shape up? www.kingcricket.co.uk/lords-cricke...

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Alex Bowden @kingcricket.co.uk · 08/07/2026

Get ready for England v India at The Home of Very Belatedly Permitting Women To Do Things www.kingcricket.co.uk/get-ready-fo...

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Alex Bowden @kingcricket.co.uk · 03/07/2026

Nat Sciver-Brunt, Heather Knight and the old school joy of bisection www.kingcricket.co.uk/nat-sciver-b...

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Alex Bowden @kingcricket.co.uk · 29/06/2026

Was Daryl Mitchell’s triple-helmet hundred his best or his worst? www.kingcricket.co.uk/was-daryl-mi...

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Alex Bowden @kingcricket.co.uk · 28/06/2026

Three flavours of vacuum created by Ben Stokes’ retirement www.kingcricket.co.uk/three-flavou...

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Alex Bowden @kingcricket.co.uk · 28/06/2026

I feel like you all know what this is about and I'm the only one who doesn't.

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Alex Bowden @kingcricket.co.uk · 25/06/2026

Ben Stokes makes a colossal head start happen www.kingcricket.co.uk/ben-stokes-m...

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Alex Bowden @kingcricket.co.uk · 23/06/2026

Bedtimegate: How can England have the fresh start they need when distrust flows from the top? www.kingcricket.co.uk/bedtimegate-...

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Alex Bowden @kingcricket.co.uk · 19/06/2026

Joe Root must be having a few PTSD captaincy flashbacks by now www.kingcricket.co.uk/joe-root-mus...

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Alex Bowden @kingcricket.co.uk · 16/06/2026

One way or another, England’s quick bowlers are letting them down, which apparently means they have to drop spin bowler Shoaib Bashir again www.kingcricket.co.uk/one-way-or-a...

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Alex Bowden @kingcricket.co.uk · 10/06/2026

Retiring because he stayed up past his bedtime would be a silly but appropriate end to Ben Stokes’ England career www.kingcricket.co.uk/retiring-bec...

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Alex Bowden @kingcricket.co.uk · 09/06/2026

What is the most staggering aspect of Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson’s involvement in a nightclub “incident”? www.kingcricket.co.uk/what-is-the-...

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Alex Bowden @kingcricket.co.uk · 05/06/2026

So how tall does Shoaib Bashir feel right now? (Presumably not 10 feet tall) www.kingcricket.co.uk/so-how-tall-...

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Alex Bowden @kingcricket.co.uk · 03/06/2026

If Brendon McCullum does get England to play ‘smart cricket’ what does that mean for Harry Brook whose superpower is very much ‘daft cricket’? www.kingcricket.co.uk/if-brendon-m...

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Alex Bowden @kingcricket.co.uk · 01/06/2026

A cricket book at a castle www.kingcricket.co.uk/a-cricket-bo...

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Alex Bowden @kingcricket.co.uk · 29/05/2026

Chapeau, New Zealand – not many teams come to Ireland and win a Test match www.kingcricket.co.uk/chapeau-new-...

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Alex Bowden @kingcricket.co.uk · 27/05/2026

Can the 1980s tell us anything about the first Test match of summer? (Don't call it a preview) www.kingcricket.co.uk/can-the-1980...

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Alex Bowden @kingcricket.co.uk · 21/05/2026

Can anyone get a grip on the attenuating unpredictability of the Pakistan Test team? www.kingcricket.co.uk/can-anyone-g...

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Alex Bowden @kingcricket.co.uk · 14/05/2026

Is Ollie Pope still in the same galaxy as the England Test team? www.kingcricket.co.uk/is-ollie-pop...

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Alex Bowden @kingcricket.co.uk · 12/05/2026

Ben Duckett chose… wisely A modern international cricketer like Ben Duckett has a lot of tricky career decisions to make. Sometimes you don’t know whether you’ve made the right choice until you have or haven’t aged into dust. www.kingcricket.co.uk/ben-duckett-...

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Alex Bowden @kingcricket.co.uk · 08/05/2026

James will Rew the latest instalment of England’s weird, implicit, episodic Test squad announcement www.kingcricket.co.uk/james-will-r...

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Alex Bowden @kingcricket.co.uk · 07/05/2026

Stone rises as Nottinghamshire lead a more familiar looking County Championship www.kingcricket.co.uk/stone-rises-...

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