Cricket
The end of an era
It has been an assured innings, and a long one
No average Joe
“He looked like the Milkybar Kid but played like Clint Eastwood”
Is cricket growing up and leaving home?
In many ways the sport is thriving, but there is danger ahead
Beyond the boundary
Can art reflect a nation’s spirit through its depictions of one of its favourite games?
The final test
Jimmy Anderson has trotted up to the wicket 39,877 times in a Test match
C. L. R. James and the majesty of cricket
The West Indian writer and historian knew that cricket is far more than merely a sport
Cricket’s triple threat
Some have the granddaddy knack
Playing the ball
The Kookaburra experiment seems a confused diversion, not a ticket to high intensity
The passage from India
The failings of Bazball, like the failings of Britain, are becoming more apparent
Hobbs recalled
Ninety-five years on, Hobbs still holds a record that is unlikely ever to be broken
Most Read
The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
NigeDosh: an urgent appeal
Tonight’s political coverage is repeatedly interrupted by urgent appeals for charities that may or may not be fictional
Gender self-ID was never the law
Barrister Akua Reindorf KC speaks about the controversial trans guidance the government is so loath to implement
The next chapter for The Critic
A request — and an opportunity!
Peston’s Inbox
Farage: I’m not worried
The slow vibe shift
Escaping our “post-cultural state” will not happen overnight
Hey, Starmer, leave those kids alone
Banning under-16s from social media is more prohibitionist stupidity
Unionists should unite
It’s time to build alliances to ensure that unionists are not let down again
When imitation is more then just flattery
An informative and entertaining history of plagiarism in its many forms
Jams, jellies and EU insanity
From toast to tungsten, the EU is an enemy of innovation
Can the army survive migration?
As Western militaries struggle to recruit young people, Britain may be turning to a familiar solution: immigration
Eat less chicken
Industrial farming is bad for the environment but it is also cruel