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Mark Nicholas
Mark Nicholas

Cricket presenter on TV and writer

@mcjnicholas
Botham, Willis, Brearley, magic: let's cast our minds back to 1981

Botham, Willis, Brearley, magic: let's cast our minds back to 1981

To be an up-and-coming English cricketer that summer was to get a glimpse of the stuff myths are made of

16-Jul-2021•Mark Nicholas
What makes Williamson, Smith, Kohli and Root excel?

What makes Williamson, Smith, Kohli and Root excel?

The four greats of modern batting have their signature ways. Which of them will leave the greatest legacy?

02-Jul-2021•Mark Nicholas
Modern heroes of the game light up historic Rose Bowl

Modern heroes of the game light up historic Rose Bowl

History, conversations, duels, drama, and a blanket of cloud featured on the first two days of the biggest occasion in Test cricket

21-Jun-2021•Mark Nicholas
Does Ashwin hold the key to the World Test Championship final?

Does Ashwin hold the key to the World Test Championship final?

If it stays dry in Southampton and spins a bit, as pitches there are inclined to do, might it be India's game?

15-Jun-2021•Mark Nicholas
Do you get England's rest and rotation policy? I don't

Do you get England's rest and rotation policy? I don't

Yes, they need to have a large group of players to draw on, but why make as many changes as they currently are making?

28-May-2021•Mark Nicholas
How do you deal with Axar Patel and Ashwin?

How do you deal with Axar Patel and Ashwin?

First, though, a flashback to the '70s, and an English master

03-Mar-2021•Mark Nicholas
What will it be like to take on Kohli and Co on their own patch?

What will it be like to take on Kohli and Co on their own patch?

A Test match in India is no place for the faint-hearted, neither is it to be missed, for it will be among the richest experiences of these players' lives.

02-Feb-2021•Mark Nicholas
The Gabba result has done justice to the game we love

The Gabba result has done justice to the game we love

Australia vs India was Test cricket at its finest. Perhaps winning away from home is all about the quality of the players

21-Jan-2021•Mark Nicholas
There was cricket in 2020. Isn't that miracle enough?

There was cricket in 2020. Isn't that miracle enough?

A look back at a year like no other - one in which this writer played more games than in any other in decades

01-Jan-2021•Mark Nicholas
Farewell, Jackers

Farewell, Jackers

As a commentator, Robin Jackman gave viewers a sense of friendship both with the man who was talking to them and the game that was his metier. He will be missed

27-Dec-2020•Mark Nicholas
England are playing with a previously unimagined sense of adventure

England are playing with a previously unimagined sense of adventure

Morgan's team are full of brilliance, belief, and free spirit

05-Dec-2020•Mark Nicholas
Quinton de Kock is among the best all-format players of our time

Quinton de Kock is among the best all-format players of our time

He and the rest of the South Africa line-up will make sure they take the fight to England in the upcoming series

26-Nov-2020•Mark Nicholas
Varun Chakravarthy, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Natarajan and other young players who have impressed me this IPL

Varun Chakravarthy, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Natarajan and other young players who have impressed me this IPL

The tournament has given so many young Indian cricketers the opportunity to go to the next level with their skills

09-Nov-2020•Mark Nicholas
Life in the bubble is okay for a while, but over time it is an existential threat

Life in the bubble is okay for a while, but over time it is an existential threat

Why we should take seriously the issue players have raised of the mental toll that living in confinement takes on them

23-Oct-2020•Mark Nicholas
What I've loved about the first half of the IPL

What I've loved about the first half of the IPL

The Bumrah-AB-Kohli Super Over, Tewatia's feats, Pooran's catch, and more

12-Oct-2020•Mark Nicholas
Stuart Broad, Ben Stokes and Joe Root continue to learn, grow and excel

Stuart Broad, Ben Stokes and Joe Root continue to learn, grow and excel

The three, and James Anderson, have been in the spotlight this summer

13-Aug-2020•Mark Nicholas
Why 3 Team Cricket is an experiment worth its while

Why 3 Team Cricket is an experiment worth its while

Do we need another format? Why not, as long as it has the power to change perceptions and move the dial

25-Jul-2020•Mark Nicholas
Deadly venom: the terror of Derek Underwood

Deadly venom: the terror of Derek Underwood

Beneath the gentle facade lay a spinner whose weapons were accuracy and fear

10-Jul-2020•Mark Nicholas
The best of Gordon Greenidge is the best of batting

The best of Gordon Greenidge is the best of batting

No one was safe while he was at the crease: not the ball, the bowlers, the fielders, the windows, or the records

27-Jun-2020•Mark Nicholas
When Imran Khan blew me away

When Imran Khan blew me away

Facing up to the legendary Pakistani allrounder in his prime took not a little courage

06-Jun-2020•Mark Nicholas
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