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Ashes Test at Lord's: Time For the Selectors to Pick Onions

I know the media in this country enjoy harking back to 2005, but if they begin to have an effect on the England selectors on Wednesday then things really will have taken a turn for the worse...

Written by Jon Naylor about 4 months ago 46 reads 1 comments
Premier League 2008-09: The Awards of the Season

And so it is all over again. Manchester United have made it three in a row and the Geordies will be welcoming Scunthorpe to St. James' Park next year...

Written by Jon Naylor about 6 months ago 624 reads 13 comments
Sir Alex Ferguson Pays Football The Ultimate Disrespect

Some men, through their deeds, are untouchable in the press. Winston Churchill achieved it after the Second World War. Bill Clinton seemed to don a Teflon skin in his near impeachment of the 1990s...

Written by Jon Naylor about 7 months ago 844 reads 29 comments
Liverpool's Champions League Dream Ended by Chelsea: Where Did It All Go Wrong?

The mind is still swirling after a stunning encounter in the Champions League quarterfinal between Liverpool and Chelsea. No one could have possibly predicted a 12-goal thriller that saw Chelsea emerge 7-5 aggregate winners...

Written by Jon Naylor about 7 months ago 298 reads 1 comments
Football's Fallen Stars: The Men That Brushed Greatness and Slipped

In a recent article, I wrote about the issues surrounding the excessive hyping of young players emerging through youth setups, the results of which can be devastating. For players falling into this bracket, greatness is expected...

Written by Jon Naylor about 7 months ago 89 reads 3 comments
Man United's Federico Macheda: Another in a Long List of Overhyped Youngsters

When will the madness end? Ever since the birth of the Premiership, media coverage has increased exponentially. This in turn has led to the celebrity culture surrounding players, not only within football but across all sports...

Written by Jon Naylor about 7 months ago 758 reads 16 comments
Alan Shearer: Right Messiah for Newcastle, Wrong Time

At the risk of being lost under the deluge of top-four jostling, title posturing, and Champions League hype, a story must surely be shared about the prospects of one of the nation's greatest-loved ...

Written by Jon Naylor about 7 months ago 90 reads 7 comments
Liverpool - Chelsea: Champions League Preview

With the midweek internationals safely out of the way and only minor knocks sustained, the clubs remaining in the Champions League will certainly have one eye on the quarter finals next week...

Written by Jon Naylor about 8 months ago 875 reads 3 comments
Drawing Uncomfortable Conclusions: Change Test Cricket or Risk Losing It

Test Cricket is believed by many to be the last bastion of the thinking man's game: the heart, soul and lifeblood of the sport...

Written by Jon Naylor about 8 months ago 120 reads 12 comments
The Red Revival: What's It Down To?

The last month has seen Liverpool's fortunes reversed, with the last three matches yielding 13 goals and two clean sheets...

Written by Jon Naylor about 8 months ago 497 reads 6 comments
England's Champions League Dominance: Bad For The Premiership?

Listening to a popular UK football phone-in on the radio, a caller made a very interesting point on the Premiership's dominance in the last four years of Europe's elite competition, the Champions League...

Written by Jon Naylor about 8 months ago 174 reads 3 comments
Forget Kaka: The Midfielder Manchester City Need Is Wilson Palacios

Kaka. World Footballer of the year 2007. Ballon D'Or 2007. Serie A Player of the year '04 and '07. Not the player Manchester City need though...

Written by Jon Naylor about 10 months ago 690 reads 1 comments
Why Liverpool Will Leave Man Utd and Chelsea in The Dust For The Premier League

It's easy enough to back Liverpool for the title when they are sitting pretty at the summit of the table, but some detractors would have you believe that they will capitulate under the charge from more experienced rivals...

Written by Jon Naylor about 10 months ago 931 reads 21 comments
Cricket Round Table: Twenty20 - Cricket's Saviour or the Sport's Downfall?

This week's round table saw the cricket section take up a debate that has sparked controvery across the sporting world...

Written by Jon Naylor about about 1 year ago 491 reads 4 comments
Asia Cup 2008: The Story So Far As Dhoni and Raina Set the Standard

We never really thought there was going to be an upset, did we? Four matches into the 2008 Asia Cup, and everything is progressing swimmingly for the four Test nations...

Written by Jon Naylor about about 1 year ago 380 reads 2 comments
Cricket: England's Ryan Sidebottom Needs Some Anger Management

When Ryan Sidebottom received his first England call-up in 2001, he must have thought his ship had come in. One wicketless test against Pakistan later, the man who stole Brian May's hair returned ...

Written by Jon Naylor about about 1 year ago 576 reads 7 comments
Zimbabwe Banned From English Cricket: Mugabe's Last Gift to His People

The British Government issued a ban today on the Zimbabwe cricket team, prohibiting any side from touring England on moral grounds...

Written by Jon Naylor about about 1 year ago 449 reads 3 comments
Half of English Cricketers Would Retire for IPL: End of National Loyalty?

The Professional Cricketers Association recently published the findings of a quite remarkable survey. According to their research, around half of English cricketers would consider "early retirement" ...

Written by Jon Naylor about about 1 year ago 875 reads 3 comments
Cricket Round Table: What's Been Your Champagne Moment?

The second instalment of the cricket round table is here, and with it a new glut of cricketing opinion. The query put to our writers this week was: What's been your champagne moment of this ...

Written by Jon Naylor about about 1 year ago 666 reads 3 comments
Kevin Pietersen's Left-Handed Sixes: Innovative or Illegal?

England's one-day trouncing of New Zealand brought with it not only a magnificent innings from youngster Owais Shah and a timely return to form of captain Paul Collingwood, but a century for England stalwart Kevin Pietersen...

Written by Jon Naylor about about 1 year ago 2,042 reads 25 comments
Ian Bell Stuns Critics As England Smash Kiwis in Twenty20 International

England's batting troubles have eased considerably after a composed Ian Bell smashed a 46-ball 60 to ensure a comfortable nine-wicket victory over New Zealand in the Twenty20 International...

Written by Jon Naylor about about 1 year ago 218 reads 4 comments
Cricket Round Table: Who Would You Want in Your International Side?

In the first ever cricket round table, we ask some of Bleacher Report's regular contributors: who in the world would you have in your International side and why?

Written by Jon Naylor about about 1 year ago 365 reads 4 comments
The "World's Richest Game:" Stanford's Vision Could End Test Cricket

Money talks. This is one statement that cannot possibly be argued with in relation to sports in the current decade. Eight of the twenty English Premier League clubs are under the control of ...

Written by Jon Naylor about about 1 year ago 661 reads 7 comments
The "World's Richest Game:" Stanford's Vision Could End Test Cricket

Money talks. This is one statement that cannot possibly be argued with relation to sports in the current decade. Eight of the 20 English Premiership clubs are under the control of foreign investors, ...

Written by Jon Naylor about about 1 year ago 361 reads 4 comments
Cricket: Is India's Destruction of Pakistan a Sign Of Things to Come?

India's one-day side put on a masterclass with bat and ball to send Pakistan packing and stamp their authority on the subcontinent's Tri-Series tournament...

Written by Jon Naylor about about 1 year ago 380 reads 3 comments

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Jon Naylor Article Archive

Ashes Test at Lord's: Time For the Selectors to Pick Onions

Premier League 2008-09: The Awards of the Season

Sir Alex Ferguson Pays Football The Ultimate Disrespect

Liverpool's Champions League Dream Ended by Chelsea: Where Did It All Go Wrong?

Football's Fallen Stars: The Men That Brushed Greatness and Slipped

Man United's Federico Macheda: Another in a Long List of Overhyped Youngsters

Alan Shearer: Right Messiah for Newcastle, Wrong Time

Liverpool - Chelsea: Champions League Preview

Drawing Uncomfortable Conclusions: Change Test Cricket or Risk Losing It

The Red Revival: What's It Down To?

England's Champions League Dominance: Bad For The Premiership?

Forget Kaka: The Midfielder Manchester City Need Is Wilson Palacios

Why Liverpool Will Leave Man Utd and Chelsea in The Dust For The Premier League

Cricket Round Table: Twenty20 - Cricket's Saviour or the Sport's Downfall?

Asia Cup 2008: The Story So Far As Dhoni and Raina Set the Standard

Cricket: England's Ryan Sidebottom Needs Some Anger Management

Zimbabwe Banned From English Cricket: Mugabe's Last Gift to His People

Half of English Cricketers Would Retire for IPL: End of National Loyalty?

Cricket Round Table: What's Been Your Champagne Moment?

Kevin Pietersen's Left-Handed Sixes: Innovative or Illegal?

Ian Bell Stuns Critics As England Smash Kiwis in Twenty20 International

Cricket Round Table: Who Would You Want in Your International Side?

The "World's Richest Game:" Stanford's Vision Could End Test Cricket

The "World's Richest Game:" Stanford's Vision Could End Test Cricket

Cricket: Is India's Destruction of Pakistan a Sign Of Things to Come?

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