Nasser Hussain

Cricket Expert & Columnist

Articles by Nasser Hussain

Captain Ben Stokes' strong character will be vital as England look to bounce back from their two-day defeat, says Hussain

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Hussain: Wheels came off as England got Bazballed

Mark Wood and Shoaib Bashir are in 12-man England squad for first Ashes Test against Australia from Friday

Wood, Bashir in 12-man England squad for first Ashes Test

England fast bowler Mark Wood is in line to play in the first Ashes Test against Australia in Perth from Friday

England 'optimistic' that 'rapid' Wood will play in first Ashes Test

Root's highest score in Tests in Australia is the 89 he struck in Brisbane during the 2021/22 series

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Will 'machine' Root score away Ashes ton - and why has he not done so yet?

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India's Cricket World Cup triumph: 'Sleeping giant is well and truly awake'

Alice Capsey scored a half-century during England's World Cup semi-final defeat

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England out of World Cup - the good, the bad and the future

Teenager Davina Perrin hit the fastest ton in women's Hundred and the second fastest overall for the Northern Superchargers

Nasser Hussain: Davina Perrin's ton for Northern Superchargers in The Hundred a 'life-changing' day for teenager

Jofra Archer, England

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England in need of 'special' Jofra Archer after India defeat in second Test but Lord's return is 'a gamble'

Sussex's Jofra Archer in action during day two of the Rothesay County Championship Division One match at Durham

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Jofra Archer selection ahead of second India Test a 'gamble' for England, says Nasser Hussain

Dawson took 4-20 in his first England international for three years, and first at home in eight

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Liam Dawson: England 'must pick' spinner for 2026 T20 World Cup after 'masterclass' in West Indies win

England's spinner Shoaib Bashir took nine-wickets in the one-off Test match against Zimbabwe

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Hussain: Bashir loves playing under Stokes and it will make him better

Virat Kohli scored 9,230 runs in 123 Tests to stand fourth in India's all-time list of Test run-scorers

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Hussain: Kohli's aura, passion and swagger transformed Indian cricket

Suryavanshi's stunning IPL ton eclipses the emergence Sachin Tendulkar, says Sky Sports' Nasser Hussain

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A ton to top Tendulkar? Nas and Ath react to 14-year-old's IPL hundred

England's Jos Buttler (R) and Harry Brook

Nasser backs Brook to replace Buttler 'as soon as possible'

England's white-ball teams have regressed under Jos Buttler's captaincy and the time has come for change, says Michael Atherton

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Champions Trophy exit underlines regression of 'one-dimensional' England

England's Mark Wood (right) and Jos Buttler (left) in ICC Champions Trophy (Associated Press)

Nasser: Time for Buttler to move on from captaincy

England's Jofra Archer delivers a ball during the ICC Champions Trophy one-day international (ODI) cricket match between Australia and England at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on February 22, 2025. (Photo by Aamir QURESHI / AFP)

Questions for England: Should Buttler bat up order? Worries over Archer?

Jos Buttler and Rohit Sharma (Associated Press)

Hussain: England not lazy - but must get training balance right

India's Harshit Rana celebrates the dismissal of England's Harry Brook in the first ODI at Nagpur

Hussain: England have been 'way off' in white-ball cricket

England captain Heather Knight after her side's T20 defeat to Australia in Sydney that saw them lose the Women's Ashes

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Hussain: Is England women's side improving?

England's Zak Crawley was dismissed six times in six innings by New Zealand pacer Matt Henry

Hussain: Pope and Crawley under threat when Smith returns

England's Matthew Potts took three wickets on day one of the third and final Test against New Zealand

Atkinson and Potts show England there is life after Anderson

England's Zak Crawley and Ollie Pope struggled during the 2-1 Test series defeat to Pakistan last month

Hussain: England loyal but Crawley and Pope shouldn't get comfortable

England's Ben Stokes (Associated Press)

Captain Stokes in spotlight as Pakistan tail plunders runs in Pindi

Zak Crawley averaged 27.80 across five innings in Pakistan, with one fifty

'England must learn from Pakistan loss and not just focus on Ashes'

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Hussain: 'Awesome talent' Smith got mode and method right

Pakistan spinner Sajid Khan celebrates one of his nine wickets in their second Test win over England in Multan

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Hussain: Pakistan win on used pitch 'cannot be the template'

Pakistan's Babar Azam reacts as he walks off the field after his dismissal during the fourth day of the first test cricket match between Pakistan and England, in Multan, Pakistan, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Pakistan add umpire Dar to selectors as Hussain says 'they're falling behind'

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Hussain: England show ruthless side as Pakistan haunted by baggage

England's Chris Woakes finished on figures of 1-69 after Pakistan were bowled out for 556 in the first innings

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Hussain: England's bowlers don't get enough rest under Bazball

England's Gus Atkinson took two wickets on day one of the first Test in Multan

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Hussain: Pope's England should be proud despite tough day

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Hussain: Carse can fill Wood role for England in Pakistan

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Nasser's Women's T20 WC preview: Which 'powerhouse' will triumph?

Nasser on England's ODI future: Pick Buttler, Root, Stokes then fill gaps

Nasser Hussain gave his thoughts on England's opening Test win against Sri Lanka at Emirates Old Trafford

Nasser on captain Pope, smart Bazball, and injured seamers

Andy Flower was England head coach between 2009 and 2014

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Athers: Flower 'the outstanding candidate' for England white-ball job

The first Test between England and the West Indies was over inside three days

Hussain: England-West Indies showed where 'undercooked' Test cricket is

Jos Buttler, T20 World Cup (Getty Images)

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'Pressure back on England but no doom and gloom'

England's Jofra Archer and Jos Buttler (Associated Press)

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Hussain: England must show why they are world champions

England's Jofra Archer and Jos Buttler (Associated Press)

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Hussain: England must show why they are world champions

Test coach Brendon McCullum says he and captain Ben Stokes will ensure England 'come back bigger, stronger and more refined' from their 4-1 defeat in India

McCullum: England will 'refine' style after being 'exposed' in India

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‘Don’t get lost in Bazball – England players must improve individually'

Ben Stokes' series defeat in India is his first as England captain

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Hussain: England really good but India 'deserved winners'

India captain Rohit Sharma cashed in to score 131 after being dropped on 27 by Joe Root

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Nasser: England must be as ruthless with the bat as Rohit