Steve Harmison explains why England should reluctantly drop David Willey for...
Steve Harmison would leave bowler David Willey out of his squad for the Cricket World Cup – but it would be with a heavy heart.England name their 15-man squad for the tournament on Tuesday morning and...
View ArticleCricket World Cup: Steve Harmison explains why it’s now or never for England
Steve Harmison insists England will never have a better chance of winning the Cricket World Cup.The 2019 tournament gets underway when the hosts, who are favourites for the first time, face South...
View ArticleNewcastle United fans will ‘never forgive’ Rafael Benitez if he leaves this...
Rafael Benitez will ‘never be forgiven’ by Newcastle United fans if he leaves the club in the lurch before the start of the new Premier League season.That’s according to former England cricketer and a...
View ArticleRafa Benitez: ‘Newcastle could appoint Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp, but...
Rafael Benitez will be a tough act to follow at Newcastle United, no matter who is appointed as his successor at St James’ Park.That’s according to lifelong Magpies fan and former England cricketer...
View ArticleSteve Harmison on Jofra Archer: Nobody likes seeing batsmen get hit, but fast...
Jofra Archer’s vicious spell of fast bowling against Steve Smith at Lord’s evoked memories of Steve Harmison during the famous 2005 Ashes series.The former England quick roughed up Australia’s top...
View ArticleAshes 2019: Steve Smith will always be remembered as a cheat, claims England...
Steve Harmison believes Australia batsman Steve Smith will forever be remembered as a cheat regardless of his achievements in the game.Smith was banned from international cricket for 12 months, along...
View ArticleSteve Harmison backs Joe Root to remain England captain and says Ben Stokes...
Steve Harmison has backed Joe Root to remain in his role as England captain and rubbished suggestions Ben Stokes should replace him.England were beaten in the fourth Ashes Test at Old Trafford on...
View ArticleDerby County’s decision to sack Richard Keogh ‘morally and ethically wrong’,...
Derby County’s decision to sack Richard Keogh has been blasted as ‘morally and ethically wrong’, with Jamie O’Hara accusing the Championship club of ‘throwing him to the wolves’.The Rams have...
View ArticleSteve Harmison explains what England captain Joe Root needs to do to silence...
The best way Joe Root can silence doubters about his captaincy is to go and score runs, according to former England star Steve Harmison.Root had an average summer, by his lofty standards, where he...
View ArticleEngland vs South Africa first Test: Steve Harmison picks his starting XI with...
Steve Harmison has picked his England team for the first Test match against South Africa – with no place for Jonny Bairstow.Bairstow lost his place in the team following a poor run of form during the...
View ArticleSteve Harmison says James Anderson will help Jofra Archer develop as Test...
Steve Harmison thinks Jofra Archer will come out of the series with South Africa a better bowler with the help of James Anderson.Having become eligible to play for England earlier this year,...
View ArticleMike Ashley urged to finally ‘get out’ of Newcastle United while Premier...
Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley is facing fresh calls from supporters to leave the club during this Premier League blackout, following his response to the coronavirus pandemic.The Toon Army have...
View ArticleNewcastle’s ‘disgusting’ decision not to refund season ticket holders is the...
Lifelong fan Steve Harmison has labelled Newcastle’s ‘disgusting’ decision not to offer season ticket holders a refund the ‘final straw’ in Mike Ashley’s tenure at the club.The Magpies are the only...
View ArticleJoe Root shows why he is ‘the best Englishman to EVER play cricket’ with...
Joe Root hit an amazing double century against India on his 100th Test to prove why Steve Harmison considers him the greatest to ever play cricket for England.The captain picked up where he left off on...
View ArticleSteve Harmison recalls when Kevin Pietersen silenced hostile South Africa...
You ask England fans when they first noticed Kevin Pietersen and the vast majority will say it was when he took it to Australia’s star-studded bowling attack during the memorable 2005 Ashes series.But...
View ArticleRio Ferdinand criticised for telling Newcastle fans to buy the club from Mike...
Newcastle fan and England cricket legend Steve Harmison has hit back at Rio Ferdinand for appearing to tell Magpies supporters to solve the club’s problems with their own money.A run of just two wins...
View ArticleOllie Robinson historical tweets ‘stupid, idiotic and naive’ but Ashes winner...
England bowler Ollie Robinson is facing a backlash over his ‘stupid, idiotic and naive’ Twitter posts, but Steve Harmison says the humiliation he has faced over the last 24 hours ‘is punishment enough’...
View ArticleSteve Harmison backs England stars considering pulling out of Ashes tour over...
Steve Harmison admitted he would not play in an Ashes tour in Australia if his family was not able to travel.The current England squad may be faced with that dilemma this winter due to the current...
View ArticleEngland labelled ‘shambles’ after India Test match defeat as Steve Harmison...
Steve Harmison admitted England were a ‘shambles’ as they suffered an embarrassing defeat to India at Lord’s and fears for what will happen during The Ashes.Joe Root’s side capitulated on the fifth day...
View ArticleSteve Harmison fears ‘this is the end of Test match cricket’ as India accused...
Steve Harmison fears the cancelled fifth Test between England and India is ‘the beginning of the end for Test cricket.’The series decider at Old Trafford was abandoned on the morning of the match, just...
View ArticleAzeem Rafiq labelled ‘inspirational’ as he fights back tears in detailing...
Azeem Rafiq delivered an emotional and harrowing account of the experiences he suffered while at Yorkshire County Cricket Club to MPs on Tuesday, with a number of ex-England internationals implicated...
View ArticleSteve Harmison recalls dressing room fight between Nasser Hussain and Darren...
With an Ashes Test looming, how about a trip down memory lane with Steve Harmison?The England legend recalled to talkSPORT the time Darren Gough and Nasser Hussain were at loggerheads in the dressing...
View ArticleDarren Gough lays out vision for Yorkshire in wake of Azeem Rafiq racism...
Darren Gough laid out his vision for Yorkshire County Cricket Club after the talkSPORT legend was named managing director of cricket.The former England fast bowler takes over at the helm of the club...
View ArticleEngland haven’t won an Ashes Test in Australia for a decade, James Anderson...
The Ashes starts tonight amid the backdrop of off-field turmoil for both England and Australia.The eyes of the world have been on the Azeem Rafiq racism scandal at Yorkshire, while Tim Paine sexting...
View ArticleRory Burns has Steve Harmison moment with first ball of Ashes series as...
England suffered a nightmare start to the Ashes as they flopped to 147 all out at The Gabba.The tone was set from the outset as Rory Burns was bowled by Australian left-armer Mitchell Starc with the...
View ArticleEngland’s fast bowlers labelled ‘exceptional’ but Jack Leach woes and Travis...
It was much better than day one for England as far as Steve Harmison is concerned but Australia are well and truly in charge of the first Ashes Test.Travis Head’s brilliant century helped Australia...
View ArticleMore misery for ‘abject’ and ’embarrassing’ England in Ashes but Joe Root...
England’s Ashes hopes hang by a thread as their lack of quality and concentration saw them crumble in the bat on day one of the third Ashes Test. The tourists turned up for the Boxing Day Test...
View ArticletalkSPORT to broadcast exclusive coverage of England’s winter tour of West...
talkSPORT has won the exclusive rights to broadcast England’s tour of the West Indies, starting this month.The tour includes three Test Matches and five T20s, with the first of England’s T20s being...
View ArticleECB launch investigation after all-night drinking session between England and...
Steve Harmison has described the incident where police were called to break up an all-night drinking session between England and Australia players as a ‘non-event’.The England and Wales Cricket Board...
View ArticleSteve Harmison and England teammates once drove golf cart out of Sydney...
Steve Harmison was quick to jump to the defence of the England and Australia players involved in an all-night drinking session at a Hobart hotel – and it’s nothing compared to what he got up to as a...
View ArticleJames Anderson and Stuart Broad ‘not the problem’ as Steve Harmison insists...
England legend Steve Harmison has criticised the decision to drop veteran bowlers James Anderson and Stuart Broad for the upcoming West Indies tour. The two seamers, England’s top two leading...
View ArticleChris Woakes leading England’s bowling attack ‘not fair’, says Steve...
Steve Harmison expressed his sympathy for Chris Woakes, saying that it was ‘not fair’ on the seam-bowling all-rounder that he was put in the position to lead the attack in the absence of Jimmy Anderson...
View ArticleEngland’s misuse of ‘Ferrari’ Mark Wood during the Ashes series may have...
Steve Harmison has argued that England’s misuse of ‘Ferrari’ MarkWood during the Ashes series may have contributed to the fast bowler’s latest injury issue.Wood left the field of play on Thursday with...
View ArticleJoe Root’s Test captaincy record: More wins than anyone else, but more losses...
Joe Root has been England’s Test captain for just over five years now but what do the statistics say about him?Well, the Yorkshireman holds the record for the most Tests as England captain (63) and...
View ArticleOlympic gold medal winner Rebecca Adlington advises athletes to seek mental...
Olympic gold medal-winning swimmer Rebecca Adlington has revealed she struggled after retirement as she opened up about her mental health battles to talkSPORT.Adlington became Britain’s first Olympic...
View Article‘The greatest we’ve ever produced’– Steve Harmison was full of praise for Joe...
England has produced some world class batsmen over the years from Sir Alastair Cook to Graham Gooch and Kevin Pietersen, but according to Steve Harmison, Joe Root tops the lot. Root has been in...
View Article‘If he bowls like that, he won’t play 100′– Steve Harmison worried about...
England’s Test cricket captain Ben Stokes has been warned he won’t be playing matches for ‘too much longer’ if he carries on playing the way he is.Stokes, who holds the world record for most runs in an...
View Article‘An embarrassment of riches’– Steve Harmison previews England’s chances at...
England’s T20 ICC World Cup campaign in Australia is edging closer, and the 2010 champions are one of the favourites to lift the trophy.It’s a new era for England as Jos Buttler has replaced Eoin...
View ArticleEngland may be T20 world champions and flying in Test cricket, but their ODI...
While England fans have been caught up in the joys of England’s T20 and Test success, their poor form in ODI’s has gone under the radar.As current ODI world champions, last year England added the T20...
View ArticleSteve Harmison raises England ODI fears as poor results continue in South...
Steve Harmison fears England’s ODI team are reaching a ‘tipping point’ as more of their ‘big-guns’ turn their back on 50-over cricket.England will go into the 2023 ODI World Cup as defending champions...
View ArticleSteve Harmison predicts full international retirement for Moeen Ali after...
England legend Steve Harmison believes Moeen Ali will retire from all forms of international cricket after this year’s World Cup.Moeen has already quit Test cricket and recently hinted at becoming a...
View ArticleEngland’s ‘ridiculous’ 2005 Ashes party would test Jack Grealish for lack of...
The 2005 Ashes are widely seen as the greatest series between England and Australia.The hosts came out on top 2-1 against one of the best Aussie sides to ever play the game and the England celebrations...
View ArticleSteve Harmison says England players would tell Kevin Pietersen to ‘shut up’...
Steve Harmison believes that England’s players would tell Kevin Pietersen to ‘shut up’ following his latest rant.The 43-year-old went full Roy Keane on day one of the second Ashes Test following what...
View ArticleFreddie Flintoff watched Ashes matches ‘incognito’ as friends delighted to...
Freddie Flintoff has made a return to public life and friends are delighted to see him back.The England legend was involved in a near-fatal accident last December while filming for BBC motoring show,...
View ArticleSteve Harmison warns England fans not to get hopes up as India see Ravindra...
India will be without three star names for the second Test but England fans have been told they shouldn’t get too ahead of themselves.KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja will miss the match inVisakhapatnam,...
View ArticleWill Ben Stokes bowl against India? England captain going through...
Ben Stokes made his name as an all-rounder, but he hasn’t bowled since The Ashes last year.The England captain’s last ball bowled came in the second innings of the second Test against Australia at...
View Article‘There’s a lot gone wrong’– Fresh DRS questions as Joe Root in disbelief over...
Steve Harmison believes ‘a lot went wrong’ with DRS for Joe Root’s dismissal, as yet more umpiring drama struck England’s series with India.Root was on 11 when he was struck on the pad by Ravichandran...
View ArticleEngland guilty of ‘criminal’ batting display in first day collapse in fifth...
Steve Harmison criticised a ‘criminal’ England batting performance that saw the visitors collapse to 218 all out from 137-2 on day one.England won the toss in the fifth and final Test in Dharamsala and...
View ArticleFrom Andrew Flintoff to Steve Harmison and Michael Vaughan – sons of 2005...
It’s far too early to say for sure, but for England cricket fans, the second coming of the great Freddie Flintoff may have arrived in the shape of his son, Rocky Flintoff.Rocky is already showing he is...
View ArticleHow Harry Kane, Owen Farrell and Simone Biles have shown the the importance...
This Mental Health Awareness Week, talkSPORT is raising awareness for how sports can have a hugely beneficial effect on our lives. The week runs from May 13 to 19 and the theme is ‘Movement: Moving...
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