Birmingham Post - Sports Columnists - Jack Bannister

Allan Donald and Brian Lara were my greatest Bears

Birmingham Post — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 09:19:00 GMT

Jack Bannister reflects on a lifetime's association with Warwickshire as he pens his final column for the Birmingham Post.

Greed leaves England's plans in a mess

Birmingham Post — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 14:35:00 GMT

The unhealthy alliance between Sir Allen Stanford and the England and Wales Cricket Board has already backfired.

ICC Champions Trophy postponement won't solve differences

Birmingham Post — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 21:25:00 GMT

The International Cricket Council have postponed next month’s Champions Trophy for at least 13 months. President David Morgan said that it is hoped that the security issues in Pakistan will have eased and added that the decision is “prudent.”

England's one-day preparations still in a mess

Birmingham Post — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:54:00 GMT

The reason why England are sixth in the one-day international rankings – effectively bottom of the leading countries – was there for all to see at Lord’s on Saturday.

England get selection right at last

Birmingham Post — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:16:00 GMT

At long last the captain and coach have picked the best England team from the 13-man squad handed to them by the selectors.

England miss the opportunity of a big shake-up

Birmingham Post — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 08:10:00 GMT

Jack Bannister on the decision to appoint Kevin Pietersen as the new England captain.

Vaughan can hold his head high

Birmingham Post — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 06:08:00 GMT

England’s biggest international captaincy clear-out for several years brought about the double resignation of Michael Vaughan from the Test scene and Paul Collingwood from the one-day format.

Safety conscious England have a Durham choice to make

Birmingham Post — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:08:00 GMT

Unless weather bites deeply into this week’s Edgbaston Test, or an injury occurs in England’s 13-man squad, Durham can have only one of their two cricketers in the final XI.

England unchanged but chances are slim

Birmingham Post — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:51:00 GMT

South Africa are deserved favourites to beat England and the weather in the first of four Tests, starting at Lord’s on Thursday.

Tardy England selectors allow captaincy issue to drift

Birmingham Post — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 19:04:00 GMT

England go into a tough four-match Test series this week against South Africa with uncertainty growing about the captaincy.

Selectors can't risk calling on Andrew Flintoff

Birmingham Post — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:10:00 GMT

The England selectors have a difficult decision to make over the possibility of changing a winning Test side.

Collingwood should never lead again

Birmingham Post — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:02:00 GMT

The ban on Paul Collingwood for four one-day internationals could spell the end of his limited overs career.

Twenty20 Champions League just adds to the confusion

Birmingham Post — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT

The small print surrounding the inaugural Twenty20 Champions League has some unanswered questions.

England can expect a wake up call unless changes are made

Birmingham Post — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT

England’s blind allegiance to continuity has created history, with the unchanged team for the third and final Test match against New Zealand at Trent Bridge on Thursday being the first time in 125 years that the same team will take the field for the fifth successive match.

Gormless England have to be force-fed common sense

Birmingham Post — Mon, 26 May 2008 13:09:00 GMT

England's bowling and fielding at Old Trafford on Saturday was nothing short of shambolic.

Quality of mercy in Andrew Flintoff's strain

Birmingham Post — Sun, 11 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT

Only a pure fluke has saved the England selec-tors from making asses of themselves when they met last week to pick the 12-man squad for the Lord's Test against New Zealand, start-ing in three days' time.

No logic in England recall for Andrew Flintoff

Birmingham Post — Sun, 04 May 2008 22:06:00 GMT

Already the arguments are starting about the chances of Andrew Flintoff and Steve Harmison featuring in the first England squad to be announced next Sunday, for the first Test match at Lord's against a woefully inexperienced New Zealand team.

Sinister aspect to Speed's enforced departure

Birmingham Post — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 20:34:00 GMT

Seldom can the word "sinister" be fairly applied to cricket but no other word better sums up the enforced early retirement of Malcolm Speed, chief executive officer of the ICC.

Vital piece of IPL jigsaw lost

Birmingham Post — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 20:27:00 GMT

India's launch of the Indian Premier League last week was a masterpiece of organisation that deserves to put the International Cricket Council and the England and Wales Cricket Board to shame.

English cricket getting caught deeper in the mire

Birmingham Post — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 08:27:00 GMT

Just about the longest domestic season starts on Wednesday and there will be 24 weeks before it finally draws its last breath on September 27.