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Ned Vessey

Indigo Music 

Review: Johnny Flynn and Robert Macfarlane – Lost in the Cedar Wood

May 16, 2021May 16, 2021 sub.editors 0 Comments Ned Vessey

“This offering from the enviably talented Johnny Flynn is full of the kind of warmth and joy that we all need in these difficult times”: Ned Vessey reviews the new album from Johnny Flynn and Robert Macfarlane.

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Cricket Sport 

Talking points aplenty as County Championship returns

April 17, 2021April 17, 2021 sub.editors 0 Comments Ned Vessey

With the County Championship beginning last week, England’s cricketing season is officially underway. Ned Vessey discusses the main talking points from the first round of matches.

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Music 

Album Review: Ben Howard – Collections from the Whiteout

April 4, 2021April 4, 2021 sub.editors 0 Comments Ned Vessey

“One of Britain’s most quietly intriguing artists returns with an album that is both familiar and refreshingly different to what has gone before”: Ned Vessey reviews the new album from Ben Howard.

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Cricket Sport 

Bess and better footwork – lessons ahead of final Test

March 3, 2021March 3, 2021 sub.editors 0 Comments Ned Vessey

Ahead of their final test match against India, Ned Vessey looks at the key lessons England must learn from their last outing.

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Cricket Sport 

Two great overs, two different approaches: why Anderson-Flintoff comparisons need to stop

February 22, 2021February 22, 2021 sub.editors 0 Comments Ned Vessey

“What we can do is appreciate how the two overs demonstrate just how much variation in approach can exist in Test cricket, and how going about the game in your own way can still yield results.” Ned Vessey calls time on the unhelpful comparisons being drawn between Jimmy Anderson and Freddie Flintoff.

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Cricket Sport 

A welcome return: free-to-air Test cricket makes a comeback for India series

February 6, 2021February 6, 2021 sub.editors 0 Comments Ned Vessey

“There is a growing awareness and understanding that cricket can no longer wither away.” As England get underway in Chennai, Ned Vessey delights over the return of Test cricket to terrestrial TV.

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Cricket Sport 

In a spin: lessons to be learned about England’s spin attack after Test triumph over Sri Lanka

January 27, 2021January 27, 2021 sub.editors 0 Comments Ned Vessey

“There is certainly plenty of potential the English spin attack, notably in the form of Leach and Ali, but there is just as much uncertainty too,” argues Ned Vessey.

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Cricket Sport 

England face tough Sri Lanka and India tests

January 14, 2021January 14, 2021 sub.editors 0 Comments Ned Vessey

Ned Vessey tells you all you need to know about England’s upcoming tour of the subcontinent.

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Cricket Sport 

“The path ahead remains uncertain”: women’s cricket and the impact of Covid-19

December 2, 2020December 11, 2020 sub.editors 0 Comments Ned Vessey

Ned Vessey speaks to BBC journalist Mark Mitchener about an uncertain future for women’s cricket.

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Cricket Sport 

Black History Month: remembering Viv Richards, the coolest man in cricket

October 20, 2020October 20, 2020 sub.editors 0 Comments Ned Vessey

To kick off Sport’s celebration of Black History Month, Ned Vessey fondly recounts Sir Viv Richards’ sparkling performance at Lords in the summer of 1984.

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