NICK COMPTON: Why England selectors are to blame for Ashes thrashing – EXCLUSIVE

GETTY England cricket Nick Compton is an Ashes columnist for Express Sport Albert Einstein is supposed to have said that insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Almost every Test match in the Ashes has told the same story: England’s bowlers looked ineffective, the batsmen didn’t go on […]

NICK COMPTON: What James Vince must do in Sydney and how England spun themselves a web

This Test match has a lot more relevance for both players and the team than simply concluding another overseas tour where England have failed in foreign conditions – again.  The SCG is not only one of the most iconic Test match venues in the world but it offers players a chance to restore some pride […]

NICK COMPTON: How my old partner Alastair Cook dragged himself back into form

GETTY Nick Compton is Ladbrokes’ Ashes brand ambassador The Ashes may have gone but individual cricket careers are about far more than one series. And to watch Alastair Cook pull himself out of some serious depths in Melbourne has been nothing short of inspirational. It was disappointing that for all the talk about fast bouncy […]

NICK COMPTON: England must do these three things to fight back in the Ashes – EXCLUSIVE

GETTY Nick Compton says England must change their order for the third Ashes Test Another week, another Test approaches and unfortunately all the noise before the match is about player behaviour and not cricket. My view is straightforward: as an England cricketer, you have two responsibilities: be professional on the field and play well and […]

NICK COMPTON: Why headbutt-gate could be great for my good mate Jonny Bairstow – EXCLUSIVE

GETTY/Ladbrokes Nick Compton is the Ashes columnist for Express Sport in association with Ladbrokes Just one Test down and as the late Richie Benaud once put it: “it’s all happening at the MCG” – except we are in Adelaide and don’t reach the MCG for another four weeks – but already we have had an […]

NICK COMPTON Ashes first Test verdict: How England can battle back into the series

LADBROKES Nick Compton is writing for Express Sport throughout the Ashes Well that was eventful wasn’t it? Not quite the match some envisioned. So much was written about the strength and pace of Australia’s bowling quartet coupled with the number of “unknown” England batsmen that to see the tourists almost had a first-innings lead was […]

NICK COMPTON: Why England should not fear Australia in first Ashes Test – EXCLUSIVE

The “Gabbatoir” they call it! It sounds rather like a load of fluff, doesn’t it? The received wisdom is that Brisbane has been a great hunting ground for the home team. Not since 1988 have they lost a Test but looking at the Australian team, I’m not sure I would be so scared.  England, without […]

NICK COMPTON: Exclusive Ashes column on Craig Overton, James Vince and easy warm-up games

GETTY Nick Compton will write for the Express in association with Ladbrokes throughout the Ashes Seventeen England cricketers have the opportunity to become heroes during the next seven weeks of the Ashes series.  If individuals can embrace the toughest challenge in world cricket and inspire the team to become winners, their names will be indelibly-linked […]

‘Straight Outta Compton’ star O’Shea Jackson Jr. is a scene stealer in his new movie

Neon O’Shea Jackson Jr. is best known for being the son of Ice Cube. But that’s going to change soon. Since playing his father in the hit N.W.A. biopic “Straight Outta Compton” in 2015, the rising star has been keeping a low profile. However, it seems he was just waiting for the right role, and it […]

‘Godzilla: King of Monsters’ Brings in ‘Straight Outta Compton’ Star O’Shea Jackson Jr.

Following Straight Outta Compton, the stars who played the core members of the groundbreaking rap group NWA became quickly rising stars. Jason Mitchell played Eazy E, Corey Hawkins played Dr. Dre and O’Shea Jackson Jr. stepped into the shoes of his father as Ice Cube. Since then, Hawkins went on to lead 24: Legacy while […]