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It's a good point, running between the wickets and changing the strike is an area that England have lacked in all formats. We end up chasing a run rate rather than keeping the scoreboard ticking and making it difficult to the fielding team. When England have player well, in recent memory Taylor...

That seems like an old argument from when T20 first came on the scene. The thing is, T20 is a lot more than just slog and bash, we've seen slower bowling, clever field settings all develop into a format way beyond where anyone imagined it could go. Test cricket has been enhanced by the shorter...

We were decent for a while Stat. In the years leading up to 2005 we built on the solid foundations laid down by Duncan Fletcher and Nasser Hussain, and in Michael Vaughan we had arguably one of the best international captains there has been in the game. Against a formidable Aussie team who had...

I'm with Boycott (at least I think this is what he's been saying for a number of years...) in that we've reached a point where the coach of an international cricket team needs to be like a football manager with much more control over all matters. I don't know for certain, but I believe this is...

The important thing about limited overs cricket is it's just about the only form the vast majority of players outside the professional game will ever play. It is what every kid will start playing. If they don't start playing, no new cricketers so the limited overs game is vital for the overall...

In 2012 it should have been clear that something was very wrong with England. The wake up call should have been in the winter of 2011/12 when Pakistan completely dismantled England (Pakistan who themselves were in disarray at the time) and exposed some serious flaws in the team, both on the...