Sky deal leaves few crumbs for frustrated fans
While the benefits of taking Sky's money are hard to argue with, some cricket lovers will feel let down by the ECB's all-or-nothing approach
View ArticleEssex have questions to answer
Another cricketer has gone to jail for spot-fixing and an international bowler is in the spotlight for his role. But what of the county cricket club involved?
View ArticleCaptaincy gamble passes the test
England took a gamble in selecting three captains for each form of the game but they have made their experiment work effectively
View ArticleSamit Patel's Sri Lankan sauna test
In the sapping heat of Galle and Colombo, a certain portly player might be about to discover whether he has the stuff to become an England Test cricketer
View ArticleWas Mitchell Starc's journey really necessary?
The UK's visa policy for the past couple of years has been a shambles, with changes in regulations frequently leaving cricketers with visa problems and delayed entry into the UK
View ArticleThe case for an IPL window
It's not impossible to set aside seven weeks a year for it; the global game would benefit
View ArticleThe demeaning of Fred
Andrew Flintoff's outburst against Michael Atherton only serves to tarnish the way we would like to remember him best.
View ArticlePietersen outcry no false alarm
The ECB should be careful before ignoring Kevin Pietersen's complaints about the schedule for contracted England players
View ArticleKP's well-groomed apology not the end
Pietersen's video apologia was immensely polite, and spread love and devotion as only he can, but forgiveness will not be granted easily
View ArticleDignified Strauss gets his timing right
Andrew Strauss has faced plenty of distractions in recent weeks, but it was his own struggle for form and desire to do what is best for the team that led him to retire
View ArticleRoot fantasy debut stirs childhood dreams
Joe Root's remarkable Test debut, the sixth longest by an England debutant, was a soft-focus story suitable for Christmas
View ArticleEngland prey on India's power
On the field England produced some magnificent cricket to win in India for the first time in 28 years, but there were also off-field factors at play
View ArticleEngland enter new job-share era
England's one-day series in India will mark the start of a new coaching era with the job split between Andy Flower and Ashley Giles
View ArticleOnline coverage lifts county game
The ECB has announced an official tie-up with the BBC to secure commentary on county cricket as online coverage becomes ever more important to the survival of the professional game
View ArticleEngland's vexed problem with the IPL
Can't love it, can't quite ignore it, and the fact that it is pitted against county cricket only confuses matters further
View ArticleLots of rumour, but no hard evidence
The words of a former England captain turned commentator have sparked a controversy around the Champions Trophy hosts but, as yet, there is no hard evidence
View ArticleICC must never betray fans again
The lack of a reserve day for the Champions Trophy final was a huge let-down by the ICC
View ArticleLehmann euphoria leaves England wary
The instalment of Darren Lehmann, a cricketing Falstaff who likes a drink and a chat, as Australia's new coach has given this Ashes its own particular zing
View ArticleWrong place, wrong time, wrong call
Stuart Broad did only what cricketers have been doing for half a century - but doing it in the full glare of the Ashes has unleashed the sermonising
View ArticleWarner revels in panto villain debut
Australia's moustachioed cricketing pugilist made an appropriately comedic decision to review his dismissal, to the delight of the Old Trafford crowd
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