A selection of old favourites (or debates that raised passions).

4th June 2010 – Richie in paradise 

A feast of 2s at Lord’s – just a shame the doyen of commentators wasn’t there to enjoy it.

31st May 2010 – four bowlers or five?

Our analysis of the first test against Bangladesh sparked a heated debate about the composition of the England side.

5th May 2010 – A manifesto for English cricket

Our programme of reform to strengthen the game and protect the interests of spectators, club cricketers and TV viewers.

18th February 2010 – the South Africa connection

An ever-increasing number of England players hail from the land of boerwors and biltong.  Does it matter?

16th February 2010 – Afghanistan: cricket’s new frontier

The fairytale story of world cricket’s fastest rising nation.

16th January 2010 – the Decision Review System shambles

Only in cricket could such a bad idea be implemented so ineffectively.

23rd November 2010 – The Commentators’ Ashes

Who cared about Strauss verus Ponting? The battle that really mattered was David Lloyd versus Bill Lawry

2nd January 2011 – The Ashes Commentators: A Form Guide

England were winning on the field in 2010/11, but wh0 had the edge in the commentary box?

27th May 2011 – The Curious Case of Adrian Shankar

He came, he saw, he was found out. How a not-so-honest club cricketer conned contracts from both Worcs and Lancs

16th August 2011 – Bring Back Banger

In a parallel universe Marcus Trescothick would still be playing for England …. and the cricketing landscape would be oh so different. Or would it?

7th September 2011 – Is There Anything Alastair Cook Can’t Do?

We doubted his technique at test level; then we doubted his ability to score quickly in ODIs. We were wrong. Alastair Cook is the nation’s new golden balls.