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So yet another completed English test series, yet more discussion of what England needs to do with it's batting order and team constitution. Putting all that aside and saving it for the review, let's start with the individual player ratings for both England and Pakistan. England A. Cook -...

Let's take a little time to celebrate the great milestone by a great batsman. Also, the first Englishman to accomplish such a feat.

Everything in life requires context, if it is to be fully understood. From literature to relationships to films and of course, sport. The English premier league in the last few weeks has been enthralling, each match a countdown to the most remarkable league win in football history. Not just in...

So, it's that time of year again. Another ICC "world" tournament has come and gone. It leads to yet more questions and debates, with very few answers. Where do the West Indies, this years champions, go from here? Will the WICB support their players, provide better contracts and push for better...

Now I know cricket isn't as big in Europe as it is in Asia and England (Wales) is the only country to play it at a high enough level, not to mention a bit of a busy summer with 2 test series. However, how about, in stead of a bilateral ODI series with the first touring side (normally the starter...

So, me and a few friends were just discussing who the top 10 cricketers would be for this century and then we decided that whittling down all the greats that have played over the last 16 years would be nigh on impossible and not something to be done over tea. An easier task was to come up with a...

Someone explain the rankings to me....how can India still be 3rd? They haven't won a test series since 2013-14 season, they are 9-4 in their win loss of test series', I think all but one of their test series wins at home and 3 of those series against the windies (2) and nz (1). The other one...

So predict how you see things playing out for the ICC WC 2015 IN Aus/NZ - Here are the groups: Pool A England Australia Sri Lanka Bangladesh New Zealand Afghanistan Scotland Pool B South Africa India Pakistan West Indies Zimbabwe Ireland UAE So this is how I see the groups...

I read the following article: A World Cricket XI for the ages | Paul Howarth | Independent Sport Blogs And was inspired to do the same, so the rules are simple, pick a player from every decade (1910s-2010s), who played the majority of his cricket in that decade, to make a team of XI. Only one...

Very interesting article: ICC news : ICC rebuts UWA, backs new testing methods | Cricket News | Cricinfo ICC Site | ESPN Cricinfo Give it a read, I always felt like something dodgy was going on. There's not even an independent testing facility anymore, it's all run by the ICC and it's...

I'm not sure what you guys think about the punishment dished out to Vernon Philander after his recent ball tampering prosecution but I thought it was pathetic. A match fee fin? What about a ban? It was only a few years ago when certain players were banned for ball tampering, has the law changed...

If I'm not mistaken, it is less than a month away from Pakistan's tour of Sri Lanka, a tour in which the number 3 test side on the planet will face off against the conquerors of England, so I thought it about time to make a thread discussing this. What squad will Sri Lanka go for? Any change...

So here it is: AN Cook Essex, capt IR Bell Warwickshire Moeen Ali Worcestershire JE Root Yorkshire EJG Morgan Middlesex JC Buttler Lancashire, wkt RS Bopara Essex GS Ballance Yorkshire SR Patel Nottinghamshire CJ Jordan Sussex JM Anderson Lancashire CR Woakes Warwickshire JM Vince...

So, there is always huge discussion in any sport about who is the best, in team sports, that becomes a bit more difficult, in cricket, with all the varied match types, changes in rules over the last 150 years and the difference in quality of pitches, bats, equipment, it is almost impossible...

So only Sri Lanka and Pakistan stood up for what is right in cricket, they abstained their vote. South Africa for all their bluster did nothing, absolutely nothing, all the while denying reports they had accepted a deal. With more bilateral tours between the so called top 3 (wouldn't rate...

Well pretty self explanatory title this, do you think i twas right? I thought a poll would be interesting. Were KPs transgressions really so bad? What has been happening behind closed doors?

I'm surprised there isn't already a dedicated thread on this issue. So Flower's been given the sack, was hoping it wouldn't happen, he's 3-1 in Ashes, beaten India home AND away in tests, the only coach to guide an England team to an international trophy and he got the draw against a strong SA...

ICC news : ICC plan hands powers to Big Three | Cricket News | Cricinfo ICC Site | ESPN Cricinfo The above article is very interesting and should make any true cricket fan quiver, it's the start of the end, a controlling monopoly, very rarely seen in sport. What do you guys think?

Cricket: A Review of 2013 This has been a memorable year, not always for the right reasons, but memorable none the less. We?ve seen England crumble under intense pressure by a seemingly resurgent Australia, we?ve had South Africa further solidify their place as the test number ones and India...

I've been inactive on this forum for far too long due to university and life getting in the way but with the excess of cricket I've witnessed over the last couple months, with South Africa in the UAE and then at home against Pakistan, then straight onto India, not to mention back to back Ashes...