Unfair to blame coaching staff
Ian Bell: Andy Flower has created an excellent environment and any criticism of him and the set-up is missing the mark. It's the players who have failed
Why do we choose cricket?
Martin Crowe: When you stop to analyse Test cricketers, you can start to see the reason they took up various roles within the game
Raise courage and commitment
Mark Nicholas: The ability to respond to challenges that are beyond the daily call is diminished by overkill, but that is precisely the task ahead of Cook and Co
A unique double, and an Ashes record
Ask Steven: Also, debutant captains, most runs by Under-25s, and fathers and sons playing together
Close, Chappell and acts of courage
Jon Hotten: Some small deeds in the game's vast history endure, when others that dwarf them by numbers fade from view
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