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David Lloyd

'Where I come from, if someone kicks you once you kick 'em twice'

Nov 19, 2010: The former batsman, umpire, coach and now commentator answers readers' questions on bowlers who frightened him, being diplomatic, England's dry run in the 80s and 90s, and more

Start the Car: The World According to Bumble

Bumble hits top gear

Aug 8, 2010: David Lloyd, English cricket's man of the people loses none of his wacko warmth in print

Technology in cricket

ICC plans meeting to tackle review system

Jan 25, 2010: The ICC is planning a meeting with television broadcasters in March to sort out problems arising from the Umpire Decision Review System

Australian players in county cricket ahead of the Ashes

A storm before the series

Mar 21, 2009: Just about everyone had an opinion about Stuart Clark and Phillip Hughes getting used to English conditions in advance

Club news

Lloyd calls on Lancashire League to scrap professionals

Sep 12, 2008: David Lloyd has called on the Lancashire League to scrap the arrangement whereby clubs pay for a professional player to boost their ranks

Former England batsman back in action aged 61

David Lloyd's return ends in defeat

May 11, 2008: David Lloyd, the former England batsman turned TV commentator, made 15 on his return for Accrington against Haslingden in the Lancashire League but couldn't help his team to victory

Former coach to strap on the pads

David Lloyd returns to Accrington

Apr 29, 2008: David Lloyd, the former Lancashire and England batsman turned commentator, could be strapping on the pads again this season for his hometown club Accrington. Lloyd, 61, is joining his son Graham who also returned to the club this year

KP and the missing fire

Mar 20, 2008: Pietersen's now gone ten innings and counting without so much as a half-century. Something fundamental seems to have altered within his mindset

David Lloyd concerned over workload

Moores to rekindle exhausted Flintoff's passion

Apr 29, 2007: Peter Moores, the new England coach, plans to hold talks with Andrew Flintoff in a bid to rekindle his passion for the game following a tortuous winter in Australia and the Caribbean

1974

Once more into the breach

Dec 9, 2006: The story of when 41-year-old Colin Cowdrey was summoned from his armchair, flown round the world, and thrown in at the deep end against the fastest bowlers in the world

1974

'I like to see blood on the pitch'

Nov 18, 2006: Martin Williamson recalls the arrival of a fast bowler who boasted he liked "to see blood on the pitch"

The Week That Was ... October 9-16

The Blue Billion and Modifying the market

Oct 15, 2006: A look at the week that was

Cricinfo XI

'Is the microphone live?'

Aug 15, 2006: Dean Jones's recent on-air gaffe about Hashim Amla was not the first time a player or commentator has said something on-air they have instantly regretted, and nor will it be the last

Sri Lanka in England 2006

More than meets the Sky

Jun 15, 2006: Jenny Thompson spends a day in the commentary box with the Sky team

Sri Lanka in England 2006

Living the Sky life

Jun 5, 2006: Jenny Thompson spends a day in the commentary box with the Sky team

Sri Lanka in England, 2006

More than 100,000 tune in to Sky

May 12, 2006: Sky may have shown a huge commitment to covering the Tests, but you can't argue with viewing figures

Sri Lanka in England, 2006

Sky fives all round

May 11, 2006: It's the first day of life as we must now know it on the airwaves

Botham at 50

Botham: 'I'm looking forward to being 50'

Nov 24, 2005: Richard Sydenham spoke to Ian Botham - and a few of his fellow commentators - in Faisalabad on the eve of his 50th birthday

The Wisden Cricketer Readers' Poll - Feedback

Turn the volume down

Aug 19, 2005: More feedback on the results of the Wisden Cricketer poll which asked you to name your commentary dream team

The Wisden Cricketer Readers' Poll

'Death seems a better option than listening to those zombies'

Aug 18, 2005: We published the results of the Wisden Cricketer poll which asked you to name your commentary dream team