From swinging London to Maco country

Jul 29, 2014: Our correspondent walks and buses the streets of the English capital, and then heads for the coast

England v India, 3rd Investec Test, Ageas Bowl, 2nd day

Gary Ballance: England's undercover agent

Jul 28, 2014: England's Zimbabwe-born No. 3 flew under the radar almost until his debut - but the world is watching now

No repeats

Jul 28, 2014: Grounds that have hosted only one Test

England v India, 3rd Investec Test, Ageas Bowl, 1st day

Ugly runs but still they swoon

Jul 27, 2014: Alastair Cook did not bat like a leading man but the crowd applauded him for simply not failing

England v India, 3rd Investec Test, Ageas Bowl

Bell debunks the England theories

Jul 27, 2014: England's decline has been the subject of fevered debate. But not for Ian Bell

England's selection errors could lead to series defeat

Jul 27, 2014: Their decision to persist with Alastair Cook as captain, and to pick batsmen who can only score runs against weak attacks, will hurt them

If you're drunk enough, you're good enough

Jul 26, 2014:

On Pietersen

KP in précis

Jul 26, 2014: Using secondary sources, a newspaper journalist tries to decipher Kevin Pietersen and his career beyond the prima donna stereotype

Time to pension off the seniors?

Jul 24, 2014: If England are going to win nothing, history suggests it might be worth their while to win nothing with kids

A hole in England's bucket

Jul 24, 2014: What's wrong with their cricket? Well, what isn't?

England don't need a visible coach

Jul 24, 2014: The team now consists of two halves: a burnt-out one and a fresh one

India in England 2014

India come full circle

Jul 23, 2014: India's wretched run away from home began at Lord's in 2011. A young team full of self-belief may have brought it to an end with their victory at the same venue three years later

Together they fall

Jul 23, 2014: England rose to No. 1 in the rankings with a machine-like efficiency but the signs of an impending breakdown were quickly apparent

What good is a nightwatchman?

Jul 23, 2014: In modern times, there have been a few valuable innings by tailenders bumped up the order, but the psychological advantage it gives the opposition can't be discounted

England v India, 2nd Investec Test, Lord's, 5th day

No Ishant jokes for a month

Jul 22, 2014: After his match-winning performance at Lord's, India fans can't complain. Or can they?

England v India, 2nd Investec Test, Lord's 5th day

England seem to have forgotten about personality

Jul 21, 2014: They have to see a glass that is half-full, and play the game as if it is just that, a game; and an opportunity

England v India, 2nd Investec Test, Lord's, 5th day

Ridiculed Ishant ridicules England

Jul 21, 2014: Ishant Sharma has often been the butt of jokes, and sometimes deservedly so. Today, however, the joke was on England

England v India, 2nd Investec Test, Lord's, 4th day

Another battle, another defeat on Planet Al

Jul 20, 2014: Alastair Cook has got used to feeling of the axe hanging over him. Only his team-mates can save England now

Frith's Encounters

A memento from another age

Jul 20, 2014: A collection of player portraits that reminds us of a time when cricketers walked the same common clay as ourselves

England v India, 2nd Investec Test, Lord's 3rd day

For goodness sake, pitch it up

Jul 19, 2014: Uniform pitches are a problem all over the world. They all play much the same. It is crucial that the indigenous qualities of surfaces in their various climates and conditions are allowed to flourish