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All-time XI - England
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ESPNcricinfo picks the best Test teams of all time
August 28, 2009 : The jury's XI seems a comment on the reduced role of skill in the modern game
August 28, 2009 : England's all-time side has just two players from the last 30-odd years
July 28, 2009 : Few tasks in cricket are tougher than opening the batting in England, and picking openers for an England dream team is hardly easy either
August 3, 2009 : Barring an alpha male, England's middle order has everything: dashers, artists, stonewallers, and all of them graceful
August 7, 2009 : No dressing room can be big enough for more than one of these three allrounders - Tony Greig, Ian Botham, Andrew Flintoff - all flash, all action
August 11, 2009 : Is competence sufficient, or should only the very best wicketkeeper make the grade?
August 17, 2009 : Nine contenders for the fast-bowling slots on England's all-time XI. Which of these greats will make it to the team?
August 21, 2009 : Only four to pick from for the slow bowler's slot, but that doesn't make the task any easier
England jury
Scyld Berry
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XI: Sutcliffe, Hutton, Stewart, Hammond, Pietersen, Gower, Botham, Rhodes, Trueman, Snow, Barnes
Lawrence Booth
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XI: Hobbs, Sutcliffe, Hutton, Barrington, Hammond, Pietersen, Botham, Knott, Underwood, Barnes, Willis
Stephen Brenkley
Cricket correspondent of the Independent
XI: Hobbs, Sutcliffe, Hammond, Gower, Barrington, Jackson, Botham, Knott, Larwood, Barnes, Rhodes
XI: Hobbs, Sutcliffe, Hammond, Gower, Barrington, Jackson, Botham, Knott, Larwood, Barnes, Rhodes
David Frith
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XI: Hobbs, Hutton, Hammond, Compton, Barrington, Botham, Knott, Laker, Verity, Larwood, Barnes
Tim de Lisle
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XI: Hobbs, Brearley, Hammond, Pietersen, Barrington, Greig, Botham, Knott, Trueman, Underwood, Barnes
Steven Lynch
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XI: Hobbs, Sutcliffe, Hammond, Compton, Pietersen, Botham, Knott, Barnes, Larwood, Laker, Trueman
Christopher Martin-Jenkins
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XI: Hutton, Hammond, Compton, May, Botham, Knott, Rhodes, Laker, Trueman, Barnes
Peter Roebuck
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XI: Hobbs, Hutton, May, Hammond, Compton, Barrington, Knott, Larwood, Tyson, Barnes, Underwood
Mike Selvey
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XI: Hobbs, Hutton, Sutcliffe, Hammond, Barrington, Botham, Knott, Larwood, Tyson, Snow, Barnes
John Stern
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XI: Hobbs, Hutton, Hammond, Gower, Barrington, Botham, Knott, Larwood, Bedser, Underwood, Snow
'He was going to run all over you'
My XI: Allan Donald on the most intimidating bowlers he has seen. Right up there: Malcolm Marshall
An even innings, and a rapid 25
Ask Steven: Also: left-arm spinners' wickets tally, youngest to play his last Test, poorest five-fors, and centurion umpires
No half-measures with the half-century
Go Figure: Andy Zaltzman and S Rajesh put their heads together over the number 50 in cricket
'Playing for Bangladesh is the best thing that happened to me'
Gleanings: Habibul Bashar on Bangladesh's first Test, their first wins, and the challenges of playing for a weak side
Jon Hotten: It's hard to avoid the conclusion that there is a deep statistical conviction behind their current method
Why India have had success in this Champions Trophy
The unexpected conditions in England have favoured India's adventurous batting
Lots of rumour, but no hard evidence
The words of a former England captain turned commentator have sparked a controversy around the Champions Trophy hosts but, as yet, there is no hard evidence
Pakistan were cheered fanatically to three defeats and an embarrassing Champions Trophy exit
A contest that brings cricket alive
The game can often seem dreary, predictable and endless. Not when India and Pakistan play each other
Warner row shows how Root has bedded in
That he was out drinking with senior players and was targeted by David Warner's misfiring aim proves Joe Root is firmly a part of Team England
Why India have had success in this Champions Trophy (87)
The unexpected conditions in England have favoured India's adventurous batting
The day the laughter died (70)
Pakistan were cheered fanatically to three defeats and an embarrassing Champions Trophy exit
Pakistan have always looked wistfully at the batting riches produced across the border
Batting trips up Pakistan again (48)
The Champions Trophy debacle was just another example of how frail Pakistan's batting has been over the last few years
Lots of rumour, but no hard evidence (46)
The words of a former England captain turned commentator have sparked a controversy around the Champions Trophy hosts but, as yet, there is no hard evidence
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