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Former England, Kent and Middlesex batsman; writer with the Times
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The master of being himself

Aug 15, 2012: Andrew Strauss doesn't pose, shout, or try to shove all his players into one mould. Being his own man may just be his greatest virtue

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How did England go from great to godawful?

Aug 1, 2012: It's a disease that afflicts all teams these days - of too much cricket and too much travel

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What's so wrong with negative fields anyway?

Jul 4, 2012: When England set cautious fields they are called tactically naïve; but they win

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Were things really better back in the day?

Jun 20, 2012: While nostalgia can skew anyone's judgement, it's just as much a fallacy to think that all aspects of a sport are always improving

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The Bresnan effect

Jun 6, 2012: What makes some players talismans, in whose presence their teams play better than they would otherwise?

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Coaches don't win matches

May 9, 2012: They may be the ones who front up at the post-match press conferences, but they're not really in control of the matters they answer questions about

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Who'd have thunk it?

Apr 25, 2012: Predicting how a player is going to perform has always been a tricky business

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When is poor form just randomness?

Apr 11, 2012: How can we tell coincidence from errors of approach and application? It's a question of judgement

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What makes cricketers superstitious?

Mar 28, 2012: In a game where so many variables are outside a player's control, the value of superstition as a crutch cannot be overestimated

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A gentleman champion of timeless steel and dignity

Mar 13, 2012: A whole strand of the game - a rich vein that runs through cricket's poetic heart - departs the scene with one of the all-time great No. 3s

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It's all up to Morgan

Feb 29, 2012: For much of his career, Eoin Morgan has had the door opened welcomingly wide for him. No longer

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Captaincy: not what you might think it is

Feb 15, 2012: Leadership isn't a quality, or about field placings. It is an effect that a player has on a group

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The problem's not Test cricket, it's bad Test cricket

Feb 2, 2012: It is the product that matters. If the interest in Test cricket is declining, it is because the standard is not all that high

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What we could learn from Warner

Jan 18, 2012: Far from being the downfall of Test match technique, T20 may actually help batsmen get into good habits for the long form

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Why newcomers steal the show

Jan 5, 2012: Debutants seem likelier to succeed these days than their established team-mates. It wasn't always this way

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The grittiest XI

Dec 21, 2011: Some players have talent; others make the best of themselves with sheer bloody-minded hard work

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Winning is everything? Sorry, no

Dec 7, 2011: In cricket, as in other sports, it's not about the statistics and the bottomline. It's about how much joy you give, how well you are loved and remembered

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Is there room for intellectuals in cricket?

Nov 24, 2011: There may be tensions between thinking and competing, but good sports teams are open to all kinds of players - including those who seem misfits

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Advice to cricketers: get a life

Nov 7, 2011: Having a pastime outside the game - say, writing a diary - can set you free from the tyranny of results and often make you a better player

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    '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

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    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

The radio years

Krishna Kumar: Cricket commentary never felt better than it did on radio - particularly short wave

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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

The day the laughter died

Pakistan were cheered fanatically to three defeats and an embarrassing Champions Trophy exit

Guptill's record, and Tendulkar's ton at Lord's

Also: four fifties each in both innings, four captains in four Tests, the postman, and playing for two countries

Jadeja's punt, and Sammy's punch

Plays of the day from the sixth match of the Champions Trophy between India and West Indies

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