Opinion - David Hopps - Cricinfo magazine 2 Opinion - David Hopps - Cricinfo magazine https://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/espncinew.png https://www.cricinfo.com/ https://www.cricinfo.com/ Visit Cricinfo.com for up-to-the-minute cricket news, breaking cricket news, live cricket commentary, ball-by-ball commentary, cricket video, cricket audio and features. (c)Cricinfo en-gb Hopps: 100-ball tournament betrays both fans and players Many lovers of short-form cricket have been shocked by the ECB's 100-ball proposal and the response of the players over the coming weeks and months could be critical http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1143933.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1143933.html Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Is winter coming to Yorkshire? The proudest of English cricket's counties is looking at dark days ahead, as its creaking home ground and financial difficulties paint a worrying picture http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/1088311.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/1088311.html Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Immigration laws are affecting cricket's ability to build bridges The value of cultural exchange through sport is huge, but we live in difficult, inflexible times http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/1065399.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/1065399.html Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT We need a bust of Brezzie Almost a month has passed since his 142 in the Championship final against Middlesex, but there was enough in that contribution to sustain a Yorkshire fan through the winter http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/1062167.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/1062167.html Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Who calls the shots in English cricket? The top ten most influential people in English cricket? We've got a list http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/1056775.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/1056775.html Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Why England's decision to tour Bangladesh is right Every player has the right to decide for himself, but so also, the ECB needs to show a clear duty of care, assess the risks, and promote freedom where it can http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/1051999.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/1051999.html Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT English cricket must reach out and touch its public Its image as an establishment game fits uncomfortably with the impulse to spread T20 cricket to a wider audience. Meanwhile, it needs to become relevant to as many people as possible http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/1037683.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/1037683.html Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Could social media save the English domestic game? The likes of Twitter are spreading the word about the country's professional circuit more enthusiastically than newspapers ever did http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/1024073.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/1024073.html Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Welcome to the new voice of cricket A brave new experiment at the start of the English season and what it means for cricket writing http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/992409.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/992409.html Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Last chance for protected counties to prove their worth If the English game is to avoid going down the city-based franchise route, the onus is on counties to increase cricket's appeal within their communities http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/983487.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/983487.html Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Is the game going to the dogs? Cricket's future lies with the young, but that future is an uncertain one, as the latest furore over mankading shows http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/968931.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/968931.html Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Cricket confronts its identity crisis The sport is threatened by multiple-personality disorder. It needs to decide upon the virtues it wishes to protect, and speak with one voice http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/959995.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/959995.html Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Cricket and the curse of conservatism The recent day-night Test was greeted with suspicion - notably (and absurdly) by the statistically minded http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/946723.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/946723.html Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Does the Cowdrey Lecture matter? For all its colonial baggage, the MCC's efforts as a lobby group to serve cricket's best interests are worthwhile and especially relevant today http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/918689.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/918689.html Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Watling's century has its own majesty While Brendon McCullum and Mike Hesson were both honoured by the Queen, an understated cricketer unlikely to attract royal attention played the considered innings that might well bring New Zealand victory http://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-new-zealand-2015/content/story/883013.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-new-zealand-2015/content/story/883013.html Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Born to serve Andrew Strauss now faces a challenging task as an administrator: of shaping the same sort of success he achieved as a player http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/873093.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/873093.html Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England coach must wield selection power It is time to empower the England coach to take full responsibility for the team: either back Peter Moores or sack him http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/870415.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/870415.html Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT No country for folk heroes The debate about whether Eoin Morgan should sing the national anthem is typical of an English culture that demands its cricketers be both free-spirited and happy to conform http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/841825.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/841825.html Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Pietersen stars in his own muppet show Kevin Pietersen's rubbishing of many aspiring English county professionals brings to mind the belief of Miss Piggy that "there is no one in the world to compare with moi" http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/824107.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/824107.html Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A crisis that defines the age Never mind cricket's absence from free-to-air TV - changes in social attitudes, the demands of work, and an individualistic age are all contributing to a decline in participation http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/801903.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/801903.html Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT