Jon Hotten

Of Boycott, KP, and the ECB's alienation

The two are unalike as batsmen, but they share a tendency to speak plainly, have complex, sensitive personalities, and have found themselves made scapegoats at times

07-Feb-2014•Jon Hotten

Just how bad was England's ODI series loss?

England abroad are almost always outgunned. This defeat was more or less inevitable, and that makes it hard to take

29-Jan-2014•Jon Hotten

What being thrashed does

It can be a lightning-rod moment, a realisation that the world is a lot bigger and badder than you might have realised

21-Jan-2014•Jon Hotten

Stokes is the future, the rest is dark

There has been no shortage of punditry and vitriol directed at Andy Flower and Co in the wake of the Ashes loss. They have their work cut out for them

08-Jan-2014•Jon Hotten

DRS in the parallel universe

Whether it's used in a series or not, the review system has had an irrevocable effect on Test cricket

01-Jan-2014•Jon Hotten

In praise of voices of experience

Men like Geoffrey Boycott and Ted Dexter, who are still keen to be part of the cricket debate, part of the life of the game, are always worth listening to

25-Dec-2013•Jon Hotten

Why England need Eoin Morgan

Like Australia's Steven Smith, Morgan is unorthodox and audacious, and doesn't conform to England's straight-like thinking

21-Dec-2013•Jon Hotten

Close, Chappell and acts of courage

Some small deeds in the game's vast history endure, when others that dwarf them by numbers fade from view

11-Dec-2013•Jon Hotten

The importance of Bres

Workmanlike players like him can be pillars for teams, not to mention foils to a side's superstars

04-Dec-2013•Jon Hotten

The quickest spell I ever faced

When up against really fast bowling, the unconscious functions required to see the ball and judge it are overwhelmed by the sheer speed of what is happening

26-Nov-2013•Jon Hotten

KP: great player or player of great innings?

Pietersen has contributed to defining an extraordinary era in cricket. But the jury's still out on where he stands

21-Nov-2013•Jon Hotten

What football rights have to do with the future of cricket

BT has paid a stratospheric amount for the rights to the Champions League. Cricket will probably feel the knock-on effects in time

12-Nov-2013•Jon Hotten

Monty, Ayn Rand and cricket

A certain rubbishy pop-philosophy "classic" may be more about cricket than you think

05-Nov-2013•Jon Hotten

The Lord's anomaly

There's something curiously wonderful about the fact that batting's big four - Tendulkar, Lara, Ponting and Kallis - never made Test hundreds at the home of cricket

30-Oct-2013•Jon Hotten

The declining value of the single

We wondered how T20 would affect the 50-over game. It appears that answers might be at hand

22-Oct-2013•Jon Hotten

The man who was concrete

No one who saw Chris Tavaré bat - or set at the crease, rather - will forget it in a hurry, even if the detail is blurred by its endless repetition

15-Oct-2013•Jon Hotten

The enigma of Harmy

The gap between his greatest and lowest moments frustrated spectators, but it also indicated the possibilities he could offer

08-Oct-2013•Jon Hotten

The myth of team togetherness

They say all great sides have it, but perhaps it is a result of success, not a contributor to it

30-Sep-2013•Jon Hotten

When dream dies, fantasy takes over

What men in lycra who believe they are pro cyclists can teach us about cricket fandom

24-Sep-2013•Jon Hotten

What autobiographies tell us

Each era of cricket gets the autobiographies that reflect its culture. So what are the current crop of cricketers saying?

17-Sep-2013•Jon Hotten

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