Mark Nicholas

The team has always had a phenomenal range of talent - Imran, Qadir, Miandad, Akram could all turn on the magic at a moment's notice

They have moved on where others have appeared to stand still. Their split-coach method is something sides will want to look at imitating

A new documentary throws fresh light on perhaps the finest game of ODI cricket there ever has been

The game is rich, the audience is growing, and the quality of play is fantastic. More work needs to be done, but it's not all doom and gloom

Ben Stokes' team has brought cheer to Britons, just like Ian Botham's and Michael Vaughan's did in the past

If Brendon McCullum hasn't said that to England's dressing room yet, he probably will soon

Cricket's calendar is fast approaching breaking point. ODI cricket has no chance, on the face of it

This summer, the England batter has ascended to a higher plane, occupied by the likes of Viv Richards, Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers and Sachin Tendulkar in the past

Of McCullum and Co, Jonny B, and more. And what's a good pitch anyway?

He's up there with the likes of Hutton, May, Gooch and Cook. Like his team-mates seem to think, might he be the greatest of them all?

Stokes, McCullum and Key form an enviable brains trust. Now to team them with a CEO and chair who understand the soul of the game and can unite its disparate forces

The many disparate parts of the country's game must come together and fight for its place in the modern world

He was cricket and he was rock 'n roll too; he was the best of sport and he was the stuff dreams are made of

Dean Elgar and Temba Bavuma are leading sides with modest talent but strong collective willpower

2021 featured lots of early starts, memorable conversations, a new cricket format - and a fair bit of golf

The horror start to the Ashes shows they might have lost sight of what's most important in the game

Do we need reminding that England have not had a pretty time of it at the start of series down under in recent times - or even further back?

A World Cup front-loaded with predictable games redeemed itself by saving the best for last

The England and Sussex captain had aura, flair, majestic batting, and impossible glamour - and that was just on the field

Kohli and Co have the opportunity to add to the list of memorable moments that contests between the two teams have produced