Scott Oliver

How much motivation can statistical targets provide?

Mar 22, 2017 Pre-season anticipation often inspires one to set goals, but when this takes the form of chasing numbers, the effect can be stultifying

Why we need needle

Feb 23, 2017 We all enjoy watching a little pettiness, bad blood and low-grade squabbling between players, let's admit it

Can you get your eye in before you get in?

Feb 1, 2017 How soon before teams turn to virtual reality to facilitate the process?

Does promotion and relegation really foster competition?

Jan 9, 2017 It makes teams use all sorts of methods to stay alive - harming themselves and the sporting culture in the process

What's the right sort of body language on the field?

Dec 18, 2016 Confidence, annoyance, impassiveness - the absence or presence of these emotions doesn't always convey what you're hoping it does

Is it time to change the Bodyline Law?

Nov 24, 2016 Permitting just two fielders behind square on leg is generally harsher against fingerspinners than other kinds of bowlers

Is a catch still a catch if grass grazes the ball?

Oct 31, 2016 Cricket has plenty of grey areas that can't be addressed by technology or clarified by the laws

T20 or ODI: which one's more conducive to upsets?

Oct 6, 2016 The shorter the game, the greater the chances? Perhaps not

My 5600-mile golden duck

Sep 19, 2016 Our correspondent travels to Connecticut, USA, to play a club game - alongside Adam Sanford and against a motley expat crew

How Northants have embraced success through white-ball love

Aug 29, 2016 A nostalgic look at the team's limited-overs' wins since the '70s