Ed Smith

It's time to stop treating umpires with contempt

Ed Smith: Since players know they can get away without sanction, umpires are often reduced to a chorus

Andy Zaltzman

'England were as ruthless as a watermelon'

From Las Vegas, Andy Zaltzman reviews the England-Sri Lanka series

Diary

Abbey Road photographs, and Yorkshire hospitality

Diary: Our correspondent takes in tea at Lord's, fish and chips at Headingley, and a heady Sri Lankan series win

Martin Crowe

Cook needs to get on the front foot

Martin Crowe: More intent to stay forward at the crease and on the field as captain will help mute his harshest critics

Mark Nicholas

Boycott remains a priceless voice

Mark Nicholas: Cricket is still the fire in Geoff Boycott's belly. Each moment is analysed before the burst of opinion is unleashed

Mark Nicholas

England's reticent champion

Mark Nicholas: For Ian Bell to be playing a 100th Test at the age of 32 is a walloping achievement. Better still, his very best may be yet to come

Bowl at Boycs

'England need a high-quality spinner'

Bowl at Boycs: Geoffrey Boycott on the Lord's draw, and how technology can be more beneficial

Ed Smith

The incredibly malleable spirit of cricket

Ed Smith: How is it possible for two people to argue about someone "crossing the line" without knowing what or where the line is?

Ian Chappell

Idiotic to not mankad a straying non-striker

Ian Chappell: You don't warn a batsman before stumping him, so why warn him before he steals a run?

I Was There

The Wettimuny-Mendis show

I Was There: England expected to bounce Sri Lanka out in the Lord's Test in 1984. Instead they were met with a defiant side whose batsmen put on a show to remember

Rob Smyth

The joy of selection roulette

Rob Smyth: The build-up to the Sri Lanka series has recalled the bad old days of inconsistent England selection - and provided some fantasy for fans once again

Mark Nicholas

Fifty-over cricket shouldn't become an afterthought

Mark Nicholas: One-day internationals are the filling in cricket's sandwich, but the game's rulers are giving it a dull taste

Geoff Boycott

'Fifth bowler England's weakness in ODIs'

Bowl at Boycs: Geoff Boycott on Buttler's run-out, England's World Cup preparations, and Narine's choice of IPL over Tests

Sri Lanka in England 2014

Moeen feared chance had gone

'Thought previous winter chance might have passed' | Moeen, Jordan and Robson called up | No real surprises | Switch Hit - England not shopping at Harrod's