Mike Brearley

To be an up-and-coming English cricketer that summer was to get a glimpse of the stuff myths are made of

Bob Willis talks about his Ashes stints, bowlers today, and why World Series Cricket was good for the game

The former England captain, psychoanalyst, and lately prolific author, talks about Stokes, race, captaincy and more

Jim Reid, who led USA to the Auty Cup in 1966 and went on to become USACA president, has died at the age of 91

Master cricket thinker Mike Brearley has written a hugely helpful book

Mike Brearley has warned of "a looming potential crisis" in international cricket as it struggles to compete with the growth of T20 leagues

Batsmen have always been preferred over bowlers for the leadership role. Is there any merit in such thinking?

Farcical bowling, the helmet fielder, chess interruptions, batting for pints - ten instances of when matches weren't cricket

Digging the pitch, repetitive body movements, talking to themselves, superstitious behaviour, visualisation - different ways that batsmen deal with the pressure of their profession

Thirty-five years ago at Headingley, Bob Willis bowled England to an incredible Ashes win - the culmination of a golden five-year period for him

The MCC World Cricket Committee has recommended the introduction of further limitations to the size of cricket bats within the laws of the game

From tigers to soft cheese: five writers on cricket's memorable lines

Not a lot: a quality team with a nondescript captain would win more than a bad team with a good captain

Had India pulled off a remarkable victory at The Oval in 1979, Sunil Gavaskar's 221 would be up there as the greatest Test innings

Ian Botham had had a quiet match at Edgbaston in 1981, until he was summoned into the attack for one last burst at the Australians

Mike Brearley, chairman of the MCC's World Cricket Committee, has apologised to Giles Clarke, the ECB president, after suggesting Clarke would have to "do what he's told" with regard to the possibility of cricket seeking to become an Olympic sport

Plus debutant brothers, a man who paid for the honour of captaining England, champagne to celebrate a first wicket, and more fun Ashes facts

There is no template for the perfect captain. Some of the game's greatest were not identified as such straightaway

Australia's international tri-series came out of financial necessity and the need to appease a broadcaster