All-time XI: England

What does this team tell us?

What does this team tell us?

The jury's choice seems a comment on the reduced role of skill in the modern game

28-Aug-2009•David Frith

Old gold

Old gold

England's all-time team has just two players from the last 30 years

27-Aug-2009•Andrew Miller

Three lefties and an offie

Three lefties and an offie

Only four to pick from for the slow bowler's slot, but that doesn't make the task any easier

21-Aug-2009•Andrew Miller

Speed, swerve, smarts

Speed, swerve, smarts

Nine contenders for the fast-bowling slots. Which of these greats will make it to the team?

17-Aug-2009•Andrew Miller

Stumpers and stoppers

Stumpers and stoppers

Is competence sufficient, or should only the very best catcher make the grade?

11-Aug-2009•Andrew Miller

Big men, big deeds

Big men, big deeds

No dressing room can be big enough for more than one of these three allrounders - all flash, all action

07-Aug-2009•Andrew Miller

Meaty in the middle

Meaty in the middle

Barring an alpha male, England's middle order has everything: dashers, artists, stonewallers, and all of them graceful

03-Aug-2009•Andrew Miller

The hardest picks

The hardest picks

Few tasks in cricket are tougher than opening the batting in England, and picking openers for an all-time England XI is hardly easy either

28-Jul-2009•Andrew Miller

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