Come to Think of it

He awarded England six runs instead of five for overthrows, and that proved crucial to the result

The answer lies in whether the format even needs the sort of role he plays in the batting order

While we remember the likes of Marshall and Ambrose for their unique traits, Walsh's legacy remains nebulous. It shouldn't be

It gets some things wrong, but that shouldn't mean we overlook its real virtues

He was an almost one-of-a-kind bowler, who heightened the effect of raw pace to a degree rarely seen at the highest level of the game

It might sound preposterous, but we should be rating the South African allrounder a lot higher than we do

We remember him for the odd stance, but there was a whole lot more to Pakistan's axeman of the 1990s

A series of unforeseen events went against the tournament, but it also got a lot of things right

His slog off Yasir Shah has been called the worst shot in the history of Test cricket, but there was logic behind it

He should have been England's designated match-winner throughout the 1990s, not their first-choice fall guy

His immense captaincy record often overshadows how good an opener he was. It shouldn't

When did the outspoken rebel, who always put players' interests first, turn into an establishment man?

The games might have been one-sided, but the concept of all-star world teams is one cricket should persist with

Spinners may have a case to believe so, but fast bowlers? Not so much

If we remember him at all, it's as a silken stylist who excelled in ODIs, but he was far more than that

Do we think that because they are rarer, and forget that there's a Chanderpaul for every Lara?

Not quite. Until the eras of McCullum and Williamson, they were just as nasty as any other team

It's easy to look at the warts and the spats, but he left behind a legacy of good ideas that did the team a lot of good

Or did they simply suffer the consequences of their own actions earlier in the game?