Country Reviews 2017

Zimbabwe beat Sri Lanka away, and by year-end were obliterated by South Africa

West Indies hit a thrilling high in 2017, and then slumped at the tail end of the year

There are structural flaws in the English game and those will have an effect, no matter how many reasons for celebration off the field

Australia had a fair few things to be unhappy about last year, but winning against England made up for all of them

Even Sri Lanka's victory over Pakistan in the UAE, a feat no other team has managed in seven years, couldn't make their 2017 less than awful

In 2017, South Africa failed in yet another global tournament, made a fiasco of launching an IPL-style competition, and lost several players to county cricket

New Zealand's men's and women's sides failed to come close to being great in 2017

Afghanistan have had an incredible run in international cricket since 2010, but with multiple series wins, and Test status, 2017 has been truly special

An exciting and well-covered World Cup took the game to the next level

It was yet another annus mirabilis for India (fine print notwithstanding)

Bangladesh soared to wins over Australia and Sri Lanka before it all came crashing down in South Africa

Ireland gained Test status in 2017, but are they ready for it?

In recent years, Pakistan were good at Tests, not so much at ODIs. No longer, it would seem