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There have been few finer sights than Ian Bell in full flow
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For whom the Bell tolls

Like all good things, it appears that Ian Bell’s England career is over. He was dropped for last win...

World T20: what next for West Indies and the WICB?
The West Indies players celebrated their World T20 success with vigour - a success crafted with no support from their own board

As Carlos Brathwaite sent his fourth consecutive six sailing high into the Kolkata night sky on Sunday, the West Indian team ...

We are well into the qualifying stages of the 2016 World T20 and after two rounds of matches, including the washed out matche... 2016 World T20 Qualifiers: The associate predicament

There have been few finer sights than Ian Bell in full flow

For whom the Bell tolls

June 2, 2016
Like all good things, it appears that Ian Bell’s England career is over. He was dropped for last winter’s tour of South Africa, but I refused to believe the end was nigh – he had, after all, been dro...
The West Indies players celebrated their World T20 success with vigour - a success crafted with no support from their own board

World T20: what next for West Indies and the WICB?

April 4, 2016
As Carlos Brathwaite sent his fourth consecutive six sailing high into the Kolkata night sky on Sunday, the West Indian team were halfway across the outfield in a pique of ecstasy before the ball had...
Down and out: Peter Borren saw his Netherlands side crash out of the World T20 having played only one game - the associates are being gravely mistreated by the ICC

2016 World T20 Qualifiers: The associate predicament

March 11, 2016
We are well into the qualifying stages of the 2016 World T20 and after two rounds of matches, including the washed out matches in Dharamsala, three teams have been knocked out of the competition. The...
Sir Everton Weekes, right, strolls out to bat with Sir Frank Worrell.

Looking back: Everton Weekes and Don Bradman in 1948

November 17, 2015
Dave Warner, in Perth, notched three consecutive Test centuries in three consecutive innings for the second time in his career. He further inked his name onto a list that includes the great and good ...
Television now sits at the heart of cricket, bringing previously unattainable insight and closeness to the game

Technology, broadcasting and cricket

August 14, 2015
The role of broadcasters in cricket has never been more pivotal. The debate surrounding them and their product offering has gone beyond audience engagement and now nags at the morality and the spirit...
Crowds love to see big hitting, but how long before a spectator gets seriously injured by a ball flying into the crowd?

The safety of cricket

June 15, 2015
A spate of horrendous injuries suffered on the field of play of late has called into question the adequacy of the safety of cricket. Philip Hughes’s tragic death, struck on the neck by a bouncer, has...