Cricket Coverage & Test Match Analysis

England's summer of cricket has lurched from the field into an off-field crisis less than 24 hours after a Test victory. This piece examines the investigation's implications for both the second Test squad and…

Day two of the first Rothesay Test at Lord's produced another 17 wickets on a surface that has made batting look almost impossible, yet England's debutant opener Emilio Gay offered a composed counter-argument.…

At Christmas, Ollie Robinson believed his England career was finished. Six months later he walked out at Lord's and took three wickets in his first over back in Test cricket. This piece examines how that…

The ICC has announced a trial that could fundamentally change how umpires respond to fading light in Test cricket, allowing the pink ball to substitute for the red mid-match. We break down what the change…

This piece looks beyond England's 4-1 Ashes defeat to examine what Brendon McCullum's own admissions reveal about the structural and cultural cracks in the Test set-up. With a New Zealand series opening at…

The appointment of Marcus North as England's new national selector has opened a fresh debate about who should be shaping the future of English cricket. We look at why Darren Gough, one of the candidates who…

Ollie Robinson has gone from believing his England career was finished to receiving personal reassurances from the head coach and managing director. We look at what those conversations mean, where Robinson…

Yorkshire arrived at the fourth morning of this County Championship fixture staring down a 112-run first-innings deficit, with very few observers giving them a realistic chance of victory. What followed was a…

Joe Root returned to first-class cricket after more than three months away and immediately looked every inch the world-class batter he is, only to be denied a milestone hundred by a moment of uncharacteristic…

The ECB's bold decision to trial fully participating substitute players in the County Championship is already generating significant controversy after just two rounds of fixtures. Coaches and captains from…

Ben Stokes has spoken candidly about the nets accident that left him needing major facial surgery, admitting things could have been far worse. The England captain has also delivered his most honest assessment…

Ben Stokes has broken his silence on the reported tension between himself and England head coach Brendon McCullum, conceding their partnership needs to operate differently following a difficult winter. This…

Jamie Smith is producing some of the most consistently destructive batting in the County Championship this season, and his second-innings 89 at the Kia Oval was another reminder of why his name keeps coming up…